tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95000252022-10-05T19:56:25.246+06:00Technology of the HeartThere is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don’t you? ~ RumiSadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04979716765564795436noreply@blogger.comBlogger2921125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-81696775619879431802022-10-05T19:41:00.008+06:002022-10-05T19:49:38.596+06:00The God Solution - Interview with Neale Donald Walsch by Brother Brian at Brother Owl's Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="460px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fAkUkHCNoYk" width="100%" youtube-src-id="fAkUkHCNoYk"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p>My good friend Brian has started an excellent YouTube Channel called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/BrotherOwlsGarden" target="_blank">Brother Owl's Garden</a>. He recently interviewed one of the most famous author of our time on spirituality Neale Donald Walsch. Neale talks about his recent book<a href="https://www.amazon.com/God-Solution-Power-Pure-Love/dp/1735722707" target="_blank"> The God Solution: The Power of Pure Love</a>.</p><p>The book's synopsis read: What is needed now is for humanity to agree on the most important topic in human history. If we do so, we can produce spectacular results, changing life on Earth for the better—forever. This is not out of our reach. In The God Solution, acclaimed spiritual author <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neale_Donald_Walsch" target="_blank">Neale Donald Walsch</a> explores h<b>ow we can bring an end to anger, violence, disagreements between people and nations, financial hardships, poverty, starvation, and the suffering of millions. </b><b>He explains how we can bring peace, prosperity, security, opportunity, and joy to people around the world. </b></p><p>In short, all that humanity has ever hoped for or dreamt of—and what we were truly meant to experience - can be ours. This could happen virtually overnight. And it can be done with the embracing of a single idea.</p><p><a href="https://samples.audible.com/bk/crpr/000425/bk_crpr_000425_sample.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to listen to an audio sample</a> of the book via Amazon.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>About Neale Donald Walsch</i></b></p><p>NEALE DONALD WALSCH is a modern day spiritual messenger whose words continue to touch the world in profound ways. With an early interest in religion and a deeply felt connection to spirituality, Neale spent the majority of his life thriving professionally, yet searching for spiritual meaning before experiencing his now famous conversation with God. The "Conversations with God" series of books that emerged from those encounters has been translated into 37 languages, touching millions and inspiring important changes in their day-to-day lives.</p><p>"Conversations with God" has redefined God and shifted spiritual paradigms around the globe. In order to deal with the enormous response to his writings, Neale has created several outreach projects, including the CWG Foundation, CWG for Parents, Humanity’s Team, the CWG Helping Outreach, and The Global Conversation --- all accessible at the “hub” website CWGPortal.com, and all dedicated to help the world move from violence to peace, from confusion to clarity, and from anger to love.</p><p>Neale's work has taken him from the steps of Macchu Picchu in Peru to the steps of the Shinto shrines of Japan, from Red Square in Moscow to St. Peters Square in Vatican City to Tiananmen Square in China. And everywhere he has gone --- from South Africa to Norway, Croatia to The Netherlands, the streets of Zurich to the streets of Seoul --- Neale has experienced a hunger among the people to find a new way to live, at last, in peace and harmony, and he has sought to bring people a new understanding of life and of God which would allow them to experience that.</p><p>He lives with his wife, the American poet Em Claire, in Oregon. Find out more at <a href="http://NealeDonaldWalsch.com">NealeDonaldWalsch.com</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p># <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/BrotherOwlsGarden" target="_blank">Brother Owl's Garden</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831400415043223564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-23762695473221031172021-01-01T22:12:00.005+06:002021-01-04T01:37:29.384+06:00Salat of Jesus Son of Mary (Isa ibn Maryam)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hmxpOwJDYvg/X-9I-xr3zZI/AAAAAAAAj0g/jhB4Co-nZU8d1Y9k5PDqTgSkozVbyg27QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/66358-jesus-praying-gettyimages.1200w.tn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="1200" height="334" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hmxpOwJDYvg/X-9I-xr3zZI/AAAAAAAAj0g/jhB4Co-nZU8d1Y9k5PDqTgSkozVbyg27QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h334/66358-jesus-praying-gettyimages.1200w.tn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>And Jesus said,</p><p></p><blockquote><p>And God has made me blessed wheresoever I may be, and has commissioned me <i>Salat</i> and <i>Zakat </i>as long as I am alive. - <i>The Qur'an 19:31</i></p><p></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>The term <i>Salat </i>is a multi-dimensional term in Arabic which encompasses the following meaning all together:</p><p>Communion</p><p>Communication, Connection, Link</p><p>To follow closely</p><p>To follow God's commands</p><p>By implication, <i>Salat </i>also means:</p><p>Commitment (to God)</p><p>Duty</p><p>To observe God's command</p><p>All of the above meaning are the broad / abstract meaning of Salat.</p><p><i>Salat </i>in terms of context specific can also mean <i>Prayer, Petition, Supplication</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>If we study the Qur'an while paying special attention to all the context where Salat is used, we will come across both broad meaning as well as the specific meaning. </p><p>Now going back to the 19th Chapter of the Qur'an which is titled Maryam, the blessed mother of Jesus. Whenever Qur'an introduces Jesus, it uses the term, Jesus son of Mary, linking Jesus and Maryam together. In describing Jesus and his blessed status, in the voice of Jesus himself, the Quran mentions that Jesus was blessed wherever he has - and we know from his life history as much as it survived from various sources that he traveled far and wide. He was always on the move, never staying in one place for long. This is both before he began preaching as well as later on.</p><p>Perhaps referring to his traveling nature, it is mentioned that wheresoever he may be, he is remained always blessed by the blessing of God. </p><p>Then it is mentioned that Jesus was commanded to commit to God (<i>Salat</i>) as well as Charity (<i>Zakat</i>).</p><p><br /></p><p>In the Bible we do find references of Jesus praying. Since he was coming from the Jewish tradition which recommend at least three times a prayer a day, its very much possible that Jesus was doing the same. We find that he prayed in the early morning as well as during night. </p><p>From the description of Jesus and his disciples, we find the following references of Jesus praying and their corresponding time:</p><p><i>Mark 1:35, Jesus got up very early in the morning to pray.</i></p><p><i>Acts 10:9, Disciples prayed about noon.(Zuhuri prayer) U make it?</i></p><p><i>Acts 3:1, Disciples again went to the a temple at the time of prayer around 3 pm</i></p><p><i>Matthew 14:23, Jesus went to pray when evening came.</i></p><p><i>Mark 14:33-39, Jesus said to his disciples, sit here while I pray. He fell to the ground & prayed. It was during night.</i></p><p>When Jesus was asked how to pray, Jesus was inspired to teach them a particular prayer, known as Lord's prayer which can be attributed as <i>Salat </i>of Jesus.</p><p>The Lord's prayer in original <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramaic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aramaic</a>, the mother tongue of Jesus are the following:</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table><tbody><tr style="height: 23px;"><td style="height: 23px;"><i>Abwoon d’bwashmaya</i></td><td style="height: 23px;"> Our Father in heaven</td></tr><tr style="height: 23px;"><td style="height: 23px;"><i>Nethqadash shmakh</i></td><td style="height: 23px;"> Hallowed is Your Name</td></tr><tr style="height: 23px;"><td style="height: 23px;"><br />Teytey malkuthakh<span> </span></td><td style="height: 23px;"><br /> Your Kingdom comes</td></tr><tr style="height: 23px;"><td style="height: 23px;"><i><br />Nehwey tzevyananch <br />aykanna d’bwahmaya <br />aph b’arha</i></td><td style="height: 23px;"><br /> Let Your will be done<br /> just as in heaven so on earth</td></tr><tr style="height: 23px;"><td style="height: 23px;"><br /><i>Hablan lachma <br />d’sunqanan yaomana</i><br /><br /></td><td style="height: 23px;"> Give us our bread <br /> of need this day</td></tr><tr style="height: 23px;"><td style="height: 23px;"><i>Wahboqlan khaubayn (wakhtahayn) <br />aykanna daph khnan <br />shbwoqan I’khayyabayn.</i></td><td style="height: 23px;"> Forgive our wrong doings <br /> as we forgive those who wronged us</td></tr><tr style="height: 23px;"><td style="height: 23px;"><br /><i>Wa la tahlan l’nesyuna <br />Ela patzan min bisha</i></td><td style="height: 23px;"><br /> Do not bring us into trial<br /> but deliver us from the evil</td></tr><tr style="height: 23px;"><td style="height: 23px;"><br /><i>Metol dilakhie malkutha <br />wa hayla wa teshbukhta <br />l’ahlam almin. Ameyn</i></td><td style="height: 23px;"><br /> For Yours is the Kingdom and the Power<br /> and the Glory<br /> Forever and ever. Amen.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div>We believe in God and what has been revealed to us; and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and his descendants; and what was given to Moses, Jesus, and other prophets from their Lord. We exclude not a single one of them. And to God we all submit. <i>- the Qur'an 2:136 </i><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We believe in what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to you. Our God and your God is ˹only˺ One. And to Him we ˹fully˺ submit. <i>- 29:46 </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><br /></i><p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="400px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X5_pADjDZYY" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="400px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bGGQeoVptKs" width="100%"></iframe></p><br /><!--DivTable.com--><br /><p></p><p># Reference:</p><p>* <a href="https://abwoon.org/library/learn-aramaic-prayer/" target="_blank">Learn Aramaic Prayer</a></p><p>* <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qToHoRxz3co" target="_blank">Learn Lord's Prayer in Hebrew</a></p><p>* <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADhgRG9jtZ4" target="_blank">Lord's Prayer in Arabic</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkesQklAwUg" target="_blank">Sung in Arabic</a></p></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831400415043223564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-20428847557886324842020-08-01T20:32:00.002+06:002020-08-01T20:34:22.200+06:00Metaphysical Truth from the Chapter Titled Joseph from the Quran - Surah Yusuf<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PzuK8l3bRjs/XyV1_D4Hl4I/AAAAAAAAh3U/HC0CzrEIxRM_y1EViWO7tNco0LgIEU6aACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/620l20100-bhd7z-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1600" height="402" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PzuK8l3bRjs/XyV1_D4Hl4I/AAAAAAAAh3U/HC0CzrEIxRM_y1EViWO7tNco0LgIEU6aACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/620l20100-bhd7z-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i>Surah Yusuf is the 12th Surah of the Qur’an. It has 111 verses. In this Surah, the story of Prophet Joseph (Yusuf) is narrated. As usual, the Qur’an validates certain Biblical accounts while correcting the errors that were intermingled with the passage of time. And the Sublime purpose of the Book, even in historical accounts, consistently remains enlightenment for the reader. </i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Prophet Jacob titled Israel, was the son of Isaac and the grandson of Abraham. Jacob had twelve sons from four wives. Joseph the second youngest and Benjamin (Binyamin), the youngest had the same mother (Rachel). Joseph was born about 1700 BC in Hebron, Palestine, and according to the Bible died at the age of 110. There are two mandatory qualities for being a good leader: Sincerity and Competence. </i><br /><br /><br />With the Glorious Name of God, the Instant and Sustaining Source of all Mercy and Kindness<br /><br /><h3>Metaphysical Truth</h3>Surely, Satan (selfish ego) is man’s open enemy. <i>12:5</i><br /><br />God’s command always prevails (<i>al-Ghalib</i>) although most people do not understand (the Law of Cause and Effect). <i>12:21</i><br /><br />God rewards the doers of good to others by bestowing wisdom and knowledge. <i>12:22</i><br /><br />The criminals or wrongdoers do not prosper (in the long term). <i>12:23</i><br /><br />God is the Hearer, the Knower (of all intentions and actions). <i>12:34</i><br /><br />God never waste the reward of the doers of good. <i>12:56</i><br /><i><br /></i>Sovereignty belongs to none but God alone. <i>12:67</i><br /><i><br /></i>Lord God is the Most Subtle (<i>al-Lateef</i>) in achieving what He will; He is the All Knowing, the Truly Wise. <i>12:100</i><br /><br />For the believer and God fearing the reward in the life to come is phenomenally better. <i>12:57, 12:109</i><br /><br />And none can repel Divine retribution from the guilty who thrive on the fruit of others’ toil. <i>12:110</i><br /><br /><br /><h3>Takeaway / Learning Points</h3><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>The Method of Truth Communication is Based Upon Insight and Sound Reason</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur’an (in the most eloquent language) so that you might encompass it with your reason / intellect. - <i>12:2</i></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Say (O Prophet), “This is my way. Resting my call upon reason / insight, I am calling you all to God, I and those who follow me. Glory to God! And I am not one of those who ascribe divinity in any form besides Him.” <i>12:108</i></div><div><br /></div><div>[We do not invite through blind faith, vague dogmas or by stunning your intellect with miracles]</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Reality of the Majority</b></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Yet, most of these people will not believe even as you compassionately so desire.</div><div><br /></div><div>The majority of people do not believe in God without ascribing partners to God / Divine authority. <i>12:103, 106</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Never to Despair from the Grace of God</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Never despair God’s grace. <i>12:87</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Prayers of Jacob, father of Joseph</h3></div><div>The Chapter contains a number of beautiful prayers / supplications quoted from Prophet Jacob.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>fasabrun jameelun </i></div><div><i>wallahu almustaAAanu </i></div><div><i>AAala ma tasifoon</i></div><div><br /></div><div>So steadfast patience!</div><div>God is the One Whose help is sought </div><div>upon what you assert. <i>12:18</i></div><div><br /></div><div><div>alternative translation</div><div><br /></div><div>But it is best to be patient: </div><div>from God alone I seek help </div><div>to bear what you are saying. <i>12:18</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><i>fasabrun jameelun </i></div><div><i>AAasa Allahu anya/tiyanee bihim jameeAAan </i></div><div><i>innahu Huwa alAAaleemu alhakeem</i></div><div><br /></div><div>So, patience is best. </div><div>Hopefully, God may bring them all together. </div><div>Surely, He is the All-Knowing, All-Wise. <i>12:83</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>innama ashkoo baththee wahuzneeila Allahi </i></div><div><i>waaAAlamu mina Allahi ma lataAAlamoon</i></div><div><br /></div><div>I present my distress and anguish only to God </div><div>and I know from God what you know not. <i>12:86</i></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Prayer of Joseph</h3><div><i>Rabbi qad ataytanee mina al mulki waAAallamtanee min ta'weeli al-ahadeethi </i></div><div><i>Fatira as samawati wal-ardi anta waliyyee fee ad-dunya wal-akhirati </i></div><div><i>tawaffanee musliman </i></div><div><i>wa alhiqnee bis saliheen</i></div><div><br /></div><div>O My Lord! You have bestowed on me some power, and have granted me the insight into events. </div><div>O You Originator of the heavens and earth! You are my Protecting Friend in this world and the Hereafter. </div><div>Help me remain committed to Your commands until the last breath, </div><div>and unite me with those who develop their ‘self’ by doing good to the society. <i>12:101</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>+ Most of the translations quoted here are from <a href="http://www.drshabbir.com/library/QXPdesktop.html" target="_blank">The Quran as It Explains Itself</a> by Dr Shabbir Ahmed and some from the <a href="http://quran.com/">Quran.com</a><a href="https://quran.com/12" target="_blank">https://quran.com/12</a> Website</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831400415043223564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-22809834109213947372020-06-19T11:51:00.003+06:002020-06-22T02:50:56.733+06:00Lousy at Math - Daniel Ladinsky's Rendition of Hafiz<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gbOs2fua-SE/XuxQOTTx_9I/AAAAAAAAgcc/jozmC2rXT_ctY0Qk_rGqtKHI6MJCZhgNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/TheUngraspableValueoftheWorldsLargestDiamond.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1166" data-original-width="1600" height="466" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gbOs2fua-SE/XuxQOTTx_9I/AAAAAAAAgcc/jozmC2rXT_ctY0Qk_rGqtKHI6MJCZhgNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/TheUngraspableValueoftheWorldsLargestDiamond.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Once a group of thieves stole a rare diamond larger than a goose egg.<br /><br />Its value could have easily bought one thousand horses and two thousand acres of the most fertile land in Shiraz.<br /><br />The thieves got drunk that night to celebrate their great haul, but during the course of the evening, the effects of the liquor and their mistrust of each other grew to such an extent that they decide to divide the stone into pieces. Of course, then the Priceless became lost.<br /><br />Most everyone is lousy at math and does that to God - dissects the Indivisible One.<br /><br />By thinking, saying, "This is my Beloved, he looks like this and acts like this.<br />How could that moron over there really be God."<br /><i><br /></i> <i>- From The Gift, Poem by Hafiz - Daniel Ladinsky</i><br /><i><br /></i> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KavQjjeJ55Q/XuxSO9XROLI/AAAAAAAAgco/GZlFbT6x_HYFWS6iz86M02r3GvXGlh_UACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/931304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KavQjjeJ55Q/XuxSO9XROLI/AAAAAAAAgco/GZlFbT6x_HYFWS6iz86M02r3GvXGlh_UACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/931304.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><br /></i> <br /><i>Qul: Hu Allahu Ahad</i><br /><br />Affirm with your entire being: <b>God is Indivisibly One.</b><br /><br /><i>- Quran, 112</i><br /><br /><br />Turn to God alone then, and be mindful of Him, and establish the Divine System and be not of those who ascribe ‘partners’ to Him<br /><br />That's the true course, right action and correct discrimination.<br /><br />But in contrast to this, there are those who divide themselves into various religious sects, each sect exulting in whatever beliefs they have. Don't be like them!<br /><i></i><br /><i>- Message of the Qur'an <a href="http://www.drshabbir.com/library/QXPdesktop.html#30" target="_blank">30:31-32</a></i><br /><i><br /></i></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831400415043223564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-14025630161804008552020-06-13T23:15:00.009+06:002020-06-14T11:35:18.395+06:00Echoes of Perennial Wisdom by Frithjof Schuon<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--WfzewEnDV0/XuUHg5MB1ZI/AAAAAAAAgUA/87GDtXi18RQVMJ33yvIzwgG04vFEXwnsACK4BGAsYHg/s1800/schuon-sadiq.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Frithjof Schuon Collage by Sadiq" border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1800" height="364" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--WfzewEnDV0/XuUHg5MB1ZI/AAAAAAAAgUA/87GDtXi18RQVMJ33yvIzwgG04vFEXwnsACK4BGAsYHg/w640-h364/schuon-sadiq.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The worth of man lies in his consciousness of the Absolute.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-weight: 700;">The paradox of the human condition is that nothing could be more contrary </div><div style="font-weight: 700;">to us than the requirement to transcend ourselves, and yet nothing could be more</div><div style="font-weight: 700;">essentially ourselves than the core of this requirement or the fruit of this self-overcoming.</div><div style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: 700;">~</div><div style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></div><div><div><b>The way towards God always involves an inversion: </b><b>from outwardness one must pass to inwardness, </b><b>from </b><b>multiplicity to unity, from dispersion to concentration, </b><b>from egoism to detachment, from passion to </b><b>serenity.