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Life is an information at one fold and reflection on
the other. Though conscious is known to dominate during awakening on
unconscious, but activities of conscious cease to exist without activity of
unconscious. Unconscious is the source of information that is an information
which contains all acts of life whether to sleep, awake or any physical
activity.
Conscious activities cease to appear while asleep,
leading a thought or acts to be commenced with speed of thought. In state of
sleep, one watches himself circle around Bait Allah (the house of God) and
reciting:
لبیک اللھم لبیک، لبیک لا شریک لک لبیک،
انالحمد وان نعمت لک والملک لا شریک لک
"I am present before you, 0 God I am present
before you. You are unprecedented, I am present. Indeed all appraisal is for
You, You own all blessings, Yow own all supremacy. You are unprecedented"
A voyage to Makkah and Medina takes several days, but
perception of days and nights disappears while dreaming. After awakening, other
people get impressed by the freshness of face, glorified, full of happiness. A
man with a firm belief, narrates his experience at Bait Allah and people
express admiration with rejoice.
The state of unconscious journey is experienced during
sleep. Due to lack of awareness, people cannot correlate the sequence of events
and eventually do not comprehend what happened. For instance, when a person
wakes up while nightmare, usually we notice expressions of fear and shiver on
him. Expressions of nightmare in the state of unconscious are calmed down with
conscious condolence. Fear of nightmare reduces with other people's
counselling, drinking water and relieving mind from the fearful imaginations.
There are two thought patterns-obedience and
disobedience. Obedience is to maintain the values of God by virtues of God. It
nourishes balance in life. While disobedience disturbs the balance. Earth
becomes heaven, when people express love and affection for the sake of
sacrifice.
Love is not only an act, but a life pattern. Love is
attributed to sacrifice, respect, forgiving, helping other, protecting other,
virtues of goodness, peace and serenity. When a man sacrifices, love becomes a
life and vice versa.
Abu! Anbiya (father of all prophets), Hazrat Abraham
(PBUH) inspired to leave his wife Bibi Hagar (RA) and infant child Hazrat
Ishmael (PBUH) to Makkah. He left them at the valley of Umm Al Qura. Quran
mentioned this valley as 'Vadi Ghair Ze Zar'a' (a barren land). Hazrat Abraham
(PBUH)
left them in barren land with some palm dates and
water. Bibi Hagar (RA) worried about themselves, and asked, 'You are leaving us
for whom?'
He said, 'Before God!'
Bibi Hagar (RA) said, 'Is it will of God?' Hazrat
Abraham (PBUH) said 'Yes'
Bibi Hagar (RA) said, 'Indeed God is our caretaker'
There was no trace of water in the desert at any
nearby place. Bibi Hagar (RA) approached a closest mound in anticipation, but
there was nothing but sand. At the same time, she was worried about her left
alone child. When she returned to him, he was crying with thirst and hunger.
Despite her weakness, she kept on searching for any trace of water or caravan,
but only whirling sand. Bibi Hagar (RA) tried her level best between the
mounds, while her son Hazrat Ishmael (PBUH) was pattering sand and crying. Bibi
Hagar (RA) kept on searching seven times between the two mounds, and she found
a water fountain appear before the heels of her son.
The fountain of Zam Zam is flowing since centuries.
During the ceremony of Hajj and Umra, pilgrims drink from this fountain and
also carry it to their home countries. People visit pilgrims from Makkah and
drink this water with a grace and bow with eyes.
Hazrat Abraham (PBUH) dreamed continuously three nights,
that he is slaughtering his beloved son for God. Hazrat Ishmael (PBUH) was the
only son at that time. Hazrat Abraham (PBUH) told his dream to his obedient
son. The steadfast son told him to fulfill God's will.
"So when both of them submitted themselves to
God's will, and he laid him on his forehead to slaughter him and then We called
out to him: O Abraham, you did make the dream come true. This is how We reward
those who are good in their deeds. This was indeed a trial that clearly
demonstrated their obedience and We ransomed him with a great sacrifice."
(Quran, 37:103-107)
God said, "Surely, Abraham was an Ummah (a whole
community in himself), devoted to God, a man of pure faith; and he was not
among the Mushriks (i.e. those who associate partners with God). He was
grateful to His bounties. He (God) chose him and led him to the straight path.
We bestowed good upon him in this world; and in the Hereafter, he is among the
righteous. Then, We revealed to you: Follow the way of Abraham,the upright, and
he was not among the Mushriks." (Quran, 16: 120-123)
Obedience to fulfill God's will are among the traits
of blessed people. The impacts of such traits are followed along the generations.
God honours those blessed people. The acts of Bibi Hagar (RA), firm belief in
God, staying in desert, striving hard in search of water between mounds became
so dear to God that God ran a fountain in a barren land. These acts are
credible as essential for all pilgrims who perform Hajj.
A person who is always ready to sacrifice, never falls
in satanic trap. He is always at firm belief and steadfast on it. He observes
the reflection of God in every object.
A firm belief is an outcome of observation. Actions
are performed in either state, whether they are during sleep or awakening. Any
observation in the domain of unconscious is an observation of ghaib (the
concealed world from conscious observation). This very observation is indeed
the real gist of observation.
"And those well-grounded in knowledge say: We
believe therein; all is from our Lord." (Quran, 3:7)
God told Hazrat Abraham (PBUH) and Hazrat Ishmael
(PBUH) to construct Bait Allah for preaching. Both followed God's will. When
walls of Bait Allah were stretched higher than a man's height, a stone was used
to support to raise walls higher. Hazrat Abraham (PBUH) kept on using this
supporting stone to raise height of walls.
"And remember when We pointed out for Abraham the
place of the House (of God) saying, Do not associate anything with Me as My
partner, and purify My House for those who make tawaf (circumambulation around
it), and those who perform qiyam (standing up in worship) and those who perform
ruku' (bowing down) and sujud (prostration),and announce among people about
(the obligation of) Hajj, so that they should come to you on foot, and on every
camel turned lean, traveling through every distant hilly pathway, so that they
witness benefits for them, and recite God's name in specified days, over the
provision He gave them from the cattle. So, eat thereof and feed the distressed,
the poor. Then, they must remove their dirt, and fulfill their vows, and make
tawaf of the Ancient House." (Quran, 22: 26-29)
God said, "God has made the Ka'bah, the Sacred House,
a source of stability for people." (Quran, 5: 97)
May God bless each and every Muslim to visit Makkah to
perform Hajj, circle around Bait Allah and whole heartedly make the sanctity of
Ka'bah the objective of life. Pray for yourself, your family, and whole Muslim
community. May God stead us fast and bless us opportunity to visit Bait Allah,
meet His beloved prophet (PBUH). Ameen
Heartiest felicitation to all pilgrims of Hajj, women
and men. Ameen
اللّٰہ اکبر،اللّٰہ اکبرلا الہ الا اللّٰہ
واللّٰہ اکبر اللّٰہ اکبروللّٰہ الحمد
Allah Hafiz
SEP 2017-QSM
