Irfan (Volume 2) IRFAAN 2

115-116

Further, these people misinterpret this verse in their justification: 'You (alone) we worship; You alone we ask for help'(1:15). Moreover, there are some people, who have left the whole Quran aside and have displayed this verse on the doors of their house and consider themselves Muwahhad (follower of Tauheed and believer of monotheism) and they consider the followers and lovers of the Holy Prophets Alaihimus-Salaam and the Aulia Rahmatu-Allah Ta'ala Alaihim to be the Mushrikeen.

We now describe the specific Tafseer and explanation of this verse 'You (alone) we worship; You alone we ask for help'(1:15). Please read and think over it. Allah Almighty says in this verse that 'You (alone) we worship; You alone we ask for help'(1:15). This sentence is conditional and its reward, meaning and implication has been mentioned by Allah Almighty in the next verses like this: 'Show us the straight Path. The path of those whom You has favored (1:6-7). That is, O Allah! We worship You and ask Your help with this objective that You show us the Straight Path which can lead us to Your pleasure, Qurb and Wisaal. The good feature of this path has been described by Allah Almighty in these words 'The path of those whom You has favored (1:7). Now the quality of those people has to be found form the Holy Quran that who are those who were favored by Allah. Thus, the Holy Quran itself clearly tells those who are favored by Allah Almighty in this verse:

Whoso obeys Allah and the messenger, they are with those unto whom Allah has shown favor, of the Prophets Alaihimus-Salaam and the saints and the martyrs and the righteous. The best of the company are they! Such is the bounty of Allah, and Allah suffices as Knower (4:69-70)

And at end, He addresses the Nafs-e-Mutmainna in these words and closes the whole story:

But ah! You soul at peace (Nafs-e-Mutmainna)! Return unto your Lord, content in His good pleasure! Enter you among My bondmen! Enter you in My garden! (89:27-27-28-29-30)

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That is, entrance in the special bondmen of Allah has been set compulsory for one's entrance to the Garden. Now it is important to note that that verse which is chosen by jealous, arrogant people from the whole Quran and posed by them falsely in their opposition to the Prophets Alaihimus-Salaam and the Aulia Rahmatu-Allah Ta'ala Alaihim, that very verse enjoins upon strict following and getting guidance of these people because there is no other option available except to follow and be guided by the favored people like the Holy Prophets Alaihimus-Salaam, the Truthful, the Martyrs and the Righteous persons whereas those people, who are the victims of the Satanic haughtiness and jealousy, they are well remote from the Beaten Path and are beguiled. Moreover, those who are claimants of the hollow verbal Tauheed, they are the Outcast of the Sanctuary (Court) and astray like the injudicious Satan. Carnal jealousy and arrogance stood a barrier for Satan in falling in prostration before Adam Alaihis-Salaam and he used the tricky shield of Tauheed said 'I prostrate before none besides Allah'.

Satan was ruined for not offering one prostration,

What he got at the end when he had laid his head in prostration for millions of years,

He, who killed a tiger, dragon and a big lion but he killed nothing notable,

Because when he did not kill the Nafs-e-Ammara , he killed nothing notable,

He did not kill his 'self' which could transform into Akseer from soil,

Alchemist did nothing notable if he made the Kushta of mercury.

[Muhammad Ibrahim Zauq]

We now revert to our main topic and explain the reality of the Nafs. It should remain clear that Allah Almighty shows to the Seekers and Salikeen of His path the revelations and portents in both Anfus (intangible world) and Afaaq (Horizons of world) up till that extent that the Haq is proven on them.

Allah Almighty says: We shall show them Our portents on the horizons and within themselves until it will manifest unto them that it is the Truth (41:53)

In this verse, both the kingdoms of Anfus (intangible world) and Afaaq (Horizons of world) have been mentioned and the whole universe is composed of these two realms.