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>~</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div style="font-weight: bold;">Man yearns for happiness because Beatitude, which is made of beauty and love, is his very substance.</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">~</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div><div><b>In order to be happy, man must have a center; now </b><b>this center is above all the Certitude of the One. The </b><b>greatest calamity is the loss of the center and the </b><b>abandon of the soul to the caprices of the periphery. </b><b>To be man is to be at the Center; it is to be Center.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>~</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div style="font-weight: bold;">Faith is to say “yes” to God. </div><div style="font-weight: bold;">When man says “yes” to </div><div style="font-weight: bold;">God, God says “yes” to man.</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">~</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div><div><b>There is no access to the Heart without the virtues.</b></div></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">~</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div><div style="font-weight: bold;">Virtue is the conformity of the soul to the divine Model and to the spiritual work; conformity or participation. The essence of the virtues is emptiness before God, </div><div style="font-weight: bold;">which permits the divine Qualities to enter the heart and radiate in the soul. Virtue is the exteriorization of the pure heart.</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">~</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight: bold;">Man cannot escape the duty of having to do good; it is in fact impossible under normal conditions not to do good; but what matters is that he knows it is God who acts. A meritorious work belongs to God, though we participate in it; our works are good—or better—to the extent we are penetrated by this awareness.</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">~</div></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div><div><b>Virtue consists in allowing free passage, in the soul, </b><b>to the Beauty of God.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>~</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div style="font-weight: bold;">Virtue cut off from God becomes pride, as beauty cut off from God becomes idol;</div><div style="font-weight: bold;">and virtue attached to God becomes sanctity, as beauty attached to God becomes sacrament.</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">~</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div><b>To give oneself to God </b></div><div><b>is to give God to the world.</b></div></div></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nIHywtePfd0/XuUH1IclL4I/AAAAAAAAgUU/9_dvaYNC-YUtFjZunDt2-rv3-KgcUamoQCK4BGAsYHg/s400/14652802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="243" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nIHywtePfd0/XuUH1IclL4I/AAAAAAAAgUU/9_dvaYNC-YUtFjZunDt2-rv3-KgcUamoQCK4BGAsYHg/s320/14652802.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Credit: Echoes of Perennial Wisdom: A New Translation with Selected Letters by Frithjof Schuon, Edited by Patric Casey</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.frithjof-schuon.com/start.htm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="216" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YsK7eWBmkMQ/XuUH47jxBbI/AAAAAAAAgUg/N_HgkILFLikyXbZubjlvdBl0c2LqzVRsQCK4BGAsYHg/106736.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Further Study (Video Resources)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAfcqRMIyL0" target="_blank">Legacy of Frithjof Schuon: A Video</a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9T90GWfk40" target="_blank">Interview of Schuon on Metaphysics and Religion</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB1w305x-hw" target="_blank">Martin Lings on Frithjof Schuon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vlf8GQJFeY" target="_blank">Frithjof Schuon and Rene Guenon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiZZ9nr2i1Y" target="_blank">Metaphysics & the Perennial Philosophy</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831400415043223564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-86037013211020470462020-05-25T12:54:00.013+06:002020-05-25T13:20:45.866+06:00Bhay Hotey Tobo Abhaya Majhe - New Birth - English Translation of Tagore's Prayerful Song<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Ri-ZsPIsuc/XstoxQaDa3I/AAAAAAAAf6k/dx9rVDEVWIUIp_XXivT4l1WewP4JpNYbwCK4BGAsYHg/bhoy-hotey-abhaya-majhe.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2880" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Ri-ZsPIsuc/XstoxQaDa3I/AAAAAAAAf6k/dx9rVDEVWIUIp_XXivT4l1WewP4JpNYbwCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h400/bhoy-hotey-abhaya-majhe.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collage by Sadiq<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="6">New Birth</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">ভয় হতে তব অভয়মাঝে</div><div style="text-align: center;">নূতন জনম দাও হে॥</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carrying from my fear to Your fearlessness</div><div style="text-align: center;">Grant me a new birth, O Lord!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">দীনতা হতে অক্ষয় ধনে,</div><div style="text-align: center;">সংশয় হতে সত্যসদনে,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From poverty to the unending abundance</div><div style="text-align: center;">From doubt to the abode of truth</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">জড়তা হতে নবীন জীবনে</div><div style="text-align: center;">নূতন জনম দাও হে॥</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From lifelessness to a fresh life</div><div style="text-align: center;">Grant me a new birth, O Lord!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">আমার ইচ্ছা হইতে, প্রভু,</div><div style="text-align: center;">তোমার ইচ্ছামাঝে–</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From my will O Lord to Yours</div><div style="text-align: center;">Within Your Divine Will.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">আমার স্বার্থ হইতে, প্রভু,</div><div style="text-align: center;">তব মঙ্গলকাজে–</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From my selfishness O Lord</div><div style="text-align: center;">Towards Your blessed purposes</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">অনেক হইতে একের ডোরে,</div><div style="text-align: center;">সুখদুখ হতে শান্তিক্রোড়ে–</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From many to the embrace of One</div><div style="text-align: center;">From pain and pleasure to the cradle of peace</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">আমা হতে, নাথ, তোমাতে<br />মোরে নূতন জনম দাও হে॥</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From my lesser self to Your Infinite Self</div><div style="text-align: center;">Grant me a new birth O Lord!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>- Original Lyrics in Bangla by Rabindranath Tagore (penned in 1899), </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Translated in English by Sadiq M Alam -</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">রচনাকাল (বঙ্গাব্দ): 1306</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yIByF_XY_as/XstqCkhCSTI/AAAAAAAAf68/2lgStwn4eGEAhGnXFoIasXiYFNrkJD6NACK4BGAsYHg/Rabindranath-Tagore-tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica-24.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Painting of Tagore" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1231" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yIByF_XY_as/XstqCkhCSTI/AAAAAAAAf68/2lgStwn4eGEAhGnXFoIasXiYFNrkJD6NACK4BGAsYHg/w308-h400/Rabindranath-Tagore-tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica-24.jpg" title="Painting of Tagore" width="308" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting by Tagore</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">ভয় হতে তব অভয়মাঝে, নূতন জনম দাও হে॥</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Carrying from fear to fearlessness, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Grant me a new birth, O Lord!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Whoever submits his whole being to God, and he is a doer of good to humanity, </div><div style="text-align: center;">his reward is with his Lord. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Then, no fear shall come upon them nor shall they grieve.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>- <a href="http://www.drshabbir.com/library/QXPdesktop.html#2:112" target="_blank">The Qur'an 2:112</a> -</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">O My servants! No fear shall be on you today </div><div style="text-align: center;">nor shall you grieve.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>- <a href="http://www.drshabbir.com/library/QXPdesktop.html#43:68" target="_blank">The Qur'an 43:68</a> -</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">আমার ইচ্ছা হইতে, প্রভু, তোমার ইচ্ছামাঝে–</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>From my will O Lord to Yours</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Within Your Divine Will.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">আমার স্বার্থ হইতে, প্রভু, তব মঙ্গলকাজে–</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>From my selfishness O Lord</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Towards Your blessed purposes</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">God’s will is in harmony with them </div><div style="text-align: center;">and their will in harmony with Him. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He has made ready for them the evergreen Gardens, </div><div style="text-align: center;">wherein they will abide eternally. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the Supreme Triumph.</div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;">- <a href="http://www.drshabbir.com/library/QXPdesktop.html#9:100" target="_blank">The Qur'an 9:100</a> - </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">You cannot will it </div><div style="text-align: center;">unless you align your will </div><div style="text-align: center;">with the will of God. </div><div style="text-align: center;">God is Knower, Wise.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">- <a href="http://www.drshabbir.com/library/QXPdesktop.html#76:30" target="_blank">The Qur'an 76:30</a> - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Abba, Father, not my will, but Yours be done.</div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;">- Prayer of Jesus, Mark 14:36, Luke 22:42</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord%27s_Prayer" target="_blank">Lord's Prayer</a> - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><div style="text-align: center;">Then, O Men and women! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Which authority of your Lord will you deny?</div><div style="text-align: center;">All things therein (in the Universe) are ever passing away.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But forever will abide </div><div style="text-align: center;">the Countenance of your Lord of Majesty and Honor.</div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;">- The Qur'an <a href="http://www.drshabbir.com/library/QXPdesktop.html#55:25" target="_blank">55:25-27</a> - </div></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831400415043223564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-43181783263663488102020-05-07T01:33:00.001+06:002020-05-07T01:39:08.029+06:00Tasreef - The Concept of How The Quran Explains Itself<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4hE_r4fH02g/XrG2FpyArLI/AAAAAAAAKd4/SDrVOSq0950UvVnXa7fHaVPS_VECJuDuwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/thumbnail4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1200" height="434" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4hE_r4fH02g/XrG2FpyArLI/AAAAAAAAKd4/SDrVOSq0950UvVnXa7fHaVPS_VECJuDuwCNcBGAsYHQ/s640/thumbnail4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="tr_bq"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="tr_bq"><b><i>Tasreef </i></b>comes from <a href="http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Srf" target="_blank">the triliteral root word SAWD RA FA</a> which in one form of the word reads as <i>Sarraf</i>, means to explain, to expound, or to diversify.</div><br />When it comes to the Qur'an it is repeated as Divine Principle and mentioned in a number of places in the Qur'an.<br /><br /><blockquote>Note how We explain (<i>nusarrifu</i>) the verses by various facets. 6:46 </blockquote><blockquote>Note how We use Tasreef, explaining Our verses from various vantage points, that men and women may understand. 6:65 </blockquote><blockquote>Thus We give many facets to Our verses so that they may admit that you (O Prophet) have taken all this to heart in the most excellent manner. And (through this method of <i>Tasreef</i>) We make it clear to people who use what they learn. 6:105 </blockquote><blockquote>This is how We explain Our verses from various vantage points for those who are grateful to receive such clear guidance. 7:58 </blockquote><blockquote>We have explained things in various ways in this Qur’an so that they understand, but it only increases their flight from the truth. 17:41 </blockquote><blockquote>Indeed, for the benefit of mankind We use Tasreef to explain the Qur’an from various vantage points. However, man, above all other imperfections, is given to contention. 18:54 </blockquote><blockquote>And thus have We sent this down, an Arabic Qur’an, and explained (<i>wassarrafna</i>) therein warnings in many ways, so that people may live upright or that it make them rise to a new level of awareness. 20:113</blockquote><br />So there are a number of places God mentions the principle of Tasreef. In the English translation by Dr. Shabbir Ahmed, titled <b><i>The Quran as It Explains Itself</i></b> - we find a noble effort of utilizing this Tasreef principal in a consistent and fruitful manner which makes this translation work one of the best in my humble opinion.<br /><br />From the Introduction of <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Quran as It Explains Itself (QXP for short) </i>regarding Tasreef I quote:<br /><br />"QXP is a Tasreef-based understanding of the Qur’an presented in contemporary English that is easy enough even for teen-agers. It is not a literal translation.<br /><br />Tasreef is the Qur’anic process where verses in one part of the Qur’an explain or provide a deeper understanding of the verses in other parts of the Book. Concisely, it means looking at the Qur’an in its Big Picture. The Qur’an, thus, lets us look at its terms and concepts from very diverse vantage points. This is how special care has been taken to explain every verse from within the Qur’an itself.<br /><br />The respected reader should expect to find “The Qur’an As It Explains Itself” different from the prevalent translations and explanations because of the use of Tasreef and the Quraish dialect, and for rejecting extrinsic sources.<br /><br />I have purposely refrained from explaining the Qur’an through extrinsic sources such as Hadith and very questionable history. Hadith means the supposed sayings of the exalted Prophet collected through hearsay centuries after him. Using these two ‘sources’ for translating or explaining the Qur’an in the distant and recent past has only served to confound the Word of God with manmade traditions and it takes away the profound glory of the Divine message.<br /><br />In QXP, relevant historical accounts have been given only sparingly for the interested reader and they have no bearing on the Pristine Divine message.<br /><br />The following three principles applied in this rendition are derived from the Qur’an itself:<br /><br />One: The Qur’an explains itself. [6:115, 10:37, 75:17-19]<br /><br />Two: It repeats its verses from diverse angles for clear understanding. [17:41, 17:89, 18:54, and quite a few other verses]."<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ourbeacon.com/wordpress/?page_id=21" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7m8ohcdhvco/XqRZrRugMWI/AAAAAAAAKbY/cJbk1sD0ORUrfasCnZA6E59QQ1EXbFP-gCPcBGAYYCw/s640/qxp.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3>What is the Result of Using the Tasreef Methodology?</h3>It frees the translation and understanding of the Qur'an from age-old conjecture, historical distortions and myths. Rather it helps to understand the Qur'an in its entirety where each part explains another, giving a more holistic understanding and provide a system meaning.<br /><br />Thus in the work of Dr. Shabbir Ahmed we find for the first time the proper understanding of important concepts such as Salaat, Zakat and many other terms.<br /><br />Establishing Salaat = The System in which Permanent Moral Values rule the hearts and minds of men and women. There are neither masters nor subjects in such a system since therein prevails the Rule of Law. 2:177, 22:41, 94:7-8.<br /><br />Salaat = To follow closely, like a runner-up Musalli follows the winning horse Saabiq =Follow God’s commands closely.<br /><br />Aqimussallat = <b>To Establish the System that facilitates the following of Divine Commands.</b><br /><br />System of Salaat = The System in which following the Divine commands is facilitated in the society.<br /><br />Zakaat = <b>The Just Economic Order</b> where everyone works according to one’s capacity and is compensated according to the needs. People spend on others or give to the Central Authority (Islamic government) whatever is surplus (2:219). And they do so whenever they earn any income (6:141). The System of Zakaat is managed by the Central Authority that ensures the development of the individuals and the society. The 2.5 percent annual mandatory charity is a non-Qur’anic concept that trivializes the comprehensive Qur’anic System of Zakaat.<br /><br />Also, the problems of Fiqh minor but confusing and contradictory jurisprudential details about what and who are exempt and what and who are not exempt etc, make the manmade Zakaat an absolute impossibility. For example, a man with an ounce of gold should not pay Zakaat, but a poor man with 52.5 ounces of silver, the value of which is less than 10% of the former instance, must pay! No wonder, God warns us not to make His verses a laughing stock. The Central Authority can vary this percentage according to the changing times and needs of society.<br /><br />Charity or Sadaqaat are meant only for the interim period whenever the Divinely Prescribed System of Life is not yet in place. For Central Authority, the Qur’an uses the terms Allah and Rasool 3:32. After the exalted Rasool Messenger, it is obligatory upon the believers to elect their leadership through a consultative process in a manner suitable for the times. The basic difference between the western democracy and the Islamic government: Any legislation can pass with the majority approval in the manmade constitutional democracy. But no law can pass contradicting the Qur’an in a truly Islamic State. That is one reason why the Qur’an generally gives us the basic Rules with details to be decided by people with mutual consultation according to changing times. 42:38.<br /><br />‘Ibadah = Obeying God by serving His creation = Obeying His laws for developing character = Worship, applies in the sense of idol ‘worship’ alone.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div>‘Amal Saaleh = An act of social welfare = Helping others = Increasing the societal potential = Fulfilling needs = ‘Good work’.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Ihsan = An act of balance = Restoring symmetry and beauty = Social and individual equity = Selfless service = An act of equity.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Taqwa = Seeking to journey through life in security = Protect oneself from disintegration of the personality = Journeying in security = Being careful = Getting empowered against evil = Avoid overstepping the laws = Exercising caution = Preserving the ‘self’ against deterioration = Good conduct = Building character = Live a life upright = Fear the consequences of violating Divine Commands = Being observant = Being mindful of the Creator = Remaining conscious of the Divinely ordained Values = Being watchful against error.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ourbeacon.com/wordpress/?page_id=21" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="366" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f_P3KDBm1-I/XqNMLFckzeI/AAAAAAAAKaM/NDGQcI2QWBcmn4Kel6My6lG1BSrf_h9MgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/quran.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>You may download <a href="http://ourbeacon.com/wordpress/?page_id=21" target="_blank">a free PDF copy of The Quran as It Explains Itself</a> from here </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>or read online as <a href="http://www.drshabbir.com/library/QXPdesktop.html" target="_blank">HTML here</a>.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04979716765564795436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-50790624097345195712020-05-05T23:54:00.003+06:002020-05-06T00:19:45.701+06:00What is the Most Sever Punishment from the Beloved?<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jMeUNDr2jzg/XrGnAQOCa0I/AAAAAAAAKds/MpN5Ozrm20YeeyMFYHgZhzirOae8qFXhwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Daco_687298%2B%25281%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="872" height="434" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jMeUNDr2jzg/XrGnAQOCa0I/AAAAAAAAKds/MpN5Ozrm20YeeyMFYHgZhzirOae8qFXhwCNcBGAsYHQ/s640/Daco_687298%2B%25281%2529.