Irfan (Volume 1) IRFAAN 1

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And the Inward of the Alwi (supernatural and celestial) body has a Subtle Luminous Form like an Angel which is called Ruh e Muqaddas and Nafs-e-Mutmainna. This Bulk (Jussa), because of its Inwardly Subtlety and Luminosity, is like angel. The Hidayat and endorsement of virtue reaches from the Realm of the Unseen and Malakoot to this blessed bulk. Human being is a compound of the moist mixture of both Bulks .

What a strange compound and mishmash man is,

This has been made of blessed Angel and animal.

[That is, his earthly body is like animals but his angelic Bulk belongs to the realm of Angels and he has angelic calibers]

[Saadi Sherazi]

The power of the Nafs-e-Baheemi is through the material (earthly) foods and potency through condemnable conduct and his motive and motif is the accursed Satan. And the power and food of the Subtle Bulk of the Nafs-e-Mutmainna and Ruh (Spirit) is Zikr Fikr , Obedience, worship and potency and strength are the laudable conduct and deeds of goodness.

Unto Him good words ascend, and the pious deed does He exalt (35:10)

And the guide and spiritual leader of the spirits are Hazrat Muhammad Sal Allahu Alaihe Wa Aa-lehee Wa-sallamand other Holy Messengers (of Allah) Alaihimus-Salaam and Holy Prophets Alaihimus-Salaam and the Aulia Muqarribeen Rahmatu-Allah Ta'ala Alaihim and the Ulema-e-Aamileen Rahmatu-Allah Ta'ala Alaihim. And these both motives of good and bad have been appointed by Allah Almighty along with the accoutrements. The meanings of Wal Qadiri Khairihi Wa Sharrihi Mina Allahi Ta'ala are also these that Allah Almighty has also created the modes of the good and bad since the Day of Azal in the human body in the form of Spirit and Nafs and the accoutrements and resources of the good and bad were created in the external in the forms of pleasures and sensual temptations and the pomp and glitter of the mortal world and the degrees and Maratib and the spiritual unction and tastes and bounties of the Hereafter which are everlasting have also been provided in the Inward. And has also appointed and fixed the motives of both kinds which call towards good and bad and after sending His Divine Scriptures, He has revealed the ways of good and the bad and has Exhorted to shun bad and go to the good and has established His Argument (Hujjat) openly after clearly declaring the ways and means of these.

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Now the human being is, as a test, is free and independent as either to go to the Hell through following the Course of evil and mischief or to the Eden after following the Course of the Beaten Path of welfare and goodness.

Then whosoever will, let him believe, and whosoever will, let him disbelieve (18:29)

There can be no blame on the Essence of Allah Almighty for the good or bad deeds of a person.

Material food and the Outward Diet is understood by everyone but the Inwardly, Qalbi and Spiritual Diets like Zikr , Fikr , Obedience, Worship of Lord and Deeds of Virtue etcetera can only be understood through examples and metaphors. Therefore, it should remain clear that when the human being becomes beset in the material world through the work and Outwardly vocations and attainment of sustenance, his sustenance shrinks and he becomes distressed, weak, ill and dies when he is not provided with suitable food. Same like this, when the subtle bulk of the heart is restricted from its vocation and earnings for its Inwardly Food and is kept deprived of the Zikr , Fikr , Obedience, worship etcetera, then its sustenance shrinks and it ultimately dies by becoming frail and pathetic and ill.

Allah Almighty says: But he who turned away from remembrance of Me, his will be a narrow life, and I shall bring him blind to the assembly on the Day of Resurrection (20:124)

The result of going away from Zikr of Allah Almighty cannot be worldly paucity and indigence in this holy verse but rather there are many who get away from the Zikr of Allah and His worship but are seen leading a life of luxury, bounties and lavish and comfort and sever severe ambiguity (Ashkaal) arises in the system of the Words of Divine Revelation of Allah Almighty. The real thing is this that the sustenance and livelihood is of two kinds. One is physical and other is spiritual as Allah Almighty has described both the kinds in separate verses of the Holy Quran. That is, the beasts of physical food have been mentioned in this verse:

Allah Almighty says: and there is not a beast in the earth but the sustenance thereof depends on Allah (11:6)

And the spiritual and heavenly food has been mentioned in this verse: