Irfan (Volume 1) IRFAAN 1

107-108

He, who held this cable firmly, he climbed up to the Noori Sanctuary (Court) of the Creator and he, who denied it and kept aside, he will be kept blind till perpetuity in the dark chamber of the world.

We forgot our main purpose after coming here,

We forgot the Acquainted one upon mingling too much with the Outsiders,

We wasted all life in demand for Dunya (World),

We forgot Kimiya in demand for copper!

[Akbar Ala Abadi]

Do not you see that when the friend or companion of a person is parted from him for long time, his memories are vanished from his heart and mind and if that friend meets him after long times, he cannot recognize him. However, if he is kept alive in discussions, mentioning and pointing, his identification and recognition remain alive. Or if he continues his relation with his friends in shape of messages or letters, even then the relation with his friends remains alive and he is not forgotten by him. The same is the condition of that Human Spirit which parted after Azal and has fallen away of its Real beloved in the distant wilderness after leaving the Eden of the Qurb and Hazoor. Now, if he will maintain the series of letters and messages to his Beloved and the Desired One through Zikr as per "Therefore, remember Me, I will remember you (2:152)" then he will not forget his Real beloved because the Beloved of Azal will also, in reply and response, will arrange his returning to Him and Meeting him as per "As for those who strive in Us, We surely guide them to Our paths (29:69)" and will grant the honor of attendance in His Noori Holy Court to His beloved and avid after letting his ride on the swift Burraaq of the Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ). "And that is no great matter for Allah (14:20)" . The identification and recognition of the parted friend in this material world, when becomes difficult without remembering and mentioning and conversation with him, even after meeting and seeing him through eyes, then why would the identification and Marifat of the Desired and Demanded One, parted since Azal and unseen since long times, be not hard and difficult without the Zikr Azkaar?

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Hence, it is clear that even eyes are needy of Zikr and the power of identification the sense of sight is fortified by the remembrance. That which is clear becomes clearly understandable when it is described by tongue and consciousness is supported by the power of hearing. Here the significance of Zikr becomes clear (Ayan).

Ishq does not take birth only as a result of seeing,

Often this wealth is the result of talking.

[Jaami]

Therefore, it is indispensable need for the human being that he should do the Zikr in order to refresh that Remembrance of the Azal in this world and in order to fulfill the Promise of Balaa for the Marifat and Identification of his Real beloved. There is no other way out. We have already said that when a person is remembered with his name, from heart of the person who remembers him leaves an electrical wave to the person who is remembered. Though the Essence is Allah is so matchless and unique and no Makaan (place) or address of Him is known but He, through his favorite Muqarrib salves like the Holy Messengers (of Allah) and the Respectable Aulia, has told His address and location and the way, Waseela and things to meet Him in this sense that He is very near to the human being rather nearer than his jugular vein and even nearer than his essence and if someone wants to meets Him, he can meet Him through His Zikr as we will soon explain here. Hence, when the Zaakir remembers Allah Almighty, the electrical wave of his Zikr runs to Allah and Allah Almighty remembers him also in response as is evident from this verse "Therefore, remember Me, I will remember you (2:152)". So, it has come to mind that the electrical wire of Zikr is established between the Zaakir and Mazkoor and Lord and the Slave. Now we come to the point that what and how much benefit is gained by this electrical cable of Zikr.