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br />For a lover of God,</div><div style="text-align: center;">What is the most severe punishment?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is that the Beloved forgets you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is the severance of grace</div><div style="text-align: center;">through forgetfulness.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And it will be said, "This Day God forgets you,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>just as you forgot the meeting of this Day.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And your abode is the fire</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and is none to help you."</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(<a href="http://www.drshabbir.com/library/QXPdesktop.html#45:34" target="_blank">45:34</a>)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You see!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The forgetting </div><div style="text-align: center;">by the Beloved </div><div style="text-align: center;">is the abode of fire!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And what is the opposite of forgetfulness?</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is remembrance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The rule of love says,</div><div style="text-align: center;">You remember the one you love.<br /><br />God declares:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Remember Me,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and I will Remember you!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(<a href="http://www.drshabbir.com/library/QXPdesktop.html#2:152" target="_blank">2:152</a>)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Forgetfulness ends up in the fire,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and remembrance </div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, remembrance my friend</div><div style="text-align: center;">takes us to the garden<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">where the Gardener<br />Himself<br />is<br />present!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vvUbExCi8-A/XrERc-xPEHI/AAAAAAAAKdY/yTdoYbrXzo8JJaaeIsdZp2z60lvkGVSxQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/GIFy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vvUbExCi8-A/XrERc-xPEHI/AAAAAAAAKdY/yTdoYbrXzo8JJaaeIsdZp2z60lvkGVSxQCNcBGAsYHQ/s640/GIFy.gif" width="360" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">[The number in parentheses represent Quranic Chapter and Verse Number respectively]</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i><i>Sadiq M Alam</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Mirpur, Dhaka</i></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04979716765564795436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-85342674965259403812020-05-03T16:05:00.000+06:002020-05-03T16:08:03.142+06:00Munajat: Intimate Supplication of Sheikh Ahmad ibn Mustafa al-Alawi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XIVzAQ5vJAo/Xq3sDQUmawI/AAAAAAAAKdA/d_XbdcOrTk4MwRD2uQRlB-6xU8W-WCn3wCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Al-Alawi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XIVzAQ5vJAo/Xq3sDQUmawI/AAAAAAAAKdA/d_XbdcOrTk4MwRD2uQRlB-6xU8W-WCn3wCNcBGAsYHQ/s640/Al-Alawi.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">O Allah, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Just as You have exposed us to the abundant grace of </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>La ilaaha il Allah, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So now set us up as the dwellers of </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>La ilaaha il Allah. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You have said: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And then there was Younus: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">when he went away in wrath, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">he thought that We had no power over him. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But then he called out among afflictions, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"There is no god but You, glory be to You; </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>surely I am from the transgressors. " </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>So We answered him and rescued him from the affliction: </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and thus do We rescue the believers. [21:87-88] </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I too call out to You, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From within the dark recesses of my ego </div><div style="text-align: center;">and through the awareness granted by You: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is no god but You, glory be to You, </div><div style="text-align: center;">while I am from the transgressors. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is no god but You, glory be to You, </div><div style="text-align: center;">while I am from the ignorant. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is no god but You, glory be to You, </div><div style="text-align: center;">while I am from the wayward. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is no god but You, glory be to You, </div><div style="text-align: center;">while I am from the ruined. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">May You grant my prayer </div><div style="text-align: center;">just as You granted the prayer of Younus: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">O You, Who when He desires a thing, </div><div style="text-align: center;">all that He has to say is "Be", and it becomes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Did Younus need Your Mercy more than we do? </div><div style="text-align: center;">No! By Lord, no! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The tribulations of us, the sinners, </div><div style="text-align: center;">are far more severe than his. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our sins graver, </div><div style="text-align: center;">have made us needier and poorer. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And have You not so promised: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Charities are only for the needy and the poor. [9:60] </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">O Allah, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">if Your Forgiveness is for sinners, </div><div style="text-align: center;">then who deserves it better than we do? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And if it is for the virtuous, </div><div style="text-align: center;">then who needs it lesser than they do? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rodfuOP-wqU/Xq6WaDh5mmI/AAAAAAAAKdM/Dc4MEgiTRH4ipDdTxucc4MvZJyRe9YVuwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/0rose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rodfuOP-wqU/Xq6WaDh5mmI/AAAAAAAAKdM/Dc4MEgiTRH4ipDdTxucc4MvZJyRe9YVuwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/0rose.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">O Allah, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You are the One Who Forgives: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">but forgiveness does not take place </div><div style="text-align: center;">unless a wrongdoing has first occurred. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And You are the Most Merciful: </div><div style="text-align: center;">but mercy cannot be shown </div><div style="text-align: center;">unless a lapse has already occurred. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lo! We have already wronged and lapsed, </div><div style="text-align: center;">as is our wont. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now You must forgive and show mercy. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As is Your wont. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>So by the Lord of the heavens and the earth, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>this is the plain Truth, as self-evident as the fact that you can speak. [51:23] </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">O Allah, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">if a portion of Your boundless Mercy </div><div style="text-align: center;">has been set apart for the sinners, </div><div style="text-align: center;">then, knowing that a portion </div><div style="text-align: center;">so held in trust by You is never lost, </div><div style="text-align: center;">we have already earned it by our sins. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">O Allah, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You know that I love repentance </div><div style="text-align: center;">and those who repent, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">for I know that You too love those who repent, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and those who cleanse themselves. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But I fear </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">that I may break the vows of repentance, </div><div style="text-align: center;">as is my nature and my wont. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">O Allah, if this fear prevents me </div><div style="text-align: center;">from coming to the door of Your Mercy, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and from trusting Your Munificence and Generosity, </div><div style="text-align: center;">then O my Lord! grant me the strength </div><div style="text-align: center;">to turn to You in repentance, </div><div style="text-align: center;">till You are pleased with me mercifully. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And why would You not accept my repentance, </div><div style="text-align: center;">when You, the True One, have yourself said: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Repentance with Allah is only for those </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>who err in ignorance, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>then turn in repentance to Allah soon, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>so they are the ones to whom Allah turns mercifully... [4:17] </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">O Allah, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">make me of such people, </div><div style="text-align: center;">for I too repent my sins sincerely. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Verily I will perish into nothingness, </div><div style="text-align: center;">unless You favor me with Your Forgiveness. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We have disobeyed You, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but never denied You! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We have opposed Your commands, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but never challenged these! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Our Lord, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>we believe in what You have revealed </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and we follow the messenger; </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>so count us among those who bore witness. [3:53] </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rodfuOP-wqU/Xq6WaDh5mmI/AAAAAAAAKdM/Dc4MEgiTRH4ipDdTxucc4MvZJyRe9YVuwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/0rose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rodfuOP-wqU/Xq6WaDh5mmI/AAAAAAAAKdM/Dc4MEgiTRH4ipDdTxucc4MvZJyRe9YVuwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/0rose.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">O my Allah, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You have commanded us to ask, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and obligated Yourself to grant. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As per Your command we ask, </div><div style="text-align: center;">as per Your promise You must now grant. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Have You not so promised in the Qur'an: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I hearken to the prayer of the supplicant when one calls on Me. [2:186] </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">O my Allah! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Were You to grant the prayers </div><div style="text-align: center;">of the obedient alone! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What door would we sinners knock? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Who responds to the distressed sold when it calls out to Him? [27:62] </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Their pleas rejected by the Infinitely Generous, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the servants would grind under their sins grievous. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Totally lost and doomed they would be, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but for Your reassurance bounteous: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Despair not of Allah's Mercy. [12:87] </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">O Allah, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">my sins have turned me speechless, </div><div style="text-align: center;">forgetfulness has plunged me into pits— </div><div style="text-align: center;">dark and fathomless. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"If You do not forgive me and have mercy on me, I would be amongst the losers. " [11:47]</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lord, I am aware that </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">my sins have left me unworthy for Your Presence; </div><div style="text-align: center;">my lapses, transgressions, and disregard of Your rights, </div><div style="text-align: center;">have left me utterly destitute. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wretched me! Oft I repent, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then I recant! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Many a vice I stay away from, </div><div style="text-align: center;">yet end up falling prey to them all. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How so very Forgiving and Relenting You are, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and how so very insolent I am! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lo my Allah! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I seek forgiveness for all my sins </div><div style="text-align: center;">of past and present, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and turn to You, </div><div style="text-align: center;">leaning on Your promise: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Nor is Allah going to chastise them while yet they ask for forgiveness. [8:33] </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">O my Allah, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I seek Your Forgiveness </div><div style="text-align: center;">for my insolence and my sinfulness, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and I turn to You and repent </div><div style="text-align: center;">for all my deeds sinful </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the acts woeful. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"If You wished, You could have already destroyed them (the errants); and me as well." [7:155]</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How very Glorified You are </div><div style="text-align: center;">in Your loving Kindness! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And how very insolent I am, </div><div style="text-align: center;">in my defying ungratefulness! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Acting towards me out of Your Pleasure goodly. </div><div style="text-align: center;">You overlook my misdeeds, woeful and lowly. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But lo and behold, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I persist in these unabashedly! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Your Generosity Boundless </div><div style="text-align: center;">has made me habitual transgressor, shameless. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I err and You honor; </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I confront You, but You give me respite; </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and despite this all. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You never fail to grant whenever I ask! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Your relenting Benevolence </div><div style="text-align: center;">has verily made me forgetful </div><div style="text-align: center;">of Your severe Vengeance. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My Allah, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Apprehend me not for this forgetfulness, </div><div style="text-align: center;">nor plunge me into adversity hapless. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Our Lord! </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Please do not take us to task if we forget or err. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And please our Lord, do not place on us a burden </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>like that You put on those who lived before us. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And please our Lord, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Do not impose on us what we cannot bear. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And pardon us. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And forgive us. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And bestow Your Mercy on us. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>You are our Protector; </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>So help us against people oblivious of Truth. [2:286] </i></div><br /><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">~ You may read <a href="https://ia801606.us.archive.org/25/items/IntimateSupplicationmunajatByAlawi/Intimate%20supplication%20%28munajat%29%20by%20Alawi.pdf" target="_blank">the full text of Munajat here</a>. ~</h3><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i><i>All numbers in bracket points to Quranic Chapter and Verse</i></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04979716765564795436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-15291914929882200272020-04-26T22:38:00.002+06:002020-04-27T00:01:57.255+06:00From Green Tree Fire: A Book of Sufi Poetry Dedicated to God is Published<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qlEP2MuX5FE/XqW0bsJ2OtI/AAAAAAAAKb4/BE6Q5bhUToc51u1eWesmC6172nt-D1krQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/techofheart-green-tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qlEP2MuX5FE/XqW0bsJ2OtI/AAAAAAAAKb4/BE6Q5bhUToc51u1eWesmC6172nt-D1krQCNcBGAsYHQ/s640/techofheart-green-tree.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Dear Friends,<br /><br />Very happy to announce that my first book on Amazon has been published. All thanksgiving and praise be to God.<br /><br />Its a book of Sufi Poetry and titled: "<b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087LBJZRY" target="_blank">From Green Tree Fire</a></b>"<br /><br />I am grateful to <b><i>Naomi F. Stone </i></b>and <b><i>Brian de Riancho </i></b>for their generous Editing.<br /><br /><h3>About the Book</h3>Historically, the Sufi Path inspired great poetry and songs dedicated to God. The most subject matter of Sufi poetry and songs revolves around God as the Divine Beloved who is Intimately Immanent. In this collection of poetry by Sadiq M Alam, all reference of beloved, whether with a capital B or not, refers to God the Most Beloved, the Creator Lord, the Most High. In essence the poems in this book are love poems of, to, and for God.<br /><br />This poetry draws inspirations from the Author's study and learning from contemporary Sufi masters while living near and even with them as well as from the study of Sufi literature, poetry, and music across various cultures. Some of this poetry came as a response to an overwhelming appreciation in sync with Sufi teachings and sometimes as a free-style translation of songs.<br /><br />The intention and prayer of the Author in publishing this work is that may these poems act as a medium of remembrance of God for the readers. We remember who we love. Remembrance is a logical consequence of love. Thus in Sufi Path remembrance and prayer are synonymous. Indeed the remembrance of God is a lofty goal and in remembrance of God, human hearts find true tranquility and holy peace.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Here is a Poem from the Book</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WjvrKJuinwk/XqW44jC49UI/AAAAAAAAKcc/_eySlQAtOSY6k_tzUsb1h5zNGNR0YY_8QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/tube%2BPrintemps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="564" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WjvrKJuinwk/XqW44jC49UI/AAAAAAAAKcc/_eySlQAtOSY6k_tzUsb1h5zNGNR0YY_8QCNcBGAsYHQ/s200/tube%2BPrintemps.jpg" width="155" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">Come to Me with that which I have not</h3><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Answering to the call of the devotee,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the Beloved One whispers in his heart:</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Come to Me with that which I have not"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Searching all over,</div><div style="text-align: center;">in fiery deserts, cold mountains,</div><div style="text-align: center;">in dark forests, wide cities or in sleepy villages,</div><div style="text-align: center;">to scholars and to laymen alike</div><div style="text-align: center;">the devotee finds nothing that God has not.