A019
Surah: 075 - Ayah: 019
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75:19
‘Ilm-I Bayan – ‘Ilm-i Ta’wil: In many places in Wajh-I Din, Pir uses another synonym for ta’wil – the word “bayan”. From this subtle teaching of the celebrated sage appears an extremely beautiful revolution in meaning, such as at the end of the 46th ecapter, Pir explains: “thumma inna ‘alaynā bayānah (Again on Us (devolves) the ta’wil (bayan) of it.” (75:19). This is O Prophet! We will make the ta’wil of the Qur’an through your successor, as it is obvious from the noble Hadith, mentioned in Wahj-I Din, Chapter 35, P. 269.
Part 78
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
In verse (75:19), God says: “Then its bayan (ta’wil) rests upon Us.” For the explanation of ta’wil and its wisdoms, see ''A Thousand Wisdoms''. There are twenty-one wisdoms of the term ‘ta’wil’ in it.84 Study them and increase your intellectual capital from their essence. God willing, you will benefit!
According to the people of macrifat, it is an universally accepted fact that the cAli of the time, who is the progeny of the holy Prophet, is Allah’s living, supreme Name, the lord of the spiritual resurrection, the Divine light and the mu’awwil of the Qur’an, therefore he is the treasurer of the knowledge of ta’wil. The question however is whether people have access to it or not? The answer is: why not? Verse (2:269) says: “He grants wisdom to whomever He wills, and he who is granted wisdom, has been granted abundant good. But none remember save the people of intellect.”
Thus, the time honoured law of fana’ fi’l-Imam is fixed for [the acquisition of] ta’wili wisdom or luminous ta’wil. As a result of attaining fana’ fi’l-Imam, Allah grants the carifs the treasures of ta’wil in the paradise of the sacred Sanctuary. There are three principles for this: Obedience to God, obedience to the Prophet and obedience to the ulu’l-amr or the Imam of the time. These three obediences are mentioned in verse (4:59) of the wise Qur’an. In the sequence of this command, first is obedience to God, then to the Prophet and then to the ulu’l-amr, in which Mawla cAli comes first. There are three great sources for Mawla cAli’s exoteric recognition: the wise Qur’an, the hadith and his own self-introductory discourses.
This verse has been referred 3 times.