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The
Colour of God
Speech
delivered by Mr. Azeemi on the 44th
" Urs of Abdal-e-Haq huzoor Oalandar Baba Auliya (RA).
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In
the name of God, the Most Gracious and
the Most Merciful.
Peace
and God's mercy and blessings be upon you.
My
very dear friends, most sincere elders, and beloved children; God Almighty has
bestowed the ability to discover His attributes within you. We are all offspring of Adam and Eve (PBUT), we realise that Adam (PBUH) and his offspring
are superlative creations.
Adam
and Eve (PBUT)were both bestowed with the best status in paradise by God Almighty,
however, along with all these good objects, things, and the patterns in paradise is created for
you however, along with all these good
objects, things, and creatures, there is a restriction, which is that in the assemblage of thousands
of trees, there is one tree that you
should not go close to nor try to explore its mechanism. ”
Understand!
Amongst the uncountable trees present in paradise, there is one tree that changes colours at all
times. It is red now, and after some time it is yellow, then it tuns blue, green, and
yellow. Adam (PBUH) committed a mistake.
He went closer to the tree and when he
saw the constant. change of colours, he observed a new technique in each colour. Adam's (PBUH) mind regarded the red as an
extremely beautiful, crystal clear, and shimmering colour, Just as he observed this, the colour changed suddenly to blue. The blue colour was even more enthralling than
the red. Adam (PBUH) noticed that it was
more beautiful than the red. Just when
he was contemplating what this new colour was, the colour changed once again. In short, observing the change of clours in the branches,
leaves, flowers, and the overall structure, allowed a thought to arise inside Adam (PBUH)
that he was looking at the colour red. When
it became blue, he announced that it was
blue. That is, doubt made its way inside him on the truth of
the colour. And just then, it turned green. Pay attention to this.
God
Almighty created paradise. To beautify
it, He planted innumerable flowers and
created trees. Referring to one tree, He stated, "Do not approach it, nor contemplate it" Now pay attention. What happened next?
What
happened is that the red colour transformed into thousands and millions of
colours. Transforming into a thousand
colours means a lack of certitude in any 'one' colour. Illusion made its way into the colours that we
represent, that is, doubt formed in the place of certitude, and incredulity came into existence, At times Adam (PBUH), said that the tree vas
red and at times blue. When he saw that it was blue, he said it was blue, and also inferred the blue to be blue.
The
colours changed constantly, and the
certitude that was in the colour red divided into innumerable colours. Getting
divided into innumerable colours implies that a lack of faith entered the fold
of certitude. The mind was not focused
on what the colour was and also lost faith in whether the colour it saw was red,
blue, or violet.
We
must reflect that amongst the thousands and millions of trees, God Almighty
created one tree, upon which when we contemplated, doubt was created within us.
At times we say it is blue, and at times say it is red, and at times that it is
some other colour. What do you
understand from this?
This
means that certitude transformed into doubt. A veil of doubt was drawn over
certitude. "Is this red now? No, no! This is blue.” What does this mean?
Doubt came into existence.
In
the second verse of Surah Baqarah in the Holy Quran, God Almighty has stated,
ذٰلک الکتٰب -This
Book, that is, the Holy Quran
لا (No),
ریب(Doubt),
فیہ(In
it)
لا ریب فیہ-There is no doubt in it.
When
Adam (PBUH) approached the tree, and saw the blue colour turning
red, doubt formed, and based on the constant change in colours, the
doubt grew, and a veil was drawn over all the gifts and honour from God Almighty that were present in the environment of paradise.
There
is no doubt in paradise. When one say the change in colours of the tree, what
precipitated in one's mind? There are ten colours in a place; each of these ten
colours are changing. This means the
identity of the colour becomes questionable
God
Almighty states, "The best of al dhe colours is that of God."
What
was the first thing that came into your mind? There is red colour on a wall,
then it turns blue, and then turns green over the blue, in this case, what is
the change that occurs?. It becomes red over white, blue over red, green over
blue – all the colours are present, but where did the original colour go?
Think-where did the original colour go? The matter is plain and simple, if
black colour is applied over white, the white is hidden, and the black becomes
dominant. Then it is coloured with some other colour, and that becomes dominant
and the black is hidden, that is, there is a breach in the world of certitude. The
original colour that was there, hid behind the veil.
When
the original colour is hidden, what colour are you?
Are
you red, yellow, or black-What colour are you? There is an individual whose
original colour is white; now, there is a layer of ten colours upon it. What
would you call them?
Audience:
"The original colour is white, but what is visible is the illusion."
It
will not be called an illusion- they will refer to it as blue. What impact will
10 to 11 layers of colours have on an individual? The mind gets negated. Do you
all understand or shall I share further?