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The agony of vain searching knows no bounds.</div><div style="text-align: center;">until one day bursting forth like a thousand suns,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the truth manifests.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Come with the poverty of your heart.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Empty your heart so that only</div><div style="text-align: center;">and only the Beloved remains</div><div style="text-align: center;">and may take His seat forever on the Heart Throne.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Know O devotee:</div><div style="text-align: center;">it is only poverty that God has not.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So come with a pure soul, washed in its poverty,</div><div style="text-align: center;">as one who has nothing</div><div style="text-align: center;">and who wants nothing</div><div style="text-align: center;">but the Beloved alone."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-opajdOgUb3c/XqW5L6698OI/AAAAAAAAKck/xD3Y6OOmigUaOuPc_xGzW6D1sIqofOO9QCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Cover-Green-Tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1177" data-original-width="1600" height="470" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-opajdOgUb3c/XqW5L6698OI/AAAAAAAAKck/xD3Y6OOmigUaOuPc_xGzW6D1sIqofOO9QCNcBGAsYHQ/s640/Cover-Green-Tree.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cover of From Green Tree Fire, Cover design by Author</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3>Reviews</h3><b>A moving and beautiful book of poetry written to God as a Beloved!</b><br /><br />The poems are heartfelt and flow from the author's openly expressed love of God. I was deeply touched by Sadiq's spontaneous sharing. He has long written a blog dedicated to those who seek a relationship with God and have their own journeys surrendering to a divine path in their own lives. His book grows from that inner fire that burns with love! It is a beautiful and humbly offered tribute to the power of God in his own life.<br /><br /><i>- <b>N. Stone</b>, Author & Poet (via <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Green-Tree-Fire-Poems-dedicated/product-reviews/B087LBJZRY" target="_blank">Amazon</a>)</i><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>"I love your blogsite, which I've added to myIslam/Sufi category on my blog. Its always a very beautiful evocation and dhikr in itself!"</div><div></div><div><i><br /></i><i>- <b>Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore </b>(1940- 2016), U.S. poet, sufi, essayist and librettist</i></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div> "... you're bringing a fascinating perspective to the blogosphere"</div><div></div><div><br /><i>-</i> <i><b>Ethan Zuckerman</b>, Co-Founder of Global Voices Online</i></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>" I came across your beautiful blog and want to thank you for all that you post. Thank you for sharing the message God gave to me to bring to humanity. Thank YOU for being the catalyst for any good that can be brought to humanity."</div><div></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b><i>-<b> Dr. Barbara Rose, Best-selling author, internationally renowned spiritual teacher and personal transformation expert</b></i></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>"Part of what I love about your blog is your poems. I know I have commented before, but they are so very wonderful. I love their simplicity and truth. I also love that you speak of poetry, and Sufi poetry, often. This gladdens my heart, because it is the sharing of Love. Thank you for that."</div><div></div><div><i><br /></i><i>- <b>P B Sweeny</b>, Poet</i></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ej5FKLorcUE/XqW66TkU0iI/AAAAAAAAKcw/Mf_Kf16jWH43bR0cNSSaTDs6Vv07eNjOQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Rosette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ej5FKLorcUE/XqW66TkU0iI/AAAAAAAAKcw/Mf_Kf16jWH43bR0cNSSaTDs6Vv07eNjOQCNcBGAsYHQ/s200/Rosette.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3>Order from Amazon</h3>Click on the Graphics below to check out both formats on Amazon: Paperback and Kindle<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sadiq-M-Alam/e/B087JZ1V17/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Ad-WrbZUz8/XqW3nkBZZsI/AAAAAAAAKcQ/ufiRSdN7ZQYv9KQdPHLJuoxyOWYp1At2gCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/green-tree-book.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click to View on Amazon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />If you have a subscription to <b><i>Kindle Unlimited</i></b>, you can read for free.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0874R8DZ3/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="307" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l_PSAViiHMI/XqW1vK2q59I/AAAAAAAAKcE/TAAw3M0Zl1Au_ReLoxSpqVVqQT7950Y4QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/kindle-greentree.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click on Kindle to check the Kindle Edition</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /># Available in the following Amazon Stores:<br /><br />* <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087LBJZRY" target="_blank">From Green Tree Fire: Sufi Poems dedicated to God - Amazon USA Store</a><br /><br />* <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B087LBJZRY" target="_blank">From Green Tree Fire: Sufi Poems dedicated to God - Amazon UK Store</a><br /><br />* <a href="https://www.amazon.de/dp/B087LBJZRY" target="_blank">From Green Tree Fire: Sufi Poems dedicated to God - Amazon German Store</a><br /><br />* <a href="https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B087LBJZRY" target="_blank">From Green Tree Fire: Sufi Poems dedicated to God - Amazon French Store</a><br /><br />* <a href="https://www.amazon.es/dp/B087LBJZRY" target="_blank">From Green Tree Fire: Sufi Poems dedicated to God - Amazon Spanish Store</a><br /><br />* <a href="https://www.amazon.it/dp/B087LBJZRY" target="_blank">From Green Tree Fire: Sufi Poems dedicated to God - Amazon Italian Store</a><br /><br />* <a href="https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B087LBJZRY" target="_blank">From Green Tree Fire: Sufi Poems dedicated to God - Amazon Japanese Store</a><br /><br />* <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B087LBJZRY" target="_blank">From Green Tree Fire: Sufi Poems dedicated to God - Amazon Canada Store</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04979716765564795436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-73155776696419820042020-04-25T03:35:00.001+06:002020-04-25T21:39:40.449+06:00Quran Translation Reviews: THE QUR’AN AS IT EXPLAINS ITSELF by Shabbir Ahmed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7m8ohcdhvco/XqRZrRugMWI/AAAAAAAAKbU/LelNF0FxsEwWzzvroAlLgB5sSHwS8uFeACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/qxp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7m8ohcdhvco/XqRZrRugMWI/AAAAAAAAKbU/LelNF0FxsEwWzzvroAlLgB5sSHwS8uFeACNcBGAsYHQ/s640/qxp.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br />There have been many translations of the Qur'an in English. From my personal survey so far (April 2020), I have found the translation of Shabbir Ahmed's <b><i>The Qur'an As It Explains Itself </i></b>to be the most well translated.<br /><br />This Ramadan, this will the #1 Recommendation from me. If you read any translation of the Qur'an, read this one.<br /><br />Let us remind ourselves that Ramadan has been honored because this very month was the month when Qur'an was revealed (2:185). The blessedness of this month comes from the glorious Qur'an and hence the best practice of honor this month is to give the Qur'an its proper due. And if we look at the Qur'an why it was revealed, we will find the following that it is sent as a guide, to give glad tidings to believers and warn the oppressors, to reveal Divine Principles, to judge between right and wrong - and all of these are only possible when the Book is read with understanding. Without comprehension, no reading can be called 'reading'. This is where a good and proper translation is important.<br /><br />Shabbir Ahmed's <b style="font-style: italic;">The Qur'an As It Explains Itself </b>to me is one of the most well-done Translation in the English language.<i> Don't take my word for it. You can check for yourself.</i><br /><br /><h3><b>Where to Download From</b></h3>The Translation is available in PDF, HTML Mobi, Epub versions from Our Beacon website. <a href="http://www.ourbeacon.com/wordpress/?page_id=21" target="_blank">Click here to get/ download a copy</a> for free.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ourbeacon.com/wordpress/?page_id=21" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="366" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f_P3KDBm1-I/XqNMLFckzeI/AAAAAAAAKaI/7tB8OQVmVdExg7-18q8-gxQDP4PEs8ZgwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/quran.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br /><br />Before diving into more details of the finer details and examples as to why I think this translation, <b><i>The Qur'an As It Explains Itself</i></b> (aka <b>QXP</b>) is much better than many classically accepted versions, here are the highlights of Shabbir Ahmed's translation and its uniqueness. The English words he has chosen are by far the most meaningful and also the smaller explanation offered in some of the verses can help readers whether they are eastern or western - with a very broad appreciation of the Quranic message.<br /><br />Here are some highlights of this translation:<br /><br /><h3>1. This Translation is done using Tasreef</h3>One of the unique characteristics of Qur'an is that God has repeated His Signs again and again. The full meaning is best uncovered or understood when seen as a System of meaning or holistically. That holistic approach is called <i>Tasreef</i>.<br /><br />Tasreef is the Qur’anic process where verses in one part of the Qur’an explain or provide a deeper understanding of the verses in other parts of the Book. Concisely, it means looking at the Qur’an in its Big Picture. The Qur’an, thus, lets us look at its terms and concepts from very diverse vantage points. This is how special care has been taken to explain every verse from within the Qur’an itself.<br /><br />A diligent study of the Qur'an using Tasreef helps us look at the Qur’an in its Big Picture, and this method gives us a phenomenal advantage toward its understanding.<br /><br /><h3>2. Rendered from More Accurate Dialect </h3>The translator has rendered the terms and linguistics of the Qur’an using the Quraish (Quresh) dialect of Makkah since it is the Arabic dialect in which the Qur’an was revealed to the exalted Muhammad bin Abdullah, the final prophet, messenger and apostle of God [570-632 CE].<br /><br />The translator had the good fortune to learn the dialect from the Bedouins under the auspice of King Faisal and other royal members during the translator's posting to Saudi Arabia. Learning the dialect, by no means, amounts to absorbing the Saudi theology. Rather, it’s quite the opposite as we see how non-sectarian the Quran is and how blessed and compassionate its Message is for the entire humanity, and not for Muslims only.<br /><br /><h3>3. Free from Persian Language and Other Influences</h3>The first-ever commentaries of the Qur’an were written in the third and fourth centuries after the exalted messenger during the Abbasid Dynasty when Zoroastrian influence held sway in Islamic politics, society, and even in the Arabic literature. The commentators of the Qur’an, historians,<br />Muhadditheen (the Hadith/Tradition collectors) and Fuqaha (‘Islamic’ Jurists) overwhelmingly originated from among the non-Arab Persians.<br /><br />While the language of the Qur’an remained untouched, its words and terms were made to lose the splendor they so beautifully conveyed in the original, revealed Arabic. So much so, that the Qur’anic terms were dressed up with the erroneous philosophies prevalent in the once Zoroastrian culture of Persia, and they became widely accepted even among the Arabs! In the introductory text, the translator has given some very clear and concise example of this problem.<br /><br /><h3>4. Free from Age Old Sectarian Bias</h3>God condemns sectarianism and division when it comes to Deen. And yet madhabs and sects are brought into the Deen. Sectarianism is a very old problem in Islamic history. And it has significantly tainted everything that is labeled as Islamic including the study of the book of God. Sect based biased even corrupted the meanings of the Quran in many translations and the primary source of it is through extraneous sources such as hearsay so-called Hadith.<br /><br />The translator has purposely refrained from explaining the Qur’an through any such extrinsic sources such as Hadith and a very questionable history (for example Shaan-e-Nuzool). Here the words and terms of the Qur'an were given tailor-made meanings to fit the supposed story, with total disregard for their original vibrant meanings, concepts, and messages. This deplorable practice only serves to bind the verses of the TimelessQur’an to some supposed incidents and chain the Word of God in another set of shackles!<br /><br />Hadith meaning the supposed sayings of the exalted prophet collected through hearsay centuries after him. Using these two ‘sources’ for translating or explaining the Qur’an in the distant and recent past has only served to confound the Word of God with manmade traditions and it takes away the profound glory of the Divine message. In QXP, relevant historical accounts have been given only sparingly for the interested reader and they have no bearing on the Pristine Divine message.<br /><br /><h3>5. Cross Referencing</h3><div>The cross-referencing of similar subject matter / guidance / theme from one verse to other verses in the Qur'an is very unique and helpful in this translation. For any student of Qur'an who wishes to follow the Quranic instruction to contemplate and deeply think on the Signs of God, can do so with such cross-referencing. This also helps broaden one's own understanding of the timeless and alive Revelations. </div><div><br /></div>The respected reader should expect to find “The Qur’an As It ExplainsItself” different from the prevalent translations and explanations because of the above features.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x_Hy6h1ui2s/XqNRYFZNtwI/AAAAAAAAKaU/QSQXZBzqtxQjMPsIspTmbWAwj38ObiPNgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Nice-Quran-Image-640x428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="640" height="214" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x_Hy6h1ui2s/XqNRYFZNtwI/AAAAAAAAKaU/QSQXZBzqtxQjMPsIspTmbWAwj38ObiPNgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/Nice-Quran-Image-640x428.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h3>Some Examples where Other Conventional Translations Fails </h3><b><i>Taqwa</i></b> is usually translated as: Righteousness, goodness, avoiding evil, God-consciousness, warding off evil, piety, fearing God, doing good etc.<br /><br />Now a non-Muslim, or even a bright Muslim youngster may ask, “Well, the Qur’an in the very beginning claims that it is a guidance for the righteous, the God-conscious, he who wards off evil, the pious, he who fears God, one who does good works. But, why should such people need any guidance?”<br /><br />The answer lies in the Quraish dialect that describes Taqwa as walking in security, like someone who strolls through a garden but watches his garment against getting entangled in bushes and thorns. All of a sudden the verse now makes beautiful sense, that the Qur’an is a Guide to those who wish to journey through life in honor and security.<br /><br /><b><i>Manyyasha</i></b> is almost invariably translated as ‘whatever God wills.’ Since this term appears in the Qur’an very frequently, its wrong translation lays down the foundation of ‘Fatalism’ in Islam. Such erroneous translations can only convey abject messages and result like this: ‘God honors whomever He wills and humiliates whomever He wills.’ Or, ‘God sends astray whomever He wills and guides whomever He wills.’ An intelligent reader has every right to ask, "Why then did God reveal His message in the first place?"<br /><br />The original Qur’anic meaning of Manyyasha is, ‘according to His laws.’ God has appointed laws for success vs failure, and for guidance vs straying. [And these laws are given in the Qur’an. See 4:88].<br /><br />Such terms as Sayyeh, Ithm, Zanb, Fisq, ‘Udwaan, and the like are all blanketed together as the vague term ‘SIN’. I have let the Qur’an explain the true meanings of each term repeatedly in the text, at times in parentheses.<br /><br /><b><i>Zulm </i></b>has almost always been given a very vague meaning, ‘wrongdoing’. But the Qur’anic concept of Zulm is extremely clear and appealing: To displace something from its rightful place – to harm one’s own self – violation of human rights – oppression – relegating the truth –to hurt anyone. These meanings become crystal clear in their context in every single related verse.<br /><br />Hasanah, Khair, Saalehat, ‘Amal-e-Saaleh, Birr, etc are all blanketed together as the vague 'good deeds'. The correct Qur’anic meanings have been incorporated in the text at the relevant places.<br /><div><div></div><div><b><i>Salaat</i></b> = To follow closely, like a runner-up (Musalli) follows the winning horse (Saabiq) = To follow Divine Commands closely.</div><div></div><div><b><i>Aqimussallat </i></b> = Establish the System that facilitates the following of divine Commands.</div></div><br /><b><i>Zakaat</i></b> = The Just Economic Order where everyone works according to one's capacity and is compensated according to the needs. People spend on others or give to the Central authority (Islamic government)whatever is surplus (2:219). And they do so whenever they earn any income (6:141). The System of Zakaat is managed by the Central Authority that ensures the development of individuals and society. The 2.5 percent annual mandatory charity is a non-Qur’anicconcept that trivializes the comprehensive Qur’anic System of Zakaat.<br /><br /><b><i>Tilawah</i></b> = Reciting and studying with reflection.<br /><br /><b><i>Jinn</i></b> = Something hidden, rarely seen. So, after using Tasreef, Al-Jinn =The nomads. Jannah from the same root means a garden hidden in the foliage. When the Jinns or nomads move to dwell in towns and become civilized, they are referred to as <i>Ins</i>.<br /><br /><br /><h3><i>More Reviews from Amazon</i></h3><br />It is my opinion that this is one of the masterpieces of Qur'anic Literature. This book contains what may probably be considered the best translation of the Qur'an from Classical Arabic, the language of which it was written. Dr. Ahmed adds explanations to the verses by using other verses within the Qur'an when there exists the possibility of misunderstanding or misinterpreting the verses by the reader. This in fact creates the title for the book as the "Qur'an" will "Explain Itself" without any need for secondary sources. A must for scholars and non scholars to own and study! <b>- <i>Louis</i></b><br /><br />I like this translation since it doesn't have any sectarian influence and uses the old Arabic language to understand the wording and how they would be rendered into English.<br /><br />The author spent time learning the language with Arab Bedouins who have preserved the Qurayshi dialect of the 7th century. Most of the modern translators are bias and influenced by culture and partisan beliefs which are contrary to the Quran itself.<br /><br />I'd recommend this to those who care for the purity of the language and understanding of the Quran in its original form. <b><i>- <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Fraz Naseem</i></b><br /><br />This is by far the greatest interpretation of the Qur'an I have ever read. While most interpretations of the Qur'an tends to lean toward dogma or traditional idealism to explain it's verses. Dr. Shabbir has totally done away with using all extrinsic sources allowing the Book to explain itself through the process of Tasreef (The Qur'an is a non-linear Book so some parts of the Book explains other parts of the Book in further detail) thus allowing the reader to focus on the 'big picture' of the Qur'anic message. Any rational being that has knowledge of the history of extrinsic sources used to explain the Qur'an by traditionalists such as hadith would easily acknowledge the dubiousness of such sources and the troubles such sources can be when it comes to diverting the seeker from the correct path of enlightenment. <i><b>- Deandre Rush</b></i><br /><br /><br /><h3><b>Download The Qur'an As It Explains Itself by Shabbir Ahmed</b></h3>The Translation is available in PDF, HTML Mobi, Epub versions from Our Beacon website. <a href="http://www.ourbeacon.com/wordpress/?page_id=21" target="_blank">Click here to get/ download a copy</a> for free.