Irfan (Volume 1) IRFAAN 1

193-194

The real motive of the whole Faith and the true purpose of sending the Holy Quran down and the factual desire of the religion are the Marifat and identification of Allah Almighty. And the original device and the means for Marifat is the Inwardly Eye the power of sight, light and Noor of which is the Zikr of Allah. And the Zikr of the Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ) is the one that covers all Azkaar and the superior and original Station of the Zikr is the eye and its best way of doing is Inscribing and writing this Naqsh of Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ) inside the body through Visualization and Tafakkur. All the rest of the religious actions and Exercises are lowlier and of a degree lower than this and the Saalik faces some Rijat and hindrance in these Exercises.

Say: Allah. Then leave them to their play of caviling (6:91)

The Dilatation of Bosom and the Life of Heart and the Course of the Qurb , Mushahida , Wasal and Didaar of Allah Almighty does not open without the Visualization of the Name-Allah-the-Essence (Ism-e-Allah-Zaat ) even if the Seeker undertakes industrious Riyazat and Mujahida in his entire life and turns as thin as a hair is in exertion and heart remains same Dead and Dark because the Tazkiya of the Nafs is accomplished through Outward Worship and Physical Actions but the Course of the Life of the life of the heart is other and its sort is other sort.

Now the question arises why should we acknowledge the Name Allah to be the Zaati Name (Name of the Essence) and all the other Names of Allah are Sifaati (of Calibers) and this Name is the Comprehensive and the Ism-e-Azam of all (other) Names. We have well explained the importance, comprehensiveness and Zaatiyat (personal-ness) already. We now expose the literal comprehensiveness, signification and Zaatiyat as a sample representing the total so that it might be a source of Comfort (and solace) for the readers. When we observe the pronunciation of the word 'Allah', it is composed of four letters of alphabet Alif, Laam, Laam, and Haa and if its first letter Alif if skipped, (it becomes Lillah) composed by three letters of alphabet Laam, Laam, and Haaand its denotation is not misrepresented but instead it too represents the way and means of the Alwahiyat ( the one and only Deity of worship) of Allah Almighty and if the Laam is also parted, then it becomes Lahu which represents personal pronoun.

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And when the second Laam is also removed, Hu is left in which hint is towards the Essence (Zaat). In short, this Name remains unaltered and fix in denotation in every condition and its all the four forms Allah, Lillah, Lahu and Hu are Great Names in themselves and for each Name is its respective Station: Shariyat, Tareeqat, Haqeeqat and Marifat and each has its respective Realm: Nasoot , Malakoot, Jabroot and Lahoot and each Name is like a Key and Switch to cover the said Stations and Realm. In addition, through each of these Names for Zikr and Visualization, the Saalik transcends through the total Hijaabaat and Destinations and Stations and unites with Allah Almighty!

Initially there were four, then became three, now two,

When I will cross duality, will become one.

Thus, this quality is not found in any other name except this Name. That is, its Alwahiyat does not alter even if its letters are separated and separating each letter of alphabet results in a new Attribute fixed for some particular Station of the Salook. That is, the Name Allah is particular for the Latifa (Subtlety) of the Nafs and its Realm is Nasoot and Station is Shariyat and Sair (Traveling) is Elal Allah (unto Allah). The Name Lillah is reserved for the Latifa of Qalb and its Realm is Malakoot and Station is Tareeqat and Sair is Lillah (for Allah). Third Name is Lahu the Latifa of which is Ruh (Spirit) and Station is Haqeeqat and Realm is Jabroot and Traveling is Alal Allah . Fourth Name is Hu. Its Subtlety is Sirr and its Station is Marifat and Realm is Lahoot and Traveling is Ma-Allah (along with Allah). And same on like this.

The experts of this technique and the old chieftains have established seven Lataif (Subtleties) of the Inwardly Salook and have appointed distinct Realm, Station, unique Haal and Zikr for each Subtlety. We give hereunder that Chart for Seven Subtleties.