A003
Surah: 103 - Ayah: 003
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103:2
It is the usual habit of man that he always thinks of the body and forgets the soul, due to which he suffers a very great loss. The noble Qur’an has emphatically drawn attention towards this loss in the wisdom-filled verse: “By the time, verily man is in loss, except those who believe and do good deeds and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to patience.” (103:3). Here, in perfect faith, good deeds, truth and patience are contained all the important meanings of religion, and he who is without these attributes is in great loss. The first and foremost loss is that he will not be able to attain the sound heart, the attainment of which includes everything.
In a sacred Hadith, it is said: “I was a hidden treasure, I wanted to be recognised, then I created the creatures (i.e. the people of recognition (macrifat), in particular) (Ahadith-i Mathnawi, p. 29).” For, the purpose of this creation cannot be complete without the `arifs. For an `arif is the one who attains the recognition of God through effacement and annihilation, by two means:
a) He annihilates himself in a perfect murshid, who has become annihilated in the Prophet and God.
b) Then he, by becoming annihilated in the Prophet, becomes annihilated in God, and finds God as a hidden treasure. If someone, due to his self-created diseases, cannot attain this extremely great and everlasting treasure, it is his greatest loss, which has been mentioned in reference to verse (103:1-3).
This verse has been referred 2 times.