Irfan (Volume - 1) / IRFAAN-1

331-332

Thus, the only means and medium for the slave for reaching the Rightful Deity and the only Key for the Marifat, Qurb and Wisaal is the Zikr of Allah and of all the Azkaar, the Zikr of the Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ) is the most comprehensive and the most superior one and the way of exercising the Visualization is the superior most, the highest, the most Perfect, the easiest and peaceful against the entire way of exercising the Zikr. That is, writing and Inscribing the Naqsh of the Name Allah with the finger of Tafakkur through thought and Visualization. In addition, the best of all the Stations for the Zikr is the Station of eye through which the gateway towards the Didaar and Mushahida opens the prime purpose and the aim of the entire Worships and Obedience, Riyazat and the entire Injunctions and Fundamentals, the Shariyat , the Tareeqat, the Haqeeqat and the Marifat and of the whole Salook and Tasawvuf is: Sighting, Liqaa and Didaar and no blessing, Degree and Martaba is superior and higher to the Martaba of seeing the Didaar!

Hence, the Seeker of Allah should assume the exercise of the Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ) and should read the Ilm of Didaar from some Inwardly Teacher and the Murshid-e-Kaamil through the Visualization of the Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ). The entire Maratib of the Deen and the World and all the physical and ethereal Founts of the World and the Hereafter are got in the Ilm of Didaar !

HADIS

(Saying of the Holy Prophet of Allah Hazrat Muhammad Sal Allahu Alaihe Wa Aa-lehee Wa-sallam)

As for him, who has his Lord everything is of him!

The Seeker, when, commences the Exercise (of preoccupation) of the Visualization of the Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ), Satan bars his way of approach and introduces this thinking in the heart of the Seeker through Sneaking Whispers and Khatraat of multiple sorts that: this way of Tasawwar (Visualization) appears to have no gain and the Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ) will not station on the heart; it is just a wastage of the precious time if you give time to this exercise; it would be a better option if you choose to offer some Wird , Wazaif, Nawafil, Recitation of the Holy Quran instead because these things carry a lot of Sawaab. Moreover, when the Seeker becomes busy in the Outward acts of Worship and Obedience and day and night remains in his Sanctum busy in worship, Zikr , Recitation, Nawafil , Paas-Anfaas and the Habs-e-Damm , then the Satan makes his occupation on the heart of the Seeker which is the Real Chamber and the original epicenter of Zikr .

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Thus, his tongue and other organs, though, remain engaged in the Zikr Azkaar but his heart desperately wanders here and there distracted in different thoughts, worldly Khatraat and sensual temptations and leaves in his heart no way that the (efficacious) effectiveness (and the impact) could pervade therein!

He is offering Assalaat (Prayers) but his heart is distracted,

Why will that Essence, which is besought of all, accept this Assalaat?

Moreover, Satan makes him well known and famous amongst the other people as a very big devout and religious person who keeps vigil (the nightlong) in prayers and worship and destroys his Reward by bewitching him towards the Rujuaat-e-Khalq and slaughters him with the knife of self-conceit and arrogance. Such person thinks that he has done much worship and has covered a long destination walking around same spot like the bull of oil mill but when he opens his eyes, he finds himself where he started. When a person engages in Outward Obedience, Zikr Fikr and Worship, the Khannas occupies over his heart and Satan laughs at him standing near him.

RUBAEE (QUATRAIN)

O abomination and vices (Fisq O Fajoor)! You are my daily practice,

And the pot of our heart is all full with the love for Dunya (World),

So, world is laughing at our such Obedience (and worship),

And life is weeping over our such Assalaat and Fasting.

[Khayyam]

Hence, the Seeker of Allah should keep on doing the exercise (of preoccupation) of the Visualization of the Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ) even in case the Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ) does not Station on the heart in the start because a tyro Seeker remains in this misunderstanding that the Naqsh of Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ) should get established on heart through Visualization and the Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ) should all the time remaining glowing in him so that whenever he inclines towards his heart and sees it, the Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ) should be seen as Imprinted and Inscribed.