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The heart lied not (in seeing) what it saw. (Quran, 53:11)
Awareness
of the seen and unseen realms are dependent upon one's calibre. Awareness leads
to profound comprehension, and comprehension leads to the depth of things. When
one reaches the depths of things, they begin to witness the mechanism that functions
in every being. In the process of comprehension, the stage of witnessing empowers
one to leave the bounds of the finite, one step at a time, and explore the
infinite world. To sec or witness something is to know the mechanism that operates
within it; else it is not deemed as truly seeing.
Beyond
our sight, there are innumerable manifestations that we label as the ghaib
or unseen; however, they are not ghaib in reality. The universe, on the
surface level, is divided into incalculable worlds (dimensions) but the inner
of the universe is free from dimensions. Therefore, one whose mind is
influenced by dimensions is habituated in seeing things in dimensions. Hence, the
reason to sec the dimensions or beyond them, lies with people who are dimension
themselves. Every specie and members of it are created in distinct dimensions or
proportions in order to maintain their uniqueness. Therefore, to see the ghaib,
one's observations must be free from the influence of dimensions.
For
example, Zayd is a dimension, and therefore he sees everything in dimensions. But
there is an entity within Zayd that is free from these dimensions.
Dear
readers! Read the 'Message of the Day' and write down the secrets that are
unfolded within it.
There
are five ways of seeing:
1. Seeing through one's eyes after seeing an
image in mind.
2. Seeing in thoughts.
3. Seeing in dreams.
4. Seeing in Aaraf (the realm where souls
rest after passing away from this world).
5. Seeing through one's heart.
An
individual assumes that they see through their eyes, whereas the fact is that,
if an image does not form in their mind, their eyes are unable to see it. A
camera takes pictures only when one presses the shutter button. Similarly, the image
in a mind is formed only when one blinks. Without this, the dimensions before them
will disappear. Thus, it is the working of a shutter or the blinking of the
eyes that creates dimensions or divides a space into multiple spaces
(dimensions). The eye of the mind transforms a perception into thought, thought
into conception, conception into feelings, and feelings into manifestation.
One
receives a thought before they see through their physical eyes. People travel to
far off places in their thoughts and return to where they are present physically.
No matter how free a thought is from the restrictions of time and space and
how far it reaches, as long as an individual is bound by the body, they
interpret their thoughts through an illusion. If a mind is under the impression
of the body (space, dimensions), whatever it witnesses will be considered an
illusion. This is because the body is a dimension, and a dimension depicts a
single object as multiple shapes.
A
dream state is different from the state of wakefulness. In the state of
wakefulness, one's consciousness is dominated by space, which is not the case in
the state of dreams, Herc, time is dominant and space remains subservient to a certain
extent. The sight that functions in the state of dreams, also works in the
realm of Aaraf This realm is not influenced by matter in any way, and is
free from the working of yeast. Out of the five ways of seeing, four of them are
influenced by illusion, in one way or another. However, the sight which has
been certified by God to be free from illusion, is that of the heart.
On the
night of 27th Rajah, when Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was resting at his home, the Archangel
Gabriel (PBUH) visited him, and washed his heart with Zamzam (holy water).
With this, the journey of Mairaj (ascension) began. At first, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
went to Bayt al-Maqdas (Al-Aqsa Mosque), where he led prayers with all
Prophets of God (PBUT) behind him. He then left for heavens and visited its
seven levels. After this, he witnessed Bayt al-Mamur". On this blessed
journey, when Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) reached Sidrat alMuntaha", the
Archangel Gabriel (PBUH) apologised that be could go no further, and stated, "I
cannot go beyond this realm, this is my limit." The famous Urdu poet Mirza
Ghalib has expressed these feelings in his poetry as:
"اگر یک سر
موئے برتر پرم فروغ
تجلی بسوزو پرم"
"Even if I move
slightly beyond this limit, my wings will burn."
The
beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) journeyed the remaining distance alone. He
witnessed Hijab-e-Azmat*, and then Hijab-e-Kibriya* was revealed to him. After that, Prophet
Muhammad (PBUH) observed the Divine lights in Hijab-e-Mahmood", and
al the station oi Mahmood=, he witnessed God, the creator of the universe.
"By
tbc Star when it setteth. Your comrade erreth not, nor is deceived. Nor doth he
speak of his desire. It is naught save an inspiration that is inspired, which one
of mighty powers bath taught him. One vigorous; and He grew clear to view. When
He was on the uppermost horizon. Then He drew nigh and came down. Till He was
(distant) two bows length or even nearer. And He revealed unto His slave that which
He revealed. The heart lied not (in seeing) what it saw."
(Quran 53:1-11)
According
to the Holy Quran, there are three stages of the heart.
(I) Qalb
(2) Sadr
(3) Fuaad
Qalb is a shell or body. It is an outer covering that goes through the
process of expansion and contraction incessantly.
·
Sadr is a stage where the meanings within information begin to develop.
·
Fuaad is the source of information or life.
God has
attributed the seeing of Fuaad as the sight of the heart, but what is the
sight of the heart? God has created all beings with faces and features, but He
Himself is free from all dimensions, and this attribute of Him is dominant in
all His attributes.
The Mighty
God who blesses us with innumerable provisions is selfsufficient. He is neither
anyone's child, nor does He have kin. He provides provisions to all, irrespective
of whether He is obeyed or not. He is the First, the Last, the Apparent and the
Unseen. Even if all the trees on earth were pen and oceans ink, the attributes of
God would not come to an end. How much one learns about Him, is the limit of
their own understanding. God is beyond all understandings and perceptions.
