Majalsatul Nabi (Sall Allah Hu Alihi Walihi Waslim)

BAYT (COUPLET)

Initially I was, a set of Four things, and then reduced to Three,

Now I am compound of Two and then after crossing duality, I have become Single.

[ALLEGORY OF THE FOUR-ELEMENTS INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY]

Understand the allegory of the Four-Elements [in human body] like these are the Four Birds [which die by the Zikr-e-Qalbi] and these Four Birds are the following:

1.      The Cock of Shahwat [Fire]

2.      The Pigeon of Desire [Air]

3.      The Peacock of Pomp [Water]

4.      The Rooster of Greed (and grasping) [Soil]

By the Zikr of Allah Almighty, all these four get Destroyed after they have been slaughtered and no effect of the Four-Elements lasts in his body and his body turns into all Noor. These very Four Birds have been mentioned concerning Hazrat Ibrahim Alaihis-Salaam (Abraham) as Allah Almighty says in the following Noble Verse:

? Allah Almighty says: And when Ibrahim said (to his Lord): show me how do you give life to the dead, He said "Do you not believe". Ibrahim said "yes I do but (I ask) in order that my heart be at ease". (His Lord) said: "take Four of the Birds and cause them incline to you, then place a part of them on each hill, then call them, they will come to you in haste. And know that Allah is Mighty Wise (2:260)

This is the Course of Haq and the Shariyat of-Muhammad Sal Allahu Alaihe Wa Aa-lehee Wa-sallam! That person, who attains unto these Maratib, on the Course of Haq (Truth), he bows his head with acquiescence along with Qalb-e-Saleem . For such persons, Allah Almighty says in His Pure (holy) Word: