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Chapter 7

The Path of Relationship of Servant to Almighty Allah

A- Insight into Allah

Preface: This path is not to be founded by us, but it is enlightened, with His Almighty Grace and Beneficence, from the start of Islamic Jurisprudence, to this blessed nation (Ummah) throughout the 2500 verses of the Intact Qur'an of Islam. However, the question is as to why it has not been sufficiently benefited therefrom, or even it has been rarely paid attention to it, in spite of all the emphatic advises of the Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him), and why this inattention caused such miseries and distresses and finally the backward state of the Islamic world. These are the very valuable and awakening topics for the soul and consciousness of the believers, which they have to find out after deep attention. Hereby, we put forward a summary about the observation of the Exhibition that is enlightening more and more the first, unconditional path of Union of servant with Almighty God, and we draw your attention therein. Of course, you have met the details about this topic in the previous Epistles by observing all kinds of creatures, and in some ways, you will consider them, with the help of Almighty God, in the future.

1. Have you noticed? Man had not done anything before creation. However, He Almighty made him entitled for authority over all these favors and pleasures, and made him the absolute noble over all other creatures on his planet. Should we make a bid effort and try to find out the very purpose of this authority destined for us through His especial Grace without any previous service to Glorious Him, look for the secrets of His Almighty's Greatness, Perfection and Glory in this Exhibition by studying and observing His variety of creatures and help, for His Almighty Happiness, other needy people of whatever we are given, in return, He will grant us the eternal and everlasting abode along with His Holiness Unique Being's Countenance.

We ask You for success, by Your Grace and Generosity, for spreading all these secrets.

2. Have you noticed? The purpose of granting all these favors and pleasures, and the result therefrom has been for us to get acquaintance with Glorious God. So that we should, within our capacity, practice justice and cooperation to our own fellow human beings and even all other creatures, purely for the sake of Glorious God.

Contrarily, the product of other creatures is for our use, and the result of ours is for the acquisition of Acquaintance with and Insight into His Almighty Being, provided that, we get the chance free from human and Jinni Devils, and with the help of Almighty God, to put our efforts after this truth.

3. Have you noticed? On this basis, the Insight into Glorious God is the only tool for growth and development of faith. And, faith is the fortifier of the soul. The more faith gets fortified, the more spiritual powers grow significantly, becoming more capable and ready to discover the secrets of the Fourth Dimension up to whatever level that God may will, even the Court of Almighty Lordly Sacred Being.

4. Have you noticed? The more a person puts efforts in Theism and embarks upon a journey to reach God, and the more he does the service of God's creatures for His Almighty Happiness, the stronger becomes the person's inner relationship with Almighty God and the Angels. They want us to always engage in that action. Because, the fulfillment of good deed is in Happiness of Almighty God, but the human and Jinni devils create obstacles in the path of doers and their followers, so that the truth about testing would come to light and be proven with all its specifics. Hence, there occur collisions. Therefore, in the case of encountering with such collisions the reward and recompense for the resolute ones are many times more.

5. Have you noticed? As they say the purpose of Man's creation has been to worship, this is not absolute. Rather, the purpose is the acquisition of Insight into Him Almighty. Therefore, most of Interpreters of Quran have interpreted the auspicious verse, as following: "I did not create Jinn and mankind but for the acquisition of Insight into Me, so that they may acquaint with Me, and that they may attain the path of Union and Relationship with Me through this means and further obediences."¹ This is very properly interpreted and is in accordance with the Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

6. Have you noticed? Actually, there are two rivers for the seekers, one for those having the inner thirst (Hereafter), and the second for the aspirant of the world. However, the perfect believers should sufficiently prosper in both, with excellent understanding and complete wakefulness. But, here is the great secret. In case people are generally rushed towards the world for the worldly purpose, such as our contemporary generation, then certainly the river of the inner is free. There will be great rewards for a little action for those acting in this way (the path of the inner).

In case people generally are heading towards seeking the inner blessings, then the river for the world will be given a lot of outcome by a little effort.

7. Have you noticed? The world is the exhibition of the Almighty Supreme Being and it is for His servants to study it. So that they may perceive the sooner and better the Glorious Maker's Perfection, Glory and Magnificence while dealing with things, and that they may acquire the necessary acquaintance with Him Almighty according to the sincerity they have in their deeds. And that they may turn their face inwardly and outwardly to Him Almighty, so that no matter what position and authority they hold, they should attain the peace and comfort of the inferiors for the sake of His Almighty Happiness, and to know and see Him Almighty always being watchful and present in all situations and circumstances.

8. Have you noticed? Help and assistance from every perspective in conformity with the juridical or civil law towards contemporaries, especially done to distinguished deserving ones, is considered as triumph at testing scenes of the servant in the Presence of Almighty God. Therefore, one should make effort to soundly fulfill this, keeping in mind Watchfulness and Presence of Almighty God.

9. Have you noticed? More rewards will be given to the person and his relationship with Almighty God will become stronger, in return of sacrificing wealth, body and word, when he himself is in desperate need of it but he still sacrifices² to others, or, in the case of spreading of Monotheism and pursuit of justice, when the person finds his life in trouble or is faced with devastation.

10. Have you noticed? This truth can be achieved when the person according to his spiritual state has acquired complete acquaintance with His Glorious Being, from observing the things of the world's exhibition, toward the Glorious Unique Maker and Provider.

11. Have you noticed? The motive power of good affairs of this box of the body is the Angel, and of evil affairs is Satan. When the person succeeded to make the guidance of Angel prevail permanently on his own self and his heart, then indeed his inner will be getting better and excellent, he becomes of those nearest of the Lordly Divine Court, and he becomes the best and the most useful and sound member of the society at whatever position and authority he may be.

12. Have you noticed? If the person truly benefits the fortification of soul, this wealth in some children of Adam, peace be upon him, can reach to such an extreme height that it purifies and refines the body as well, and can be taken along to the Sacred World like those of Enoch (Idrees) and Jesus ('Isa) and others, peace be upon them.

13. Have you noticed? The magnet can attract the iron and pull it up. However, if you put one or two needles or nails inside a fine empty glassy bottle, the magnet can pull the glassy bottle for the sake of the installed nails, and take it to anywhere it wants to. Likewise, if the soul becomes excellent, then it can take the body along to the Nearness of Presence of Glorious Him.

With His Favor and Grace, the Generous!

Footnotes:
1 The Holy Quran: Chapter 51 - Adh-Dhariyat (The Winnowing Winds) verse 56
2 Ithar: Self-sacrifice, preferring others to oneself.