On the
contrary, creatures are bound by time and space and are also dependent on
resources. If the creatures have no movement, they become nothing worth mentioning.
What stirs movement in them is the command or God. We know that creatures have
kin, and they themselves are children of someone. Creatures arc numerable, but
God is One.
God
has blessed mankind with the ability to acquaint themselves with the mind that
is free from dimensions.
The sight
that is active in the material world perceives everything in dimensions. For example,
a building is a six-dimensional structure, but one sees only one dimension at a
time. A seed contains a whole tree within it but no one sees the tree in the
seed, not until the tree takes its physical form. And when they sec the tree
grown out of the seed, the seed disappears from their eyes, and this is despite
the fact that the tree is present within the seed and the seed is present within
the tree.
Sperm
is another example that can explain this phenomenon. Being a dimension in
itself, the sperm encapsulates a microfilm of a six feet tall man or a
five-tonne elephant. But one bound by time and space is incapable of seeing the
entire film concurrently.
A
sight that is free from the influence of dimensions can observe all the sides
of a building at once, the tree in a seed and the seed in a tree, and also the
stages of life in a sperm. It is impossible for a person to ignore dimensions when
they are gripped by limitations. Because, only a mind that is free from limitations
is able to ignore the spell of dimensions. Since people are influenced by
dimensions, they are unable to see themselves without it, and hence they need a
minor to see themselves, and a minor is in itself a dimension.
What
have you understood about dimensions?
The
universe summates into a dot. When the dot opens up, the time and space within it
expands and the dimensions multiply from two into four and four into sixteen. When
a dot expands, it moves dot by dot and therefore, the division or expansion of
the clot is also a clot. This clot which bas so much significance in the
universe is also the basis of the spiritual aspect of human beings. The famous Sufi
poet and Saint, Baba Bulleh Shah (RA) says,
Ain (ع)and Ghayn (غ) are
the same in dimensions.
It is the dot which has created all the uproar.
My master has only taught me the dot.
(Ain
and Ghayn are letters of the Urdu alphabet which arc same in shape. What
makes the latter distinct from the former, is a dot that is placed on Ghayn.)
We
live in a world of dimensions, which is different from our inner world. In the
inner world, every being appears in the form of dots. For example, the object
we call a cupboard, is not a cupboard in the world of dots. ft is our limited
angle of perception that shapes these dots into a cupboard. For the inner eye,
a cupboard is the fom1arionof dots moving at unfathomable speeds.
Read
this once again for profound understanding.
If
you want to see things in their true form, you have to be aware of the realm that
is beyond the sub-consciousness. There, every object or being is present in the
form of circles or dots. The perception with which we observe things in this
physical world shows us the sequence of these dots as objects, such as a
mountain, cloud, the Sun, the Moon, stars, a table, a pen, an inkpot, chairs, sparrows,
cows, giraffes, jinn or mankind.
A
dot is also a dimension but it is uniform in all directions. So much so that
one cannot tell from where it begins and where it ends. Its outer and inner are
alike. When one is liberated from the impression of these dimensions and
witnesses the foundation or a being, they reach the stage of seeing through the
heart (Fuaad).
The
following verses of the Quran explain the method to rid oneself of the
influence of dimensions.
"Your
comrade erreth not, nor is deceived; Nor doth he speak of desire." (Quran,
53:2-3)
The Life
of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is guided by Wahi (revelation). He submitted
his will to the will of God. This way of Living protects one from delusions and
going astray. Contrary to this, when one's attention is not centered upon God,
they go astray. The study of the Life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) tells us that
be practiced contemplation from early childhood.
From
morning to evening, be would spend time in the desert where he contemplated the
unending sky and the infinite horizon. During bis stay in the Cave of Hira, be
meditated upon the universal affairs and the signs of God. All his life, he
listened to the voice of his conscience and acted upon it. The miracles, events
and affairs in the life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) show us a mind that is
submitted to the will of God and free from the influence of dimensions.
The
beloved of God and the mercy to all the universe, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), is the
epitome of peace that shelters both friends and foes alike. His foes
acknowledged him as the most impeccable figure and referred to him Sadiq and A
min (the truthful and the keeper), yet they did not accept his message, for
thev were under the influence of the customs of their forefathers.
Contemplation
helps in unearthing the mechanism of the manifestations. From the sky to the
earth, the mechanism of every manifestation is Noor (Divine Light), and Noor is
based upon Tajjali and Tada/la (the higher stages of Divine light). Fuaad,
which is explained above, is in the realm of Tadalla.
"When
He was on the uppermost horizon. Then He drew nigh and came down. Till He was
(distant) two bows length or even nearer. And He revealed unto His slave that
which He revealed. The heart lied not (in seeing) what it saw."
(Quran, 53: 7-ll)
The
aforementioned verses of Chapter A l-Najam in the Quran exp la in the law of
dimensions. When the dimensions become quiescent, one attains nearness to the
reality. In the Night of Ascension, God became so close to His beloved Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) that the distance between them cannot be explained. God has certified this
nearness by saying, "The heart did not falsify what it saw."
God has
given testimony to Fuaad (seeing through the heart) being credible. At
this stage, the proximity of creatures with reality is so great that the
distance between them cannot be gauged.
The wisdom
of Fuaad is attained by following the voice of the conscience. The
conscience acts as an alaram to keep the mind centered and does not let it go
astray. To reach this stage, one has to stop placing expectation on creatures
and must remain in direct obedience to God. It is (dimensions), goes beyond it
and unearths the mechanism of the manifestations. And the mechanism behind all
manifestations is that – God surround all creations.
May
God protect you.
*Name of realms
above seven heavens.
