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Consciousness is the inner light (nor
batin). In order to access this inner light God has sent prophets with Divine
Laws (shariah). When we contemplate the Divine Laws and the teachings of
Prophet Muhammad and try to draw any meaning out of it, then only one truth comes
to light and it is that the reason for the creation of human race was to
recognize God as a single being. This oneness of God is labeled as tawheed
(Unity). Tawheed or the concept of believing in one God and to declare God as
the sole Creator was revealed to prophets and apostles through Divine
Revelation (vahii). Since prophets receive this revelation through vahii, hence
whatever statement they make is free of assumptions. On the other hand,
religious groups that do not recognize prophets attempt to find and define
this Divine Unity through assumptions. Ever since humans appeared on this
earth, they have been trying to recognize a single source of authority by
seeking directions through assumptions. Religious groups that do not recognize
prophets and apostles always tried to seek Unity through conjecture.
Their misguided assumption always
presented the concept of Divine Unity through pagan beliefs and these
ideologies sometimes clashed with others concepts and religions as well. Any
ideology borne out of assumption or fiction can only stand and support other
ideologies for a short while, but eventually it fails because it is an ideology
based on supposition. On the other hand, the concept of Divine Unity presented
by the prophets is not based on postulation.
When we discuss humanity and wish for
its welfare then we have to come to the conclusion that the human race is a
family. The head of this family is the One, who is
beyond any doubts and suspicions.
To
unite the human race to this ideology we have to assemble into one idea or a
thought. That point of thought is that God is such it Being, Who is the guardian of human race. All the
prophets from Adam to Moses to Jesus to Muhammad have preached this Unity of
God. The teachings of these prophets do not clash with each other. If the human
race wishes to achieve its salvation by unifying into one concept, it has to
apply
the concept of unity of God put forth by the prophets.
History informs us that the ideologies
other then Unity of God put forth by His prophets either have gone with their
followers into oblivion or are going through that process.
'Today's generations are gloomier then
the previous ones and the future generations will be subject to more
hopelessness unless the human race eventually goes back to the point of Divine
Unity, as introduced by the prophets.
In today's world, we see that different
countries and nations have different ways of life, different cultures, dress,
and cuisine. It is almost impossible that the physical appearance and activities
of the entire human race could become one. However, when we see beyond the physical
appearance, into the inner Self then we see that beneath the physical
differences, members of human race do have a common spiritual denominator. It
is the belief that all creatures are one and the Being that meets the need of
creatures is also One. All the advancement, development of the human race, and
branches of knowledge are linked to that single Source. No branch of knowledge
could become knowledge unless it
Being inspired that knowledge in the human mind.
No
advancement on any subject is possible without deep thinking. We have to have
something to develop otherwise development could not be achieved. Similarly,
advancement is only possible when the human race exists. Without it, no
advancement could be achieved. Unless an idea to invent something enters the
mind, nothing could be invented. This is that link, which is spiritually active
in all the species and in every individual of these species. Its source is nothing
but the Divine Unity.
What
today's scholars need to do is to correct all the wrong interpretations
and ideologies. This is the only way to bring nations of the world into one
spiritual circle. This spiritual circle is the concept of Divine unity presented by the Scriptures including the
Qur'an (Koran). In order to access the Divine Unity (tawheed) of the
Qur'an (Koran) and to implement it, all prejudices
have to be put aside. We have to free ourselves from hatred. The time is not
far when the human race after going through the dreadful conflicts of the
future whether they are ideological or economic, will be forced to look for
survival. Salvation could not be achieved from anywhere except from Divine
Unity.
KHWAJA SHAMS-UD-DEEN AZEEMI
In the current information age, the very question of what Man
is, and to what extent his abilities
go, has gained prominence. Metaphysical knowledge tells us
that Man is not just a mass of muscles and bones but in fact is a living
universe or microcosm (a'lam asghar) itself. His life is primarily relying on
information. As a matter of fact his life is nothing but a collection of
thoughts and imagination. His every movement is influenced by information and
thoughts. Every human achievement is circled around the unseen world of
cognition, imagination and creative thoughts. By giving new meaning to this
idea, Man creates and invents new things out of nothing.