<br /><br /><br /><br /># Related Posts:<br /><br />* <a href="http://www.techofheart.com/2015/07/why-quran-is-revealed-what-allah-says.html" target="_blank">Why Qur'an is Revealed? What Allah Says in the Qur'an? Part 1</a><br /><br />* <a href="http://www.techofheart.com/2015/07/why-quran-is-revealed-what-allah-says_16.html" target="_blank">Why Qur'an is Revealed? What Allah Says in the Qur'an? Part 2</a><br /><br />* <a href="http://www.techofheart.com/2010/09/spiritual-practices-beginning-end-taqwa.html" target="_blank">For Every Spiritual Practice: In the Beginning and at the End is Taqwa | Divine Consciousness</a><br /><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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/><i>Humein Bhi Jalwa-Gaah-e- Naaz Tak, Lekar Chalo Moosa</i><br /><br />Moses, take us along, too, to the place where Beauty manifests itself<br /><br /><i>Tumhein Ghash Aa Gaya To Husn-e Jaanaan Kaun Dekhega</i><br /><br />Who will witness the Beloved’s beauty if the sight makes you faint<br /><br /><i>Unse Milne Ko Toh Kya Kahiye</i><br /><br />Why speak of meeting Him someday<br /><br /><i>Un Se Milne Ko To Kya Kahiye Jigar</i><br /><br />Why speak of meeting the Divine someday, o friend<br /><br /><i>Khud Se Milne Ko Zamana Chahiye</i><br /><br />It takes an epoch to meet just one’s own self<br /><br /><i>Is Husn Pe Main, This beauty… Is Husn Pe Main Hairan Huwa</i><br /><br />This intense divine beauty has left me wonder-struck!<br /><br /><i>Hairaan huwa, Hairaan huwa, Hairaan Huwa, Hairaan Huwa</i><br /><br />This beauty has left me wonderstruck!<br /><br /><i>hairaan huwa, hairaan huwa</i><br /><br />O how wonderstruck I am!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Tum Sar-e -hashr Miloge Yeh Suna Hai Jab Se</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Ever since hearing that it would be possible to meet you on the day of resurrection</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Tere Diwane Ne Ik Hashr Utha Rakkha Hai</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Your crazy lovers have raised a tumult worthy of Judgement Day</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Yeh Ghamzah O’ Naaz Ki Fauj-Kashi</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">The warlike onslaught of your playful glances</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Yeh Dilbar Teri Khaas Adaa, Yeh Dilbar Teri Khaas Adaa</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Beloved, your distinctive coquetry</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Kya Khoob Tiri Is Ulfat Mein, Kya Khoob Tiri Is Ulfat Mein</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">How wonderfully my devotion to you</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Miskeen Se Main Sultan Huwa</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Has turned me from a beggar to a king</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Hairaan Huwa, Hairaan Huwa</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">O how wonderstruck I am!</div><br /><br /><br /><i>Lakri Jal Koyela Hoye</i><br /><br />Wood burned and became coal<br /><br /><i>Koyela Jalke Raakkh</i><br /><br />Coal burned and became ash<br /><br /><i>Main Paapan Aisi Jali</i><br /><br />When a sinful, wretched being like me burned<br /><br /><i>Na Koyela Hoye Na Raakh</i><br /><br />I became neither coal nor ash<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Mansoor Ho Ya Sarmad Ho Sanam</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Be it Mansur Hallaj or Sarmad, O Beloved</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Ya Shams Ul-Haq Tabrezi Ho</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Or be it Sham Tabrezi</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Is Teri Gali Men Aye Dilbar, Is Teri Gali Men Ay Dilbar</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">When they came to your lane, O Irresistible One</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Har Ek Ka Sar Qurbaan Huwa</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Each one sacrificed his life in Your Love</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Hairan Hua, Hairan Hua</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">O how wonderstruck I am!</div><br /><br /><br /><i>Jahain Dil Peeta Ishq Da Jaam</i><br /><br />The heart which drinks from the Cup of Love<br /><br /><i>Sa Dil Mast O Mast Mudaam, Sa Dil Mast O Mast Mudaam</i><br /><br />That heart always remains joyful and ecstatic<br /><br /><i>Allah haq maujood, sada maujood God</i><br /><br />God is present everywhere, God is present all the time<br /><br /><i>Jahain Dil, O Maula</i><br /><br />The heart which, O master<br /><br /><i>Jahain Dil, O Saaeen</i><br /><br />The heart which, O beloved master<br /><br /><i>Jahain Dil Peeta ‘Ishq Da Jaam</i><br /><br />The heart which drinks from the Cup of Love<br /><br /><i>Sa Dil Mast O Mast Mudaam</i><br /><br />That heart always remains joyful and ecstatic<br /><br /><i>Haq Maujood, Sadaa Maujood</i><br /><br />God is ever present, God is present in all<br /><br /><i>Maula, haq Maujood, Sada Maujood, Master</i><br /><i><br /></i>God is present everywhere, God is ever present.<br /><br /><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Sooli Te Mansoor Chadhayi</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Mansur Hallaj was hung on the gallows</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>An-Al-Haq Kalaam</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">‘I am Truth’ were his words</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Maula, An-Al-Haq Kalaam</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Master,’I am Truth’ were his words</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Jahain Dil, O Maula, Jahain Dil</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">The heart which.. O master, The heart which..</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>O Saaeen, Jahain Dil, O Maula</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">O beloved master, The heart which…</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>O master, Jahain Dil Peeta ‘Ishq Da Jaam</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">The heart which drinks from the Cup of Love,</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Sa Dil Mast O Mast Mudaam, Sa Dil Mast O Mast Mudaam</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">That heart always remains joyful and ecstatic</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Haq Maujood, Sadaa Maujood</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">God is present everywhere, God is ever present</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>‘Ali Haq Maujood, Sadaa Maujood</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">God the Most High is present in all</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">God is ever present</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Haq Haq, O Haq Haq, Haq Haq, Ji Maula</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Truth! Truth, O master.</div><br /><br />_____________________<br /><br />What I love about this song is the poetic analogy used in the beginning where it says, take me with you O Moses, because when God's beauty appeared you fainted; how could you describe that beauty to us all - better I be a companion of you to witness that intense manifestation of God's beauty. The title <i>Hairan Hua</i> represents the awe struck state of heart of a Divine beauty intoxicated human being. <br /><br />And all through the song the poet expresses his wonderstruck state in the presence of God which is Ever Present. One simply needs the inner eye of the heart to witness.<br /><br />_____________________<br /><br />With poetry composed by Sachal Sarmast (1739–1827), Sanam Marvi graces #CokeStudio12 in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqI5pMJuFbE" target="_blank">Hairaan Hua</a>, a celebration of the Ultimate Beauty of the Divine, and the love and wonder it inspires in His devotees.<br /><br />Produced: by Rohail Hyatt<br />Original lyricist: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachal_Sarmast" target="_blank">Abdul Wahhab Sachal Sarmast</a><br />Original composer: Abida Parveen<br /><br />You may listen to the song sung by Sanam Marvi here on Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqI5pMJuFbE" target="_blank">Hairan Hua</a>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8mrSuSAznQ" target="_blank">Another version by Abida Parveen</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04979716765564795436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-42458352124985671552020-02-07T14:01:00.000+06:002020-02-07T14:02:48.175+06:00Turning Left and Right in Sleep - Reflection on Surah Kahf of Quran<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ROuiqXoRRyg/Xj0M99fmclI/AAAAAAAAKYM/4o4cgvzZztway6iM-XjXT9hE9VgHwvviACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/cave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="960" height="378" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ROuiqXoRRyg/Xj0M99fmclI/AAAAAAAAKYM/4o4cgvzZztway6iM-XjXT9hE9VgHwvviACNcBGAsYHQ/s640/cave.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h3 style="line-height: 24pt;">وَتَحْسَبُهُمْ أَيْقَاظًا وَهُمْ رُقُودٌ<br /> وَنُقَلِّبُهُمْ ذَاتَ الْيَمِينِ وَذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ </h3><br /><i>Wa tahsabuhum ayqathan wahum ruqoodun </i><br /><i>wa nuqallibuhum thata alyameeni watha taashshimali</i><br /><br /><br />You would think them awake, although they were asleep,<br />And We turned them over to the right, and to the left.<br /><br /><i>- Quran, Surah Kahf, 18:18</i><br /><br /><br />In one of the more mystical chapter of the Quran, Chapter 18, Chapter of the Cave, the 18th Sign is the subject of this reflection where God speaks of few believing youth of ancient past who became distant from the corruption of the society and took refuge in a secluded place. This particular verse talks about two things: how apparent reality and real reality can differ; and while God is the Real Doer - yet divine will and human will are not mutually exclusive but mutually complementary.<br /><br />The first part of the Sign tells that the mystical hibernation in which these youths were placed by God's plan in which they would be appeared to be awake but in actuality they were in a particular phase of sleep.<br /><br />In our modern day knowledge of human physiology will tell us that turning from one side to another happens in a particular state of sleep. Another underlying theme of this part of the Sign is that in this phenomenal world, not everything is how they appear outwardly. The inward reality can often be complete opposite of what it appears from outside. A wise person will thus need not to take things for granted from outer appearances but need to practice careful consideration.<br /><br /><br />Second part of the Sign talks about God made them turn them over to right and to left. This is a very common phenomena we often seen in our daily lives during sleep.<br /><br /><h3>WHY PEOPLE TURN INSIDE SLEEP</h3><br />Quoting from <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2014/01/28/3861788.htm" target="_blank">ABC Australia site</a>:<br /><br />Rolling over in bed is something we take for granted, yet it appears we know very little about this basic human movement.<br /><br />"No one that I'm aware of has specifically researched this," says Dr Harriet Hiscock, a paediatric sleep specialist at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne.<br /><br />Babies start to roll at about four months, says Hiscock. Before this time "they don't have the coordination to do it and they are simply not strong enough," she says.<br /><br />"There's a big innate drive so that they learn to roll so they can get on all fours and start to crawl," she says, adding that rolling over is a "developmental milestone." She thinks that rolling over during sleep for adults and children is simply a matter of getting comfortable.<br /><br />"If you just lie in the same position all night you'd probably get stiff joints, and problems with the skin," she suggests.<br /><br />Dr Peter Roessler, a fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, agrees.<br /><br />"I think movement while we are asleep is a protective mechanism to prevent problems developing from prolonged pressure — such as reduced blood flow to certain parts of the skin," he says.<br /><br />When patients are paralysed for a long time, for example in intensive care, they need to be turned regularly to prevent pressure sores, he adds.<br /><br />He thinks <b>unpleasant stimuli from pressure on pain receptors (called nociceptors) initiate a coordinated rolling over response</b>, and this can happen whether we are asleep, or simply lying awake in bed.<br /><br />"We've all experienced this when sitting in one position. We can tolerate it for a certain length of time and then we have to move. I suspect it's probably a similar sort of response even when we are asleep."<br /><br /><b>The signals from the nociceptors would travel up the back of the spinal cord to the brain, possibly to the reticular activating system which is important in sleep and wakening,</b> he suggests. <b>Then signals to make movement happen would travel down tracts in the front portion of the spinal cord and go out to the muscles.</b><br /><br />People under anaesthesia can't roll over because their sensory signals are suppressed, muscle power is diminished and brain activity can't be coordinated, he adds.<br /><br />And the most common reason for someone turning over in their sleep is probably their spouse nudging them to stop them snoring, he laughs.<br /><br />Degrees of consciousness<br />So how conscious do you need to be to detect these signals?<br /><br /><b>Hiscock thinks rolling mainly occurs during deep sleep.</b><br /><br />"As we go through the night we cycle through alternating phases of light and deep sleep," she says.<br /><br />"Rolling and other movements are not going to happen in the light sleep phase known as rapid eye movement sleep (or REM sleep).<br /><br />"When we are in [REM] sleep we tend to dream and our body is semi-paralysed, so we can't roll over. We think that's to stop us acting out our dreams," she says.<br /><br /><b>During deep non-REM sleep</b>, the brain has mini 'arousals' every six to eight minutes when the sleeper becomes more awake, says Dr Chris Seton, a child sleep physician at The Children's Hospital Westmead in Sydney.<br /><br /><br /><i>End of Quote</i><br /><br />The reason we changes sides in sleep is mostly to do with hydraulics and pressure. If you are sleeping soundly, your blood pressure lowers slightly, and so blood flows a bit more slowly through extremities, like your legs. An occasional mass movement, like turning over, gives a bit of a push to the muscles, and makes the blood move round a bit faster. This prevents cramp in the 'starved' muscles.<br /><br />As suggested, it can also be symptomatic of a desire to relieve excess heat in your bed, or to move off a badly creased sheet which is causing some discomfort. It is a fairly normal situation - a healthy adult makes between 500 and 600 movements in an 8-hour sleeping period. (<a href="https://www.quora.com/Why-do-we-change-sides-while-sleeping-What-are-the-reasons-behind-it" target="_blank">Credit</a>)<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-exax2DxU8i4/Xj0V1d1LG3I/AAAAAAAAKYY/dKsu2r_JjyIBi3SN7pdpmfmKxkz6XksxQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/694940094001_6008969615001_6008970337001-vs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="931" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-exax2DxU8i4/Xj0V1d1LG3I/AAAAAAAAKYY/dKsu2r_JjyIBi3SN7pdpmfmKxkz6XksxQCNcBGAsYHQ/s640/694940094001_6008969615001_6008970337001-vs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h3>SLEEPING STATES</h3><br />A normal sleep cycle has two major categories termed REM and non-REM. REM stands for rapid eye movement. REM sleep is characterized by muscle relaxation, dreaming, episodic rapid eye movements, and low amplitude waves on an EEG (encephalograph). Non-REM sleep is divided into four stages from light sleep (stage 1) to stage IV (Delta or deep sleep). Non-REM sleep occupies about 75% of normal sleeping time while REM occupies the remaining 25% and usually occurs more toward morning.<br /><br />NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the electroencephalographic (EEG) recording are typically slow and of high voltage, the breathing and heart rate are slow and regular, the blood pressure is low, and the sleeper is relatively still. NREM sleep is divided into 4 stages of increasing depth leading to REM sleep.<br /><br />About 80% of sleep is NREM sleep. If you sleep 7-8 hours a night, all but maybe an hour and a half is spent in dreamless NREM sleep.<br /><br />REM sleep is when dreams occur. We have 3 to 5 REM periods per night. They occur at intervals of 1-2 hours apart and are quite variable in length, ranging from 5 minutes to over an hour. REM sleep is characterized by rapid, low-voltage brain waves, irregular breathing and heart rate and involuntary muscle jerks. (<a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/sleep_disorders_pictures_slideshow/article.htm" target="_blank">Credit</a>)<br /><br /><br /><h3>SIGN OF SLEEP IN SURAH KAHF</h3><br />So we know that inside our human body there is a built in mechanism by which even during a particular semi-awake state of Sleep (non-REM Sleep) we turn from one side to another through built in mechanism via our <b>pain receptors (called nociceptors) </b>that makes our body turn.<br /><br />That is the physical explanation of how it happens.<br /><br />Now when God uses language such as "We turn" in the Scripture, this include the built-in mechanism in which we are created by Him in the first place which causes the turning.<br /><br />Similarly in other place in the Quranic Scripture when God says, it is the Compassionate God who make the birds fly high, it doesn't exclude the effort, the mechanism, the physics, the physiology of the bird and its wing. Those all are part of Divine Architecture and thereby part of Divine Will.<br /><br />So God reserves the right to emphasis that I do this turning because the very mechanism through which this happen is also created by God.<br /><br /><br />Many people resort to fate and determinism on this very point by misinterpreting divine will and human will mutually exclusive. They say that God decides all, we have no power, our effort has no value. This thought is fatalistic and deterministic and against the nature of reality (which is also <i>Sunnatallah according to Quran</i>, or Divine Pattern) and also the Scripture.<br /><br />What is consistent with the nature of reality and the Scripture is that Divine Will and Human Will are not mutually exclusive, rather they are mutually complementary. Man being the representative of God, is an instrument of God through which Divine Will is also exercised on earth as was and will in heaven.<br /><br /><br />And God knows the best, God is the Knower of All, the Source of Unending Knowledge and Wisdom.<br /><br /><br /><br /># Further Read:<br /><br />* <a href="https://thesleepdoctor.com/2018/10/09/how-your-sleep-position-affects-your-health-your-dreams-and-your-personality/" target="_blank">How Your Sleep Position Affects Your Health, Your Dreams And Your Personality</a><br />* <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Sleepers" target="_blank">The Seven Sleepers</a><br /><br /><br /># Also on Technology of the Heart:<br /><br />* <a href="http://www.techofheart.com/2014/09/surah-kahf-temporary-autonomous-zone-to-permanent.html" target="_blank">Temporary Autonomous Zone to Permanent Autonomous Zone and Surah al-Kahf</a><br />* <a href="http://www.techofheart.com/2014/11/in-search-of-khidr-khizr-imran-hosein.html" target="_blank">In Search of the Khidr of this Age by Imran N. 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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04979716765564795436noreply@blogger.com0Dhaka, Bangladesh23.810332 90.41251809999994323.577844499999998 90.089794599999948 24.0428195 90.735241599999938tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-49495537511325048362019-11-16T00:00:00.000+06:002019-11-17T14:50:41.210+06:00How to Uncover God's Self-Disclosure from Quran, the Final Testament<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5iYjbviDic/Xc4yRX4ygjI/AAAAAAAAKWk/iSELGhYZTPkIcjdp_pUJIvBCifoET4JXACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/yellow-flowers-917076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="1280" height="378" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5iYjbviDic/Xc4yRX4ygjI/AAAAAAAAKWk/iSELGhYZTPkIcjdp_pUJIvBCifoET4JXACNcBGAsYHQ/s640/yellow-flowers-917076.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h2>Pretext</h2>True believer in God will come to this realization, today or tomorrow that God is One, Human family is a single family, Guidance of God has been the same for the benefit of mankind from time immemorial and God's Prophets and Messengers delivered the same message in different turn of ages - which were the Message of Unity, Compassion, Benevolence, Generosity, Justice, Right Governance and Togetherness.<br /><br />In the known human history, some of the monumental Prophets who came with pivotal role in bringing all round Guidance were Prophet Noah, Prophet Abraham, Prophet Moses, Prophet Jesus and finally Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon them all. The Books of Guidance that survived from these five major Prophets are known as Torah, Gospel and Quran.<br /><br />Among the Three Testaments, The Torah being the Old Testament of Truth and Guidance, The Gospel being the New Testament whereas The Quran is the Last or Final Testament to mankind. Quran, revealed to Prophet Muhammad continues the same message of Community Building through Divine Guidance and Principles based on Mercy, Love, Generosity, Justice, Right Governance and Unity. Again and again Quran testifies this truth that this book is a verifier towards the truthfulness of earlier Revelations and Scriptures namely the Torah and Gospel.