Irfan (Volume 1) IRFAAN 1

105-106

THE AIM OF LIFE AND THE NEED FOR ISM E ALLAH ZAAT (THE NAME ALLAH THE ESSENCE)

It should remain clear that when Allah Almighty created the entire Arwah (Spirits) with the Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ) ? on the Day of Azal enunciating the word Kun {Be! (36:82)} and He made all Spirits present before Him and Manifested His Rabubiyat, He, at that time, asked: Alastu-Be-Rabbikum {Am I not your Lord (7:172)}. Since the eyes of the entire Spirits were bright by the Noor of the Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ) and were clean with the Surma of the Marifat and were Pure (holy) against every bad blood (Kadoorat) and corruption (and mischief). [Therefore], all replied in one voice: Balaa (Said: Yes!)"! After this, the Real Goldsmith desired to test their substance of Qaal (say) and the stuff of their Declaration by melting this after covering in the corporeal bulks the in the crucible of the world. Thus, this was introduced to the 'Asfal Assaafileen' (the lowest of the low 94:5) from 'Ashan Taqeem' (the best stature 94:4) and mixed in the Noorani Substance of the spirits the Naar (fire) of Satan and Carnal Darkness of white shade and the bad blood (Kadoorat) and corruption (and mischief) and He fully examined the power of the Spirits of 'keeping promise' and their absolute sincerity (and single-mindedness) concerning their Word of 'Balaa (Yes!)". Thus, He took them out of the Paradise of the Qurb and Wisaal and the Garden of Hazoor and sent them to the unseen and other jungle of the world and caged the free spiritual birds of the Spirits in the earthly bodies after capturing these from the Pure (holy) Eden and gave their reins in the mighty hunters like the Nafs and Satan. The time, when the human being was sit in the examination hall of the longstanding wrap of the world, his heart and mind of the Azal was made unconscious against the conscious of Azal by the chloroform of the carcass foul of the Dunya (World). [Hazrat] Jawair Radhi-ya-Allahu Ta-aala Anhu has reported with reference of [Hazrat] Zahaak Radhi-ya-Allahu Ta-aala Anhu that the Holy Prophet of Allah Hazrat Muhammad Sal Allahu Alaihe Wa Aa-lehee Wa-sallam said that: When Allah Almighty sent Hazrat Adam Alaihis-Salaam and Hazrat Hawwa Salaamun Alaiha on earth, the bad smell of the Dunya (World) settled in their brain and nose and the air of Paradise went away and they fell unconscious for forty days because of the foul of the Dunya (World).

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Therefore, the lamp of Azal , Nature and Noor -the Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ) was covered behind the dense Hijaabaat and the Carnal Darkness and the Satanic Zulmaat of the Dunya (World). It is as if, the Younas (Jonah) of Ruh (Spirit) was engulfed by the fish of the matter coming out of which is impossible without the (help) of the Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ).

Allah Almighty says: And had not been one of those who glorify (Allah). He would have tarried in its belly till the day when they are raised (37:143-144)

Now, the poor human being is lying away of the Noori Sanctuary of the Qurb and Marifat tied in the chains and shackles of the obstacles of Dunya (World). He has been trying to find out that Aab-e-Hayaat (Elixir of life) of the Azal in the Ocean of Darkness of the Dunya (World) which is lying buried under the soil of his earthly body. Now this water channel is impossible to come out except if is dig by the digger of the Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ). Moreover, without the Urwatul Wusqa (strong rope) of the Zikr , the Ruh of Yusuf cannot come out of the well of the neglectfulness of the Dunya (World). The friendly companion, sharer of grief and the lamp of path is only the Visualization of the Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ) in this Chamber of Darkness and shade of night of the world and it is the Name Allah alone which is the chimney of thought for him and nothing else. Now, no other means and Waseela is there for him for the Marifat and Identification of Allah Almighty besides the Zikr of Allah, because there exists no link and relation other than the Zikr of Allah between the Creator and the Creation, the Sustainer and the Sustained, the Indispensable and the dispensable, the Prehistoric and the new and Lord and the Slave!

Allah Almighty says: for you are but a remembrancer (88:21)

This is that Invisible telephone and Spiritual Electrical cable which has linked the Slave and the Deity of Worship. Slave is linked with his Lord just by means of the relation of the Zikr. By 'And hold fast, all of you together, the cable of Allah (3:103) ' is meant this 'cable' the one end of which is with the Creator in the heavens and the other end is with the creation in the world.