God
Almighty has stated in the Holy Quran that the best colour of all colours is
that of God.
That
which undergoes change is not the best. If there is a good colour, then that
colour is only one. If white is a colour, then it is only white. You do not see
the colour white and call it red, blue, or yellow. What will you call it?
Audience:
"We will call it white."
Now
put colour blue over this. What will you call it now?
Audience:
"We will call it blue."
You
call it blue. Where did the white go?
Audience:"
It is hidden."
t is
negated. You forgot it, left it. Though the white colour still exists, when you
apply blue over it, what happens?
Audience:
"The blue becomes visible."
It
is visible as blue to you, is this not an illusion? You applied another colour
over it;, this is a stack of layers of illusion. When Adam (PBUH) approached
the tree and saw the colours and the change in colours, what came into his
mind?
Audience:
"The colours are changing."
-The
visible colour is the colour. It is colour blue. All the colours that were
under the colour blue, disappeared. Now my question is, is this a Pattern of
deceit, worry, doubt, incredulity, or is it of certitude?
Audience:
“It is of incredulity,"
When
we see the changes in colours here, is this life credible or illusory?
Audience:
“It is illusory."
Then,
our entire life is also illusory. When a day-old infant turns ten days old. you
do not see the ten days. How can you say that the infant is ten days old? It is
an infant; however, it's one day transformed, and upon it, there was an
impression of ten days, Is that okay?
Doubt
created illusion" It is this, no, it is not. It is not this, it is this.”
What
was the result?
Audience:"
Doubt and a lack of certitude."
The
result was that one forgot the original colour. The original colour is just not
coming into our minds. This is the mistake that happened in paradise due to
Which the world of certitude transformed into an illusion. When the world of certitude
transformed into an illusion, it is not the colour of paradise The true colour
of paradise was lost in layers of forgetfulness.
Understand
this again. God Almighty stated," All of paradise is yours, except this
one tree." One tree: do not go close to it. That is...? Do not let your
faith be broken. And when disobedience was committed, certitude turned into
illusion.
صبغۃ اللہ ومن احسن من اللہ صبغۃ
"The colour of God and the best colour is that of God.”
This
verse negated illusion.
When
there was disobedience by Adam (PBUH), he was ousted from paradise. Upon arriving in this world, he
saw that there was nothing here that was colourless.
Now, the more his interest in colours
increased, in the same proportions, what happened?
Audience:
"He forgot the original colour."
Disobedience,
disobedience, disobedience-it kept happening. Another thing is that nothing is
changing in paradise, but after coming into this world, everything is
undergoing change, The trees are clourful, the flowers are colourful, our
clothes are colourful, our food and drinks are colourful, and the creatures are
colourful. Where did the original colour go?
Audience:
“We forgot."
We
did not forget, we negated it, we left it, disobedience was commited.When Adam
negated this colour, a voice was heard," Get out of paradise. "That
is, there is no illusion in paradise, there is no treachery, and there are no
delusions; therefore, go where there is an illusion. Now tell,where did Father
Adam(PBUH)go?
"And
We said: O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden, and eat ye freely
thereof where ye will; but come not nigh this tree lest ye become
wrong-doers."(Quran,2:35)
Tell
me, in the apparent world, in the clothes, and walls, is there any creation or
thing that is colourless? By colour we mean that every colour is separate, it
will neither be red nor white. There will be colours in fruits, walls ,clothes,
and in internal and external body parts.
aioale,ailao
Now,
what is the colour of God? We all have forgotten the colour of God. When we
gave prominence to the blue colour over the original colour, then what
happened?
There
is no change in paradise. What is the colour of paradise?
صبغۃ اللہ-The colour of God.
And
the colour of God does not ever change.
Have
you understood this?
Free
yourself from the world of colours. Being free from the world of colours
means that colours are the creation of the earth, and the colour of
God، صبغۃ اللہ is
the colour of God, The disobedience that occurred through
Adam(PBUH) in paradise was that he overlooked the colour of God and accepted the illusory colour.
If
one exposes themselves to the sun for too long, they
turn black. Never mind, get out of the sun and
stay in the shade for 10-15 days, you will
turn white. There is change in the colours. But
there is no change in the colour of God.
Now
there is a cure for this. The cure is that the more you engage in Zikr (remembrance of God), and seek His
forgiveness for this mistake, in the same proportions, you will earn proximity
to صبغۃ اللہ
Does
anyone have any questions to ask?
You
do not want to ask questions because you have not understood this concept in
its entirety until now. Go home and repeat this over and over again, over and
over again; you will understand it, by the will of God.
KHWAJA SHAMS-UD-DIN AZEEMI
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