<br /><br />Step by step, God has sent down upon you, [O Prophet], the Book in truth, confirming what was before it. And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel earlier as a guide for people and He has sent down the Criterion [between right and wrong]. Those who deny God’s revelations will suffer severe torment: God is Almighty and Capable of Retribution. <i>- Quran 3:3-4</i><br /><div><br /></div><div><div>God gave Moses the Scripture- so do not doubt that you are receiving it- and We made it a guide for the Children of Israel. - <i>Quran 32:23</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div>We did aforetime give Moses the guidance, and we gave the book in inheritance to the children of Israel. -<i> Quran 40:53</i></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light. The prophets who submitted [to God] judged by it for the Jews, as did the rabbis and scholars by that with which they were entrusted of the Scripture of God, and they were witnesses thereto." - <i>Quran 5:44</i></div><div><br /></div></div><div>We gave him [to Abraham] Isaac and Jacob, all (three) We guided; and before him we guided Noah and among his progeny David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron; Thus do we reward those who do good; And Zakariya and John [the Baptist] and Jesus and Elias [Elijah] all in the ranks of the righteous. - <i>Quran 8:84-85</i> </div><div><br /></div><div>So it is very much clear that Quran is a confirmation and testimony to the truth and veracity of earlier scriptures and revelations ie. continuous Guidance from God, whether those scriptures are mentioned by name or not. The Guidance of God was a continuous promise and process since Adam.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thus those who understand this Pattern of God, hopefully will come to appreciate the Last and Final Testament, the Quran as a Source of Guidance, Inspiration and Communication from God, the Most High. Quran is not in conflict with the Torah or Gospel, but a continuation of the same Message from the One and Only God.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PdO37XNR8hI/Xc3EFsJz8_I/AAAAAAAAKWY/oyEjN8kOfA8Q1wAwMbOkb9u6WJrcm9xBwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/i%2Bam%2Bwho%2Bi%2Bam%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PdO37XNR8hI/Xc3EFsJz8_I/AAAAAAAAKWY/oyEjN8kOfA8Q1wAwMbOkb9u6WJrcm9xBwCNcBGAsYHQ/s400/i%2Bam%2Bwho%2Bi%2Bam%2B.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><h2>Knowing God</h2></div><div><br /></div><div>Be still and know that I Am God. </div><div><br /></div><div>- <i>The Psalms, 46:10</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind... </div><div><br /></div><div><i>- The Greatest of Commandments, Gospel of Matthew 22</i> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Precondition of Love is knowledge. One must know a person before loving that person. Without knowledge and gnosis (ma'rifa), without recognition, love can not flourish. Thus the Command in the Psalms to know God and the Command in the Gospel to Love God are related to each other. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Last and Final Testament, the Quran has a very distinct feature where God Unveils His Qualities, Attributes and Self-Disclosing Nature in a frequent and gradual manner. Once this pattern is understood, then one may uncover one's journey towards the very important function, in reality a holy one, to know God according to one's capacity.</div><div><br /></div><div>The origin of the word <i>Torah</i> <a href="https://www.ancient-hebrew.org/studies-words/what-is-torah.htm" target="_blank">means</a> Teachings / Instruction that flows from God / Teacher. On the other hand the origin of the word <i>Quran </i>means in Hebrew root words (<a href="https://books.google.com.bd/books?id=1xX-am4mqWoC&pg=PA349&lpg=PA349&dq=hebrew+root+word+Q+R+N&source=bl&ots=F1LT6PU5_W&sig=ACfU3U2dfapI8Pp6Ah5unYhqq22Scksb-g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj79PGayurlAhVBu48KHQgdDZ4Q6AEwCXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=hebrew%20root%20word%20Q%20R%20N&f=false" target="_blank">Q R N</a>) to shine or shine forth; in Arabic to recite or read, something that is read. Or said in another way, Quran is reading of the shining instructions of God. A major subject matter of the Quran is the mission of Moses including his life's journey; Revelation to Moses and Covenant of God with the nation of Israel. In a sense as Quran mention that it confirms the earlier Scripture and also refreshes earlier Message, particularly that of Torah.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thus those who are familiar with the Old Testament and New, will simply find Quran as a continuum of the same flow of stream.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h2>Self-Disclosure of the Divine in the Quran</h2><div><br /></div><div>If any person start to read any chapter or any section in a chapter of the Quran, one will notice that within each paragraph or at least after few sentences, God unveils God Self by unveiling certain divine attributes. Sometime this happen in the beginning, but more often than not, it happens inevitably at the end of each paragraph or finishing of verse.<br /><br />Such Disclosure has the characteristics where God declares His Qualities such as:<br /><br /><i>Inna Allahu Ghafurur Raheem.</i><br /><br />Indeed God is the Most Forgiving, Merciful.<br /><br /><i>InnaLlaha yuhibbul muhsineen.</i><br /><br />Indeed God loves those who do good.<br /><br /><i>Wa Allahu sariuul hisab</i><br /><br />God is swift in reckoning.<br /><br /></div><div><br /><h3>There are 3 Dimensions of God's Self-Disclosure:</h3><br />1) Disclosure of Divine Nature, <i>Sifat</i><br /><br />2) Disclosure of Divine Will, through Command, Prohibition and Instructions<br /><br />3) Disclosure of Divine Pattern, <i>SunnataAllah, Archetypal Principles</i><br /><br />Knowing <b>Divine Nature</b> helps us realize how as Representation of God (<i>Khalifa</i>) on Earthly plane or Image of God, how we may embody the Divine Qualities and to become Coloured in the Colour of God (<i>Sibghat Allah).</i><br /><i><br /></i>Knowing <b>Divine Will </b>help us realize direct our actions in sync with God's Will.<br /><br />Knowing <b>Divine Pattern</b> or Principles which are immutable from time immemorial as God reminds in the Scripture that man will find no changes or alteration in the Way's of God - help us understand the world, history of it and how life works.<br /><br /></div><div>Here are few examples directly quoted from the Quran:</div><div><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">O you who have believed, be constantly upright with equity (with others), witnesses for God, even if it be against yourselves or (your) parents and nearest kin. In case (the person) is rich or poor, then God is the Best Patron for both. So do not ever follow prejudice, so as to do justice; and in case you twist or veer away, then ˹know that˺ God is certainly the All-Aware of what you do.. - <i>The Quran 4:135</i></blockquote><div><br /></div><div>In the above example verse, it's an instruction to uphold equity and justice and not to be affected by social status or be biased due to blood-ties when it comes to justice. Not to ever follow prejudice. This is a reflection of Divine Will. But the paragraph ends with a Self-Disclosure of God's Attribute - which: The Divine is the All Aware (<i>Allahu Khabeer</i>). The Ever Aware.<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Your God is the one God: there is no deity except Him, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy. - <i>The Quran 2:163</i></blockquote></div><div><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">If My servants wonder about Me, I am near. I respond to those who call Me, so let them respond to Me, and believe in Me, so that they may be guided. - <i>The Quran 2:186</i></blockquote><br /></div><div><blockquote class="tr_bq">We have bound each human being’s destiny to his neck. On the Day of Resurrection, We shall bring out a record for each of them, which they will find spread wide open,<br /><br />[It will be said], "Read your record. Sufficient is yourself against you this Day as accountant."<br /><br />Whoever accepts guidance does so for his own good; whoever strays does so at his own peril. No soul will bear another’s burden, nor do We punish any people until We have sent a messenger.<br /><br />How many generations We have destroyed since Noah! And your Lord suffices as One Who is Ever-Cognizant of (and) Ever-Beholding of the guilty (deeds) of His servants. <i>- The Quran 17: 13-15</i></blockquote><div><br /></div><div>In the above example we find Way of God that without sending a warner He never destroy a people. <i>No soul will bear another's burden</i> is another blueprint Divine Archetypal Principle. </div><div><br /></div></div><blockquote class="tr_bq">And some say, "The Most Merciful has taken [for Himself] a son."<br /><br />You have certainly made an outrageous claim, by which the heavens are about to burst, the earth to split apart, and the mountains to crumble to pieces in protest of attributing son to the Most Merciful.<br /><br />And it is not appropriate for the Most Merciful that He should take a son. There is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant.<br /><br />Indeed He has already enumerated them, and He has numbered them with (exact) numbering. And all of them are coming to Him on the Day of Resurrection alone.<br /><br />As for those who have faith and do good, the Most Compassionate will ˹certainly˺ bless them with ˹genuine˺ Love. - <i>The Quran 19:88-96</i></blockquote><br /><br />In light of the above discussion it is clear that the Quran is a book of Divine Gnosis and Self-Disclosure of God by God.</div><div><br /></div><div>So sooner or later, through reading practice of the Reading (<i>al-Quran</i>) any person who wish to be a knower of God, who wish to be a lover of God, can not help but discover this unveiling of Self-Disclosure of God in the Quran. Indeed only God knows God and only God reserves the right to Self-Disclose His Light upon whom He wills. </div><div><br /><br /><br /><i>Sadiq M. Alam</i><br /><i>Mirpur, Dhaka</i><br /><i>15 Nov 2019</i><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04979716765564795436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-81964269687666922532019-11-15T00:16:00.001+06:002019-11-15T17:18:44.030+06:00Sufi Symbols in the Poetry of Hafiz by Peter Booth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XoU4YcEez7o/XcrbtZjJOOI/AAAAAAAAKWA/jp_A4201x40pONoB0SE82a_GHWnYJenRgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/hafez.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XoU4YcEez7o/XcrbtZjJOOI/AAAAAAAAKWA/jp_A4201x40pONoB0SE82a_GHWnYJenRgCNcBGAsYHQ/s640/hafez.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />PETER BOOTH is a Hafiz scholar and translator and the coauthor of Dante / Hafiz. In the recently published book, <i>The Illuminated Hafiz</i> (Published by Sounds True, November 2019), Peter Booth contributed as one of the main translator and shared <i>a Glossary of Terms</i> comprising of symbols and imageries used in the poetry of Hafiz. I am hereby sharing a selection from the Glossary.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JWtHnfXb1Hc/XcrdMVmlH2I/AAAAAAAAKWM/sJWSKd6oN9gfNkZ4nXl4LD_K0fHuS2vWQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/rose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="247" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JWtHnfXb1Hc/XcrdMVmlH2I/AAAAAAAAKWM/sJWSKd6oN9gfNkZ4nXl4LD_K0fHuS2vWQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/rose.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Beloved.</b> The personification of God by endowing Him/Her with perceivable attributes such as beauty, coquettishness, elegance, grace, love, and compassion. In Hafiz, the Beloved has the attributes of both masculine and feminine beauty; and the third-person singular, when used to refer to the Beloved, can be read as masculine, feminine, or both, depending on the context.<br /><br /><b>Breeze</b>. Plays the role of messenger in Hafiz’s poetry. Most frequently, it is the morning breeze from the north- east that carries a message between the Beloved and lover after a night of supplication. The arrival of this message from the Beloved indicates the lover’s advancement to a higher spiritual state of greater intimacy.<br /><br /><b>Candle. </b>Well suited to Hafiz’s imagery as it is an individual light whose existence depends on its own annihilation—that is, to light itself the candle burns down into nothing, as does the lover, on fire from his love for the Beloved. Over and over in Hafiz, the light of the candle/lover is seen being consumed by the dawn light of the Sun/Beloved, signifying God-realization.<br /><br /><b>Cup, Wine Cup.</b> Just as a shell is necessary to create and carry a pearl, so, too, the wine cup or goblet is necessary to contain the wine representing Divine Love. Moreover, as all of Hafiz’s imagery is “open ended,” with images flowing into and expanding the meaning of one another, the wine cup, throughout his poetry and Persian history, represents the pure heart of the lover, where not just the face of the Beloved can be reflected as in a mirror, but where all of creation and all events—past, present, and future—can be viewed as well.<br /><br /><b>Night.</b> Frequently associated with dawn in Hafiz’s poetry, suggesting not just that night ends in the dawn of a new spiritual state—in some cases even God-realization—but also that God as Love exists out of the framework of time. Nightingale. Represents the lover or, in Hafiz, the tongue of the Beloved, who, inspired by the Beloved’s beauty (represented by the rose), sings in joyous ecstasy.<br /><br /><b>Ocean</b>. Used variously in Hafiz with three meanings: the limitless existence of the Beloved as Love, the vast expanse of the spiritual path, and also the vastness of creation.<br /><br /><b>Tress, Hair, Curl.</b> In general, Hafiz uses the Beloved’s tresses or curls as chains that trap and bind the lover’s heart. Elsewhere, however, they are the spiraling ascending curves of the spiritual path with all of its twists and turns. The most common setting involving curls is the bird of the soul or the heart, attracted by the beauty mark on the Beloved’s cheek, becoming caught in them. These bindings then draw the heart/soul from illusion to Reality represented by the Beloved’s cheek and His/Her lips.<br /><br /><b>Union.</b> The ultimate state of lover and Beloved. The Persian mystics presented the allegory that every particle of man was composed of dust and the wine of God’s love carefully kneaded by the angels under God’s instructions over a forty-day period. This process expressed the descent of man’s soul into the chalice of God’s covenant—the human form. It is the undoing of this process (the spiritual path) that is the ascension of man’s soul back to its source with God. This culmination is termed Union with God, or God-realization. The unfoldment to Union is the subject of Hafiz’s poetry.<br /><br /><b>Veil.</b> In mystical traditions, a covering over the human eye. One remains “veiled” until such time as, by the grace of a God-realized Master, the soul sees the divine effulgence of God. In Islam, the veil hiding the radiance of the Divine is composed of seventy thousand layers of light and darkness.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">- Credit -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Illuminated Hafiz: Love Poems for the Journey to Light</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Illuminated-Hafiz-Poems-Journey-Light/dp/1683643429" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oVXqc08-FXc/Xcqe1mU3gbI/AAAAAAAAKV4/IuGHXgVMxgkxdmo3wJPmxDc1Es9lFgELgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/The%252BIlluminated%252BHafiz%252Bbookcover.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><br />PETER BOOTH, translator of <i>The Illuminated Hafiz</i> and co-author of <i>Hafiz/Dante: Readings on the Sigh, the Gaze, and Beauty</i>, studied Sanskrit and sacred Indian texts at Georgetown University in his teens, received a B.A. in English Literature from Bard College, and attended Harvard Graduate School in Persian Language and Literature, studying with Annemarie Schimmel and Wheeler Thackston. He then studied studied Persian Literature at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, on a scholarship from the Shah of Iran. For 32 years he was a resident in Avatar Meher Baba’s home, Meherabad, in rural India, where he helped build water and electrical systems, roads, and carried out extensive afforestation. He’s currently completing a detailed study of the poetry of Hafiz, <i>The Incomparable Hafiz.</i><br /><br /><br /># Related Resources:<br /><br />* <a href="https://www.al-islam.org/wine-love-mystical-poetry-imam-khomeini/appendix-symbolism-religious-poetry" target="_blank">On the Symbolism of Religious Poetry</a><br /><br />* <a href="https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/X/X_3_2.htm" target="_blank">Sufi Poetic Imagery by Inayat Khan</a><br /><br />* <a href="http://www.asiaticsociety.org.bd/journal/7%20%20H_904.pdf" target="_blank">A Beginners Take on Sufi Poetry</a> (PDF)<br /><br />* <a href="http://www.ibnarabisociety.org/articles/jamiwine.html" target="_blank">Jami on Divine Love and the image of wine</a><br /><br />* <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228174275_Symbolism_Theme_and_Message_in_a_Persian_Sufi_English_Anglican_and_Burmese_Buddhist_Poems_Written_Throughout_the_Centuries" target="_blank">Symbolism, Theme and Message in a Persian (Sufi), English (Anglican) and Burmese (Buddhist) Poems Written Throughout the Centuries</a><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04979716765564795436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-29081031736249579412019-11-12T14:48:00.001+06:002020-06-19T21:54:02.780+06:00The Illuminated Hafiz: Love Poems for the Journey to Light - Book Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sx1BuSdDDZo/XcpnWb7XVFI/AAAAAAAAKVE/WyLqHEeswmcwpCRNBfdqgW-YT-Ca6WJWQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/illuminated-hafiz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sx1BuSdDDZo/XcpnWb7XVFI/AAAAAAAAKVE/WyLqHEeswmcwpCRNBfdqgW-YT-Ca6WJWQCNcBGAsYHQ/s640/illuminated-hafiz.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />When I picked up the book, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Illuminated-Rumi-Jalal-Al-Din/dp/0767900022" target="_blank">The Illuminated Rumi</a></i> (published in 1997 by Broadway Books) featuring translation by Coleman Barks and Illustration by Michael Green, I was totally blown away. It was a testimony about how beautiful a book can be to hold, look at and read! It remains one of my most favorite book of all time.<br /><br />Thanks to Coleman Barks, who made Rumi, the medieval poet and one of the best Sufi Poet from East, popular in contemporary English. His translations are a treat to the mind. Anyone who picks up translation of Rumi by Coleman Barks will almost for sure fall in love with Rumi's work.<br /><br />Beholding <i>The Illuminated Rumi </i>back them, the artist in me was equally mesmerized with the beautiful illustrations of Michael Green throughout the book. I didn't know who Michael Green was at that time. Later found out that he is a student of Sufi Master Bawa Muhaiyaddeen.<br /><br />Coleman Barks works of Rumi was blessed by the same Sufi Master as <a href="http://www.techofheart.comm/2007/05/coleman-barks-vision-of-bawa.html" target="_blank">I discovered in an interview of Barks</a>. In the footstep of medieval illuminated manuscripts, the illustrations in the Illuminated Rumi gave birth to a new genre all together in modern sufi literature. I am unaware of any such profound literary work with equally powerful visual treat in modern times and also in Sufi poetry.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.michaelgreenarts.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oVXqc08-FXc/Xcqe1mU3gbI/AAAAAAAAKV0/ut0dbIvT84U216zkhKqpjlzPNKjcz7SHQCNcBGAsYHQ/s400/The%252BIlluminated%252BHafiz%252Bbookcover.jpg" width="342" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Credit: Michael Green Arts website</span></div><br /><br />Fast forward 2019, after almost 22 years, those who love Sufi Poetry, a special treat has arrived. Publishing house <a href="https://www.soundstrue.com/store/the-illuminated-hafiz.html" target="_blank">Sounds True</a> has released <b><i>The Illuminated Hafiz: Love Poems for the Journey to Light</i></b> with vivid translations by Coleman Barks, Robert Bly, Omid Safi, Meher Baba, and others combine with Michael and Saliha Green's stunning illustrations to bring the immortal poetry of the great Persian master Hafiz to life. This book is designed as a companion/follow-on to <i>The Illuminated Rumi</i>.<br /><br />Thanks to her generosity, I received an early review copy of the book from editor Nancy Owen Barton and I was not disappointed. The illustrations are superb in the familiar fashion of Michael Green, and this time also accompanied by his wife and artist Saliha Green. The Greens couple's work communicates to me that each illustration was given spacious thoughts and meditation syncing well with the written words. The illustrations are nothing too literal with the words, but equally poetic in their subtleness and symbolism. It is said that the primary function of Sufi poetry is to open one's heart and awaken the soul. The refreshing and surreal illustrations of Michael Green with the life giving poetic words of Hafiz helps do just that even more powerfully.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hLtBd0d5-D8/XcpwWshRRLI/AAAAAAAAKVc/G8PyCIc6JuEbyqlw0OazfpFrHYu6m4YJgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/illuminated-hafiz-page.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Page from Illuminated Hafiz" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hLtBd0d5-D8/XcpwWshRRLI/AAAAAAAAKVc/G8PyCIc6JuEbyqlw0OazfpFrHYu6m4YJgCNcBGAsYHQ/s640/illuminated-hafiz-page.