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Both the
component of the Quranic Programme, Prayer and Zakat are the functions of the
soul and the body, respectively. Here, function’ must be taken as that action
which is mandatory for maintenance of the movement of man's life.
It is the
saying of the Holy Prophet (PBUH); "When you occupied in praying it should
be as if you are Beholding Allah or it should be felt that you are being
observed by Him".
Deliberation
in details of the above cited saying of Holy Prophet (PBUH) reveals the fact
that every man should have the habit of remaining attentive towards Allah
besides the physical endeavors in this regard. When a person is establishing
prayer like this, during the second decade of his life, the times which could
most appropriately be termed as the training period of his conscious, he would
be assuaged in keeping his mind attentive towards Allah and his body limbs
would become used of prostration, staying and sitting during the course of the
prayers.
Directing
one's thoughts towards Allah is the function of the soul and the movement of
the limbs with respect to performance of the ritual is the duty of the body. Thus,
only by performing the prayers (Salat) one can habituate oneself to remain in
the true states of the somnolence and wakefulness enabling him to make good use
of both the faculties of life. When a person who remains habitually directed
towards Allah in every sphere of life, even during performance of various
worldly tasks, can equally enjoy both the states of Somnolence and Wakefulness.
This is, what can be termed as the accomplishment of the perfection of life and
the same is the desired result of the programme of the Prayers. And the second
one is the programme of 'Zakat' targeted for the sincere and unfeigned service of
the fellow beings. In Sufism, this very state is known as ' Collaboration (Jammaa),
the state in which man remains with the Creator and the creatures,
simultaneously. The 'Collaboration' is the first goal to be accomplished for a
Gnostic.
The
whole universe has one central Point of Unity. Provenance of the sources of the
lights is hidden in the depth of this central Point of Unity. Lights churningly
gush and spurt out from this point. The lights which are ceaselessly
constructing countless systems of stars and planets in the universe every
moment and almost the same number of systems die and become extinct every
moment. These lights are causing expansion in the universe continually. Movements
of these lights are providing the details of the universe by fashioning new
patterns and new impressions is also bi-folded. One side pertains to accumulation
and concentration of these lights in the depths and the other one is their
dispersion and spreading. Concentration and accumulation of lights in the depth
could be termed as the Negative Movement and the dispersal and spreading out is
known as the Positive Movement. These very two states of the Movements are also
known by the name of Attraction (Centripetality) and the Aversion (Centrifugality).
Billions of bonds (rings) of Attraction and Aversion are found in the universe.
Each of these bonds has a centrality (the nucleus) and the centralities of all
these bonds remain in motion in the direction of the Point of Unity. In other
words, continuous and perpetual flow of the rays of the light from the Point of
Unity is maintained and established towards the cores of all such bonds.
"Verily,
your Guardian Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days
and is firmly established on the Throne (the authority); He draweth the night
as a veil over the day, each seeking the other in rapid succession; He Created
the sun, the moon and the stars all governed by laws under His Command. Is it
not Him to Create and Govern? Blessed be Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of
the Worlds"
(Surah
7 Verse 54 Quran)
Point of
Unity has been indicated in the above cited verse of the Holy Quran which is a characteristics
of Lordship.
Saying
of the Holy prophet (PBUH): "Who recognizes his Self, recognizes his Lord,
indicates the same point.
I am your Lord-God and "I am God, the
lord of the worlds". Here Allah, the Most Exalted has proclaimed Himself
as 'God' and His Attributes as 'Lord'. Thus the Point of Unity is the center of
the Attribute of the Lordship.
The
above cited saying of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) clarifies that initially man is
introduced to the Attribute of the Lordship, the Attribute which is the most
close to the existents.
Each and
every fashioned form of the universe is a separate and unique specific form of
light. Every species has that quantitative movement of the light which is a
sequence of specific colours and every sequence is assorted with particular and
specified uniform shapes and form. Thus, the quantitative movement of every
species has a separate centrality of its own. All these centralities ascend
together towards the Point of Unity. Variation in anything is produced because
of the above mentioned format of ascent and descent. The same variation is the
detailed account of the Command as stated in the following words of Allah, the Most
High.
" Is it not for him to Create and Command?"
Qalandar Baba Auliay (R.A)
Alshaikh Khwaja
Shamsuddin Azeemi, Chief Editor of the monthly Roohani Digest, the renowned
spiritual scholar, founder of the chain of Muraqba Halls the world over has had
the honour of learning the spiritual sciences from his spiritual mentor, His
Divine Grace Qalander Baba Auliya, the sage of this age. In order to teach him
the spiritual sciences Qalander Baba Auliya made Alshaikh Azeemi to pen down
the words that he used to narrate. Alshaikh Azeemi being a devoted disciple not
only noted the contents but also did his best to understand what he was taught.
The eventual out come of his dedicated work took the form of the ‘Loh-o-Qalum’,
the first ever book that comprises the whole syllabus of the spiritual science.
Who else was more suitable to explain the contents of this document but
Alshaikh Azeemi, the very able student of Qalander Baba Auliya. Dissemination
of that knowledge, which is the legacy of prophets and had reached him in
disciplic succession, has become an obsession for Alshaikh Azeemi because, according
to him, this knowledge is the only elixir and the antidote for the ailing
humanity in present times.
