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The universe, the creations existing in the
universe, all the species of universe, all the individuals of the species,
birth cycle, to perish after expiry, the heavens, the sun, the moon, the stars,
the galaxies system, Paradise, Hell, urges and senses required for the life of
Paradise or Hell, alteration of senses, undulation of senses, increase or
decrease in the speed of mind, segregation of senses into sight, hearing,
smell, taste and touch, upsetting of physical system, emotional crises,
softness or harshness of disposition, etc are all reflections of the knowledge
existing in the Mind of God. Every thing that existing in the universe whether
it is giant star, some big planet, an atom, some virus or some other tiny
particle, it all existed in the thought of God before it came into being. When
God, the most gracious intended to manifest this beautiful world He ordered it
to be, saying Kun (Be!) and all the existing things came into being. It is such
an endless chain of creation constituting that vast cosmic family about which
God has stated that if all the trees become pens and the oceans turns into ink
even then the things done by God cannot be penned down, that is, the ink equal
to the quantity of waters of all the oceans will not suffice to note down the
detailed account of all that is created by God.
Why was this universe created? Why were all
these things created? What is the purpose of this whole cosmic program? Why
were two separate groups of people belonging to Paradise and Hell made? How are
the wonderful creations of the seen world made from the wonders of the unseen
realms? We might have never been able the reply to all these questions but God,
the Gracious has Himself resolved this for our guidance, stating; "I was a
hidden treasure. I wanted that I be recognized so I created the universe with
cherishing love." Contemplation of these holy words of our Lord God
reveals that the purpose of creation of the universe, as is desired by Creator,
is the cognition of the Lord of the Worlds.
For enjoying the recognition in its true
sense it was necessary that from the whole lot of the creatures one should be
selectively chosen and ordained with more knowledge than the other creatures.
Besides knowledge they should also be granted the ability of finding
purposefulness and the true meanings of the knowledge bestowed upon them. In
this cosmic family there are two creatures who have been granted the ability of
having quest for the knowledge and to identify the meaningfulness. One of them
is man and the other is jinn’s. Since we are not dealing with the creation of
jinns at the moment therefore we shall focus our discussion upon the sciences
of human beings.
This universe is that knowledge of God
which existed in the Mind of God, or to say, it was the knowledge of God that
what the creative features of the cosmos are. And creative features existing
according to the knowledge of God were commanded by God to appear in forms and
shape exactly in the manner as it was intended by God, that is, the personal
and special knowledge of God, the Omniscient was displayed in the form of
shapes and figures.
God, the Omniscient, bestowed the knowledge
of His Attributes and Appellations upon Adam. Appellations are indicative of
cosmic features. It is that divine knowledge about which even the angels know
nothing. When this knowledge was learnt by Adam, the angels had to prostrate
before Adam. God informed Adam that this whole universe is a part of my
personal innate knowledge and there are countless formulae that are the
essential part of this knowledge and from which this whole universe has been
created. After teaching the creative formulae to Adam he was sent to Paradise
to dwell therein. In Paradise Adam's position is that of the scientist who
enjoys the knowledge of the creative formulae used in the creation of the
universe. The basic catch of these formulae is that the whole universe is
merely a form of knowledge in which man can induce alterations even upto the
extent of influencing the meanings and purposefulness of the knowledge casting
the one's influence upon them.
The practical experiences after the study
of Spiritual Science establish firmly that the basis and the main constituting
part of every thing existing in the universe is light, the light which keeps on
altering in specific quantities, the specific quantities of light keep on
increasing or decreasing. Study of life cycle of man testifies that a child does
not maintain himself as a child throughout his life. The specific quantities
responsible for the birth of a child keep on undergoing a gradual, systematic
and regular change. With the change of the quantities the child also keeps on
changing but despite all the changes, since infancy to old age, he remains a
man; the descendent of Adam Despite all the changes, in his size, weight, and
feature his form and shape remain that of a man.
The universe created by God is composed of
various species. It is one of the characteristics of the specific quantities of
each species that despite the changes their total magnitude remains the same,
that is, man remains a man in every state and stage of his life. A monkey in
any case would remain a monkey. The needs and urges of life change with the
growth of age. This also is a change that features of a new born baby change
altogether in youth and the features of youthfulness transform into altogether
different features when old age approaches. The difference in the features of
youth and those of old age is so striking that the pictures of youth and old
age of the same one person appear to be pictures of two different persons.
This is one of the properties of the
self-determining specific quantities that whether the man is day old infant or
an old man of hundred years the urges of thirst and hunger are found in them
equally. It is quite a strange thing that a child of two years also takes food
and a man in his hundredth years of age also eats the food but still the child cannot
be like an old man nor can an old man be a child. The spiritual sciences define
that despite that the urges of childhood and old age are similar, why do the
form and figure, shape and features change and which principles are operative
in transformation of form, shape, figure and features from one state into the
other. For having an intimate acquaintance of these principles it is necessary
that we should acquire knowledge about those lights that have been called the
Attributes of God by God, the Omniscient.
KHWAJA SHAMS-UD-DEEN AZEEMI
When any branch of knowledge is taken into
consideration, two things, because of their significance, immediately become
important. The first one is theoretical knowledge, which we possess about that
particular branch of knowledge and in its final stage practical demonstration
and implementation of that branch of knowledge is observed. In other words,
knowledge is the name given to the combination of theory and practice. Like any
other branch of knowledge, the spiritual sciences, too, are no exception to this
rule, that is, after learning and Rules, Laws, Principle and Formulae
Theoretically; they are tested, analyzed and examined practically. There are
two possible ways of learning and acquiring knowledge. One method is to learn
the theory first and then to use the learnt formulae, principles and laws
practically. The other method is to start learning through practical
experiments directly.