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Page Sample from the Book: The Illuminated Hafiz</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Known as “The Tongue of the Hidden Mysteries,” Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafiz of Shiraz is the most revered of Persian poets. This book is a significant milestone of Hafiz's work in the West.<br /><br />The forward by Dr. Omid Safi sheds the subject matter of Hafiz’s poetry, “The intoxication that Hafiz speaks of here is sensual and spiritual all at once, defying any easy categorization. The Persian language has no gender associated with its pronouns, nor any capitalization. Is the beloved that Hafiz speaks of the young man who is pouring the cup of wine? A spiritual teacher? A female beloved? The Prophet? God? It could be any of them, and in a way that only makes sense in the universe of mysticism; it is all of them, all at once. Here is what ambiguity means in the context of Sufi mysticism: It is not that this love is earthly or heavenly. It is simply a reminder that all-pervading love erupts out of the Divine, bringing this world into being, illuminates this world, and carries us back to the source. Ultimately, this intoxication is <i>esqh</i>, “Radical Love.” Hafiz recognizes that love is the divine keepsake, simultaneously the unleashing of God onto this realm, and a reminder of the divine origin of Existence. Hafiz’s relationship with the Divine is tender and subtle. His is not a stern God but more of a perfect lover who draws you closer and closer.”<br /><br />The collection contains other "grace note" contributors include Carl Ernst, Thomas Rain Crowe, Elizabeth T. Gray Jr.; Iraj Anvar, James Newell, Mehernoush Lorkalantari, Farshid Namiranian, Annemarie Schimmel, and with commentary by Jonathan Granoff. The book has all round touch by sufis by heart or by initiation. The illustrators, the editors and the translators of this book are all in one way or another are students of Sufi path and connected to Sufi masters. For example, in way of acknowledgement Michale and Saliha Green wrote how this work has been a fragrant remembrance of the thirteen years they spent with their teacher and sufi saint M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen. Editor Nancy Owen Barton and translator, contributor Peter Booth are both connected with Meher Baba and his early disciples. Commentator Jonathan Granoff is also a fellow of Sufi Bawa Muhaiyaddeen. For any pioneering work like this one surely needs the grace of the illuminated masters.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CQ-EPAiEDMI/XcpxgzJAxVI/AAAAAAAAKVo/S7Og2XvNi2UGuc3VFRRSHlKb8YM0b2ljwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/illuminated-hafiz-page2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Page from Illuminated Hafiz" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CQ-EPAiEDMI/XcpxgzJAxVI/AAAAAAAAKVo/S7Og2XvNi2UGuc3VFRRSHlKb8YM0b2ljwCNcBGAsYHQ/s640/illuminated-hafiz-page2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Exquisite illumination by Artists Michael and Saliha Green from Illuminated Hafiz</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />"Michael and Saliha Green’s The Illuminated Hafiz is intoxicating.They’ve created an alchemical blend of brilliant translation and transcendent illustration to be sipped slowly as you are surrendered into the arms of the Beloved and awake in, with, and as the One Who is All." <i>—Rabbi Rami Shapiro, author of Perennial Wisdom for the Spiritually Independent</i><br /><br /><br />When the One whom I love<br />accepts the wine,<br />Then the shop of false idols collapses.<br /><br />I have dropped in a heap<br />on the earth, crying,<br />In the hope that I will feel<br />a touch of his hand.<br /><br />I have fallen<br />like a fish into deep water<br />In the hope that the Friend<br />will catch me in his net.<br /><br />Do as much as you can while you walk the earth,<br />for under the earth time holds many who can do nothing.<br /><br /><i>- Hafiz</i><br /><br />What I love about the poems is that they are not exact cut and dry literal translation of Hafiz, but rather what most of the translator did was that they expressed similar sudden surprise and subtle allegories which are hallmarks of Hafiz, but this time in contemporary English. Those who are native Farsi speakers and have the experience of reading Hafiz in original, they often get frustrated seeing the modern translations in English. Often they protest 'this is no translation', 'I can't find Hafiz's word anywhere!' This is understandable because no translation can do any justice to poetry, specially for towering poet like Hafiz. But for the people of another language, what matters most is the spirit of the poet and their poetry. They are more of a newer version of Hafiz in English, rather than literal translation. The translations of Hafiz in these pages are best approached and appreciated in this mindset. For the mystics, those who love God, many shades of sweet knowledge of God that pours from these pages will surely quench the thirst of our often starving soul that wish to hear the music of the Beloved and any whispers that remind us that unspeakable longing of separation. <br /><br />God is<br /> like<br /> the bird<br /> of paradise.<br /> Do not try to<br /> snare Him by<br /> spreading the net<br /> of your thoughts.<br /> In that net you will<br /> find nothing but mind.<br /><br /><i>~ Hafiz</i><br /><br /><br />Hafiz’s poems have the recurring theme of intimate love for the Divine. His poetry had such profound impact that they spread through the East in his lifetime, then into the West, influencing such luminaries as Emerson, Brahms, Queen Victoria, Nietzsche, and Garcia Lorca. Today, nearly 700 years after his death, the unmatched genius and bold wit of Hafiz continues to ignite hearts and intoxicate souls everywhere. The biography in the book of the poet himself was no less an exciting read than the poems and this beautifully crafted biography of Hafiz was contributed by Peter Booth, internationally acclaimed Persian scholar (study at Harvard with Annemarie Schimmel, later in Iran), poet and translator of Hafiz. Peter is co-author of the book Dante/Hafiz.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z2xvZzaEMWQ/XcpuCYRIgVI/AAAAAAAAKVQ/KAmsA-6nX2MMvlF3FxLMR4W_o5Qs7KPHwCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Content.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="848" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z2xvZzaEMWQ/XcpuCYRIgVI/AAAAAAAAKVQ/KAmsA-6nX2MMvlF3FxLMR4W_o5Qs7KPHwCNcBGAsYHQ/s640/Content.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><br /><br />The biography in this book covers not only the important spiritual developments and their context of Hafiz but also touches upon the time and land where Shams ud-Din Muhammad became world-famous Hafiz. The influence of Hafiz on other world famous poets across time and space as well as the significant impact on the Persian language of poetry that Hafiz had is also well captured in the very biography. For novice and experienced alike, Peter Booth's Glossary of terms added in the book, contains terms used widely across all of Hafiz's poetry will be a great resource and companion.<br /><br />The subtitle of the book is called <i>Love Poems for the Journey to Light</i>, and let me quote few lines from the book which talks about the destination of <i>the Journey to Light</i>:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Journey to Light reaches its ultimate fulfillment </div><div style="text-align: center;">when the clarity of pure wisdom </div><div style="text-align: center;">realizes the Great Mystery</div><div style="text-align: center;"> of God’s Infinite Love resonating in the human heart.</div><br />If you love to be touched by beauty and truth at the same time, allow your heart to be caressed by <i>The Illuminated Hafiz! </i>I hope and pray that readers' reading of each poems of this book will help resonate and remember in our hearts the Great Mystery of God's Infinite Love.<br /><br />The Hard Cover book will be available on sale from 12th November 2019. 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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04979716765564795436noreply@blogger.com0Dhaka, Bangladesh23.810332 90.41251809999994323.577844499999998 90.089794599999948 24.0428195 90.735241599999938tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-74998581335131055572019-02-15T12:24:00.001+06:002019-02-15T12:25:04.158+06:00How to Affect the Reality through Concentrated Prayer and Meditation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b7qwkxpO4Sc/XGY7vDDobDI/AAAAAAAAVU0/Bnk71Gg_qkY6oguwnZU4CK87KDTpTBjTACLcBGAs/s1600/daytime-flow-h2o-1295138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b7qwkxpO4Sc/XGY7vDDobDI/AAAAAAAAVU0/Bnk71Gg_qkY6oguwnZU4CK87KDTpTBjTACLcBGAs/s640/daytime-flow-h2o-1295138.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />1.<br />God is the Ultimate Reality.<br /><br />The old fashioned religion(s) have created various distorted lenses for a long term to corrupt human consciousness and awareness of Godhead (the nature of God) and Reality of God. This has affected our direct relationship with God and much fog has been generated over time.<br /><br />So much so that man has moved millions of light years away from God and finds himself lost in life. Lost both in terms of man's place in the creation, God's purpose, God's actions and man's ultimate destiny.<br /><br />Once the fog is cleared, a fresh awareness about the Nature of God must be raised. A new clarity often come through discarding the old fashioned understanding about the nature of God.<br /><br />Man's understanding of the nature of Reality is affected by his language. Thus new awareness and paradigm give birth to new language(s) around the consciousness of Godhead. The realized human beings of later age thus often prefer the unbiased language.<br /><br />With new clarity, when one see God as the Ultimate Reality, as the very Fabric through which everything is - the very Is-ness of all, the "I AM" - then our relationship with God is bound to change.<br /><br />Everything is Energy, God HimSelf is Source Energy.<br /><br />In the traditional sense, our orientation towards God is actualized through Prayer, through Supplication. How else would man turn to God except in Supplication and Prayer?<br /><br />Since we have become so disconnected with the awareness of God, that our Prayer and Supplication often feels like unanswered. But this is a false perception.<br /><br />False perception because the Most Generous God always, always, always answer our Prayers and Supplication. We don't have the vision and wisdom to realize this. Sometime these Prayers are answered in different ways than what our limited mind can imagine or wish for.<br /><br />From the perspective of new paradigm, the answer of Prayer and Supplication can be reinterpreted as <b><i>affecting the reality</i></b>.<br /><br />If we rephrase the old question of <b><i>how to pray so that our prayers are answered by God</i></b> - it can be explored as <b><i>how to affect the reality through prayer and meditation?</i></b><br /><br /><br />2.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Invoking the Ultimate Reality through its Various Dimensions</h3>In order to affect the Reality one of the method suggested here is to Invoke the Ultimate Reality, God by the Holy Names which carries the Qualities / Attributes about which the supplication is made.<br /><br />Through the ages God has disclosed His Reality in various Revelation, namely Gita, Psalms, Torah, Gospel and Quran. The Self Disclosure of God carries His Holy Names. For example in Hebrew tradition there are 72 names of God. In Muslim tradition there are 99 names of God.<br /><br />________________________________________________________<br />See <a href="https://www.chabad.org/kabbalah/article_cdo/aid/1388270/jewish/72-Names-of-G-d.htm" target="_blank">72 Names of G-d</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God_in_Judaism" target="_blank">Names of God in Judaism</a><br /><br />See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God_in_Islam" target="_blank">Names of God in Islam</a><br />________________________________________________________<br /><br />For example, one of the Quality of the Ultimate Reality is Generosity.<br /><br />If we wish to supplicate for something that has to do with generosity or lack of it, abundance or lack of it - then the Holy Name of God carrying Abundance can be invoked in the supplication.<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">O the Most Generous, by Your Infinite Generosity please bless my life with abundance both within and without and include me among Your grateful servants. </blockquote><br />Another example is:<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">O Turner of the Heart (<i>Muqallib al-qulub</i>), please turn the heart of my loved ones towards me.</blockquote><br /><br />3.<br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Self Disclosure of God in the Quran</h3>In the revelation of the Quran, the Self Disclosure of the Divine Reality is the most frequent. If you read the Quran in its original language or in any standard translation in your own language, you will find that very frequently God is disclosing His Attributes.<br /><br />You will notice that once a theme is discussed, towards the end of that theme, the revelation inevitably ends with a Self Disclosure of God.<br /><br />Some of these examples are:<br /><br />God is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy. 57:24<br /><br />Indeed, God is Powerful and Exalted in Might. 57:25<br /><br />.. All bounty is in the hand of God; He gives it freely to whom He wills. And God is the possessor of Great Bounty. 57:29<br /><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">“Be still and know God.” </h3><i>- Psalm 46:10</i><br /><br /><br />When we turn our entire being towards the Ultimate Reality, when we still our mind and free it from the random distraction of the mind, when we concentrate our mind in prayer and meditation - that is the first bit.<br /><br />The second bit is to invoke the Holy Name of the Ultimate Reality that contains the very seed of the consciousness that we are invoking in the form of Prayer and Supplication - these two combined are the secret of affecting the reality by the help of the Ultimate Reality.<br /><br />May God helps us know Him, give us the capacity and inclination to turn to Him frequently, so much so that our heart be in constant remembrance and attachment with Godly awareness, and may our heart sing His praise through our existence and may all our inspired and beautiful inspirations be heard by God and be part of the His Reality. <i>By God's permission, so be it.</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sadiq M. Alam<br />15 Feb 2019<br />Mirpur, Dhaka</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831400415043223564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-17769853616836964052019-01-04T23:30:00.000+06:002019-01-04T23:36:26.822+06:00Three Stages of Consciousness - Paul Ferrini<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U_DG3GHQlO4/XC-X4IxKq-I/AAAAAAAAUmk/c_oV-wikPUIcB29vfm7lds64vjOYwIEvgCLcBGAs/s1600/consciousness.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U_DG3GHQlO4/XC-X4IxKq-I/AAAAAAAAUmk/c_oV-wikPUIcB29vfm7lds64vjOYwIEvgCLcBGAs/s640/consciousness.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />There are three stages in the development of human consciousness. The first stage is Subconscious Knowledge. Driven by instinct and emotions, this is the state of ancient man.<br /><br />The second stage is Conscious Knowledge. It is characterized by the quest for knowledge and information. This is the state of modern man.<br /><br />The third stage is Super-Consciousness Knowledge. This is the state of intuition, surrender, present-moment awareness. This is the state of human consciousness now evolving.<br /><br />You are living at a time when stage two is coming to closure and stage three is being born. The entrance into stage three calls for a different way of living individually and collectively. It calls for a repudiation of the controlling mind and an understanding of the utter futility of its creations.<br /><br />Living in fear, the ego-mind seeks safety, but never finds it. Because it never investigates its own fear, it is unconsciously driven by it. It projects its fear on every person or situation it encounters. All relationship dramas stem from the mutual projection of fear.<br /><br />If you want to awaken, fear must be faced. It must be made conscious. Facing your fears brings the darkness to the light and ends the split between ego and spirit. The light that comes when darkness has been fully explored is not the same light that was there when darkness was pushed away.<br /><br />In stage one, you reject the darkness because you are afraid of it. In stage two you push it away by trying to explain it. And in stage three, you embrace the darkness and integrate it.<br /><br />In stage one, man is ignorant of God. The Old Testament is the teaching for stage one man. It says: "Do this or God will punish you!" It is fear based at the deepest emotional level. That is why God destroys whole cities in his wrath. The message to man is, "become aware of God outside of you."<br /><br />In stage two, man is aware of God but still separate from him. The New Testament is the teaching for stage two man. It says: "God is not vengeful. He loves you and asks you to come and embrace his teaching. Your life will be happier if you make room for God in your life." Stage two teachings focus on what you will miss if you keep God out of your life. It is the teaching of persuasion, still based on fear and separation.<br /><br />My teaching (original, unchanged teachings of Jesus) was always a stage three teaching. I told you, "the kingdom of heaven is within" and you must find God in your own heart.<br /><br />However, when the stage three teaching is heard by stage two ears, the result is a stage two interpretation of that teaching.<br /><br />Now this is changing. You are beginning to hear the teaching as it was originally intended. You are in communion with me in your daily lives. You are coming to the realization that a great deal of what you have been taught about me and my teaching is false and must be rejected. You know now that you must find me in your heart and in the uniqueness of your own experience.<br /><br /><br /><i>- From <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Silence-Heart-Paul-Ferrini-ebook/dp/B00AOCNYV6/" target="_blank">The Silence of the Heart by Paul Ferrini</a></i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UwGC8B3xLy0/XC-Zi57UVLI/AAAAAAAAUmw/Om1zFeFjwvM9nmMQqk0wELZgwYJ0mWsdgCLcBGAs/s1600/silence-of-the-mind-quotes-by-steven-redhead-1897979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="900" height="384" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UwGC8B3xLy0/XC-Zi57UVLI/AAAAAAAAUmw/Om1zFeFjwvM9nmMQqk0wELZgwYJ0mWsdgCLcBGAs/s640/silence-of-the-mind-quotes-by-steven-redhead-1897979.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831400415043223564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-34594624222251233552018-12-29T13:01:00.000+06:002018-12-29T13:27:33.368+06:00Remember God So Much - Sufi Poem<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KEd7w84gpFQ/XCcbT1P64TI/AAAAAAAAUfk/5HIP18IomLY4i8Wp_rKOC5oHcj09wJJSQCLcBGAs/s1600/pexels-photo-735621.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KEd7w84gpFQ/XCcbT1P64TI/AAAAAAAAUfk/5HIP18IomLY4i8Wp_rKOC5oHcj09wJJSQCLcBGAs/s640/pexels-photo-735621.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Guides of the Path to God taught us,<br /><div>"Remember God so much </div><div>that you are forgotten."<br /><br />Beloved, now you know </div><div>the reasons of my </div><div>absent-mindedness.<br /><br />There is hardly any time left </div><div>when I am not drowned </div><div>in the thought of my Existence Giver.<br /><br />How can you not drown<br />in such a vast Ocean </div><div>that encompasses the entire universe<br />trillions times over?<br /><br /><br /><br /><i>- Sadiq, dedicated to Husna Jahan</i></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831400415043223564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-26987186670363819552018-12-23T13:00:00.001+06:002018-12-29T10:09:16.248+06:00Be Lost in the Call - Rumi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0-9b5jkcWxs/XCbzXuI4WgI/AAAAAAAAUfY/rP0m5SncJbkmqELv0XxWqVZsVXG3pEweQCLcBGAs/s1600/pexels-photo-459225.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1600" height="302" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0-9b5jkcWxs/XCbzXuI4WgI/AAAAAAAAUfY/rP0m5SncJbkmqELv0XxWqVZsVXG3pEweQCLcBGAs/s640/pexels-photo-459225.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Lord, said David, since you do not need us,</div>why did you create these two worlds?<br /><br />Reality replied: O prisoner of time,<br />I was a secret treasure of kindness and generosity,<br />and I wished this treasure to be known,<br />so I created a mirror: its shining face, the heart;<br />its darkened back, the world;<br /><br />The back would please you if you've never seen the face.<br /><br />Has anyone ever produced a mirror out of mud and straw?<br /><br />Yet clean away the mud and straw, <br />and a mirror might be revealed.<br /><br />Until the juice ferments a while in the cask,<br />it isn't wine. <br /><br />If you wish your heart to be bright,<br />you must do a little work.<br /><br />My King addressed the soul of my flesh:<br />You return just as you left.<br />Where are the traces of my gifts?<br /><br />We know that alchemy transforms copper into gold.<br />This Sun doesn't want a crown or robe from God's grace.<br />He is a hat to a hundred bald men,<br />a covering for ten who were naked.<br /><br />Jesus sat humbly on the back of an ass, my child!<br /><br />How could a zephyr ride an ass?<br /><br />Spirit, find your way, in seeking lowness like a stream.<br /><br />Reason, tread the path of selflessness into eternity.<br /><br />Remember God so much that you are forgotten.<br /><br />Let the caller and the called disappear;<br />be lost in the Call.<br /><br /><i><br />- Original Poem by Rumi, translated in the Book "Love is a Stranger" by Kabir Helminski<br />Threshold Books, 1993</i></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831400415043223564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-33002511073115023912018-12-20T10:35:00.002+06:002018-12-20T22:14:24.858+06:00Why we are told to take refuge from satan when reading the Quran?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HN1HTRmwmp0/XBsZeKfxLrI/AAAAAAAATg4/Madps_YinD464qtid14Wo-iADv_Gc1nuwCLcBGAs/s1600/pexels-photo%2B%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="426" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HN1HTRmwmp0/XBsZeKfxLrI/AAAAAAAATg4/Madps_YinD464qtid14Wo-iADv_Gc1nuwCLcBGAs/s640/pexels-photo%2B%25283%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />In Quran, the Final Revelation from God to mankind, God command it's readers in general, to seek refuge in Lord God from the satan / devil / the arch-enemy of mankind. Here is the commanding verse:<br /><br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ فَٱسْتَعِذْ بِٱللَّهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَنِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ <br /><br />إِنَّهُۥ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ سُلْطَنٌ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ <br /><br />إِنَّمَا سُلْطَنُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَوَلَّوْنَهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِهِۦ مُشْرِكُونَ <br /><br /><br />So when you read the Qur'an, seek refuge in God from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].<br /><br />Indeed, there is for him no authority over those who have faith and trust their Lord.<br /><br />Satan's authority is only over those who take satan as an ally and those who through him associate others with God.<br /><br /><i>- The Qur'an 16:98-100</i></blockquote><br /><br />Now any reasonably intelligent person who understand the reality, facts, history and preservation of the Quran as a Scripture or Divine Revelation may ask the following question:<br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">If Qur'an is God's verbatim word, why God command it's readers to seek refuge in God from the satan?</h3><div><br /></div><div>I am not an academician, nor a mullah type preacher who earn his or her living through preaching religion. I am just an ordinary human being who prefer to think and ponder about God and God's communication. So I will not go into references full of academic acrobats reviewing all the archaic literature of people of the past who may have thought ten thousand different theories about this. </div><div><br /></div><div>Instead here is what I will share: My original thoughts and meditation on the above question in a brief fashion (since we are dealing with scarcity of time bombarded with hundreds of parallel distractions and short attention span).</div><br />We human beings have a remarkable ability to <b>project</b> our thoughts and perception outwardly. <u>Metaphysically speaking</u>, this is a quality of God, because the bringing forth of everything in the creation, whereas there was nothing in the beginning through emanation. This projection or emanation has infused everything with the qualities of God. Not to forget that God is the First, <i>Huwa al-Awwalu, Alpha.</i><br /><br />The Divine Sunnah (<i>SunnataAllah</i>) or Divine Way of Things is such that all Divine Qualities (<i>Sifat</i>) is a confirmation of this reality because we find all qualities of God in myriad forms and intensity inside all of creation and nature. Qualities such as beauty (jamal), mercy (<i>rahma</i>), love, justice, intensity, majesty (<i>jalal</i>) are example of some of such divine qualities.<br /><br />Since we are made in the very Nature of God, we also project outwardly what is inside of us. Our perception, thoughts, consciousness. We see only those things about which we are pre-occupied with.<br /><br />As a result when we don't like a person, we increasing notice more dislikable characteristics of that person. That persons behavior get filtered through our perception and we become blind to qualities which doesn't agree to our filter.<br /><br />When it comes to Divine Scripture, my thesis is that if we are not very conscious, if we do not approach it with enough clarity and patience, our inward projections and perceptions will only jump out to us. This is how religious text across human history have been used to abuse truth and justice. People have justified injustice, violence, murder, aggression based on Scripture.<br /><br />Even in today's world, if we take a small section of those who claim themselves to Muslim, we will find that their interpretation of the Quran is filtered through their sectarians zeal and bias. Dozens of theological schools of thoughts will be created just from interpretation of a single verse.<br /><br />What happens as a result? The side effects can be quite dangerous. We may end up with people who may read the Quran (or Bible or Torah in that matter) and will never try to give it enough attention or thoughts, neither will they attain enough clarity to get the fuller spectrum of truth. Instead they may be only ending up validating their (or their ancestors or past theologians') limited and biased perceptions and understanding by cherry picking verses here and there. As a result understanding get fragmented and easily prone to divisions and differences of opinions. That is more or less is the history of religion of mankind.<br /><br />A closed sort of mentality coupled with pre-conceived notion can give rise to literalism or literal interpretation. It may lead of <b>intellectual suicide</b>. This approach is dangerous and can deceive people, offering them interpretations that may seem pious but illusory. This may gives false perception that the Divine Scripture is only to be used in a disconnected way from real life. In the long run, this has a very adverse affect on human relationship with God. Such <i>intellectual suicide </i>can lead others to turn away from the Path of God.<br /><br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><b>The Quran or any other Divinely inspired sacred text can function like a mirror where we see only that we take in front of it.</b><br /><br /><br />My point is that we are told to take refuge from satan when reading the Quran to achieve a number of objectives:<br /><br />1) To enter into an heightened state of awareness<br /><br />2) To become conscious about possible projections from our base self, its historical pre-conceived notions, from our biographical / environmental biases such as false interpretation of the past<br /><br />3) To approach the Scripture from a clear and beginners mind, as they say in zen tradition<br /><br />4) To guard against falsehood from any and all possible sources and channels<br /><br />5) To fix our priority, so that we know that its God's agenda first; ours last<br /><br />6) And finally to remind ourselves that the highest place of refuge and place of return is God and God alone.<br /><br /><br /><br />And to end, here is how God teaches in the Quran how to seek refuge in God from the satan / devil:<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"> وَقُل رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَتِ ٱلشَّيَطِينِ <br /><br /> وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحْضُرُونِ <br /><br />And say, "My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the devils,<br /><br />And I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me." <i>- The Qur'an 23:97-98</i></blockquote><br /><br /><br />Allah is the Source of all Knowledge. May God increase our knowledge, wisdom and gnosis.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Sadiq M. Alam</div><div style="text-align: right;">Mirpur, Dhaka</div><div style="text-align: right;">Whatsapp/ Viber +8801924572887</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831400415043223564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-8017213342106764922018-11-25T11:19:00.002+06:002018-11-26T13:15:13.612+06:00Tumi Ebar Amay Laho Hey Nath Laho - Now Receive and Embrace Me in You<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JSrJg_zE9tg/W_owzyX5LBI/AAAAAAAATBg/BEeqa6mRY881EklidWP5DkFO6g-IcEkbACLcBGAs/s1600/monk-hands-faith-person-45178.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JSrJg_zE9tg/W_owzyX5LBI/AAAAAAAATBg/BEeqa6mRY881EklidWP5DkFO6g-IcEkbACLcBGAs/s640/monk-hands-faith-person-45178.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>তুমি এবার আমায় লহো হে নাথ, লহো।<br /><br />Now O Lord,<br /><div>Receive and embrace me in You<br /><br /><div>এবার তুমি ফিরো না হে-<br />হৃদয় কেড়ে নিয়ে রহো।</div><div><br /></div><div>This time, leave me no more,</div><div>Steal my heart and dwell therein</div><div><br /></div><div>যে দিন গেছে তোমা বিনা<br />তারে আর ফিরে চাহি না,<br />যাক সে ধুলাতে।<br /><br />The days spent without Your remembrance</div><div>I wish them no more,</div><div>In dust let them fall away<br /><br />এখন তোমার আলোয় জীবন মেলে<br />যেন জাগি অহরহ।</div><div><br /></div><div>Now in Your Light Eternal</div><div>may I stay awakened<br />forever and ever</div><div><br />কী আবেশে কিসের কথায়<br />ফিরেছি হে যথায় তথায়<br />পথে প্রান্তরে<br /><br />In what illusions</div><div>have I roamed aimlessly<br />In so many roads and valleys<br /><br />এবার বুকের কাছে ও মুখ রেখে<br />তোমার আপন বাণী কহো।</div><div><br /></div><div>Now come!</div><div>Whisper Your sacred words</div><div>within my heart of heart<br /><br />কত কলুষ কত ফাঁকি<br />এখনো যে আছে বাকি<br />মনের গোপনে,<br />আমায় তার লাগি আর ফিরায়ো না,<br />তারে আগুন দিয়ে দহো।</div><div><br /></div><div>So much impurity, so much hypocrisy </div><div>are still there in the folds of my mind -</div><div>Please don't deny me for the sake of them,</div><div>but burn them all </div><div>with Your fierce fire of purity.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>- <a href="http://www.tagoreweb.in/Render/ShowContent.aspx?ct=Verses&bi=EDDED9E1-A4A0-4035-E51D-C70C8B1532CC&ti=EDDED9E1-A4A0-4C35-F51D-C70C8B1532CC&ch=1&fbclid=IwAR35oMcuon979dD4UpBuzYJkOR0sr5gyqzF0WnDUaJWuVlFSxUAQrjyB2Cc" target="_blank">Original Lyrics by Tagore in Bangla</a>, approximate translation in English by Sadiq</i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>You may listen to this song sung by various Artists:</div><div><br /></div><div>+ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj0a0Kk8yKA" target="_blank">Sahana bajpaie and Samantak</a></div><div><br /></div><div>+ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU4FK6DWvjQ" target="_blank">Samantak Sinha Solo</a></div><div><br /></div><div>+ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16k_8ely9oQ" target="_blank">Kanika Bandopadhyay</a> via Youtube</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831400415043223564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-8287413279122540182018-11-23T16:11:00.000+06:002018-11-23T16:29:47.963+06:00Gentleness Requires Strength<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lq97H4mZLHk/W_fQJ2_IAbI/AAAAAAAAS98/9LyW7EZN2oAkuCfp0DuE_u7vftWp8exVgCLcBGAs/s1600/krzysztof-niewolny-1123299-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1600" height="406" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lq97H4mZLHk/W_fQJ2_IAbI/AAAAAAAAS98/9LyW7EZN2oAkuCfp0DuE_u7vftWp8exVgCLcBGAs/s640/krzysztof-niewolny-1123299-unsplash.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>By <a href="https://www.facebook.com/abdul.kareem.1656" target="_blank">Abdulkareem C. Stone</a><br /><div><br /><br />Gentleness requires strength. This seemingly paradoxical relationship is illustrated in verse 42:19:</div><div><br /></div><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-size: 2em;">اللَّهُ لَطِيفٌ بِعِبَادِهِ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَهُوَ الْقَوِيُّ الْعَزِيزُ</span></blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">God is very gentle with His slaves.<br /><br />He provides for anyone He wills.<br /><br />He is the Most Strong, the Almighty. </blockquote><div><br /></div><div>There are many Islamic insights into this but before I look at the Quran and hadith I would like to look at a Christian source.<br /><br />There is a very inspirational Catholic Saint called Francis de Sales who was born to an Aristocratic French family in the 16th century. "He became noted for his deep faith and his gentle approach to the religious divisions in his land resulting from the Protestant Reformation." Such was his conviction in the Catholic Church that he roamed through the countryside for years and eventually was able to bring back 60,000 Protestants to Catholicism after an initial lengthy period of bitter rejection and harsh conditions. </div><div><br /></div><div>His statements are wisdom for all, such as: </div><blockquote class="tr_bq">"When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time." </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">"The bee collects honey from flowers in such a way as to do the least damage or destruction to them, and he leaves them whole, undamaged and fresh, just as he found them". But maybe this statements is his most well known; "Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength".</blockquote><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aB6QrgxbE-s/W_fQPC47jLI/AAAAAAAAS-A/QN8qJpxGyVwqydZEjnNPSVknn0ofhSl1ACLcBGAs/s1600/malte-wingen-701707-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aB6QrgxbE-s/W_fQPC47jLI/AAAAAAAAS-A/QN8qJpxGyVwqydZEjnNPSVknn0ofhSl1ACLcBGAs/s320/malte-wingen-701707-unsplash.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div>Any way to go back to the Quran and the root word lām yā nūn (ل ي ن) it is used in <a href="https://quran.com/34" target="_blank">Surah Saba</a> (34th Chapter of the Qur'an) appearing in another verbal form as (أَلَ) <i>ala</i>. This is in a verse about Prophet David/ Dawood where the Quran says وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ الْحَدِيدَ "We softened iron for him". A claim that David was the first to become proficient in manufacturing chain mail. It is said part of iron's strength is its pliability, that even under great pressure it will bend rather than break. </div><div><br /></div><div>Reflecting a Taoist principle of Lao-Tzu:</div><div> “If a branch is too rigid, it will break. Resist, and you will perish. Know how to yield, and you will survive.” </div><div><br /></div><div>This is illustrated in the hadith, 'the strong one is not who overcomes the people by his strength, but the strong one is who controls himself while in anger.'</div><div><br /> لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ، إِنَّمَا الشَّدِيدُ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ<br /><br />These principles need to be incorporated into our <i>salaat (prayer, supplication, turning to God, remembering God, celebrating praise of God, practicing gratitude and praise, glorifying God)</i>, if we fail to grasp them will either be sluggish and fidgety or stiff and rigid in <i>salaat</i>. We should be able to remain still but not rigid. </div><div><br /></div><div>Beautifully illustrated by a saying Imam as Sadiq about his father, Ali ibn al Husayn, that when he "stood for salaat he was like the trunk of a tree, nothing of which would move unless the wind would move it.”</div><div><br />So we need to have a strong but gentle stance, but more importantly, we need this gentle strength for Bowing and prostration, <i>ruku</i> (bowing) and <i>sajud</i> (prostration). A considerable amount of strength is required to ensure we are entirely controlled in these, especially coming down to sajud/prostration. We should at no point be in a state of free fall, retaining enough strength that if at any point we were required to, we could simply reverse the manoeuvre without any difficulty. </div><div><br /></div><div>So we are not actually ever letting gravity pull us down, This requires considerable core strength. Likewise coming out of ruku/bending or sajud/ prostration should always be gentle. It should be so gentle that potentially if we wanted to return back to Ruku or Sajood it could be done with great ease. Say for instance we thought the imam had come out of ruku or sajood but hadn't we could return back with complete calmness.</div><div><br />With this strength, it becomes easy to retain a quality that for the Maliki fiqh at least is obligatory throughout the <i>salaat </i>and that is اطمأن <i>itminan</i>, tranquillity.</div><div><br />In an important hadith Sunan Abu Dawud 857 which is one of the few hadith that the prophet explicitly speak about how the prayer should be performed stress the one should bend until your joints are relaxed يَرْكَعُ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ مَفَاصِلُهُ. This is I think the reason why it is not considered correct to lock the knees in the Maliki Fiqh. This instruction is repeated twice for each of the prostrations specifically: يَسْجُدُ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ مَفَاصِلُهُ.</div><div><br />We should become aware of this physical strength that is required in our worship and how this strength is essential to retaining a quality of gentleness and tranquillity throughout. The practice of <i>salaat</i> in its self will build up that necessary core strength but becoming aware of the muscles that are needed for this will help to more effectively build up that required strength thereby radically improving the quality of our <i>salaat</i>.</div><br /><br /><br />Allah is with those who persevere with patience<br />but it's hard indeed except to those who bring lowly spirit (<i>khashioon</i>)<br />- <i>The Qur'an</i><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>From <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10216461168419688&set=a.4024564170427&type=3" target="_blank">Facebook Post</a> dated 25 August 2018 of Abdulkareem C. 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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831400415043223564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-75638008079464464932018-11-20T20:11:00.002+06:002018-11-20T20:30:17.077+06:00Balaghal Ula Be Kamalihi - Reaching Lofty Heights of Perfection<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DiRmuEsdlzA/W_QV2sHsAzI/AAAAAAAASug/FbV4TCSazBc5bXO8q0pKmi_WKKdjAUQggCLcBGAs/s1600/pexels-photo-220067.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DiRmuEsdlzA/W_QV2sHsAzI/AAAAAAAASug/FbV4TCSazBc5bXO8q0pKmi_WKKdjAUQggCLcBGAs/s640/pexels-photo-220067.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="355" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dYPWLlfD05Q" width="100%"></iframe><br /><br />جی مولا<br /><br /><i>Ji Mowla</i><br /><br />O Lord<br /><br /><br />مولا<br /><br /><i>Mowla</i><br /><br />Lord<br /><br /><br />او جیوے مولا<br /><br /><i>O jevay Mowla</i><br /><br />Long live our Lord<br /><br /><br />مولا<br /><br />Mowla<br /><br />Lord<br /><br /><br />مولا جیوے<br /><br /><i>Mowla jeevay</i><br /><br />Long live our Lord<br /><br /><br />مولا<br /><br /><i>Mowla</i><br /><br />Lord<br /><br /><br /><br />اللہ<br /><br /><i>Allah</i><br /><br /><br />”فَاذکُرُونیِٓ“ کی ہوری بناوٴں<br /><br /><i>‘Faz Kuruni’ ki hori banaoon</i><br /><br />Let me make a chant out of (the verse) “Remember me”<br /><br /><br />”فَاذکُرُونیِٓ“ کی ہوری بناوٴں<br /><br /><i>‘Faz Kuruni’ ki hori banaoon</i><br /><br />Let me make a chant out of (the verse) “Remember me”<br /><br /><br />از کُرکُم“ میں پیا کو رِجھاوٴں”<br /><br /><i>‘Az kurkum’ main piya ko rijhaoon</i><br /><br />And sing to my beloved (the verse) “And I will remember you”<br /><br /><br />اپنے سوہنے کے میں بَل ہاری جاوٴں<br /><br /><i>Apnay sohnay kay main bal hari jaaon</i><br /><br />I’ll sacrifice my life for my beloved<br /><br /><br /> ایسے پِیا کے میں بَل بَل جاوٴں<br /><br /><i>Aisay piya kay main bal bal jaaon</i><br /><br />Behold as I sacrifice myself for my beloved<br /><br /><br />کیسا پِیا سُبحان اللہ<br /><br /><i>Kaisa piya subhaan Allah</i><br /><br />And what a beloved do I have by the grace of Allah<br /><br /><br />سُبحان اللہ<br /><br /><i>Subhan Allah</i><br /><br />By the grace of Allah<br /><br /><br />سُبحان اللہ<br /><br /><i>Subhan Allah</i><br /><br />By the grace of Allah<br /><br /><br /> یا مُحَمَّدٌؐ سَیَّدُ اَلکَونَین کونَین<br /><br /><i>Ya Mohammad’un Sayyed’ul konain - konain</i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w) lord of both worlds and both creations<br /><br /><br /> یامُحَمَّدٌؐ سَیَّدُ اَلکَونَین کونَین<br /><br /><i>Ya Mohammad’un Sayyed’ul konain - konain</i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w) lord of both worlds and both creations<br /><br /><br />یامُحَمَّدٌؐ<br /><br /><i>Ya Mohammad’un</i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w)<br /><br /><br />بَلَغَ العُلیٰ بِکمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Balaghal-ula be-kamal-e-hi</i><br /><br />He reached such heights with his fortitude<br /><br /><br />بَلَغَ العُلیٰ بِکمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Balaghal-ula be-kamal-e-hi</i><br /><br />He reached such heights with his fortitude<br /><br /><br />کَشَفَ الدُّجیٰ بِجَمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Kashafad-duja be-jamaal-e-hi</i><br /><br />And enlightened the universe with his luminescence<br /><br /><br />حَسُنَت جَمیعُ خِصالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Hasanat jamee’u khisaal-e-hi</i><br /><br />How beautiful are your attributes<br /><br /><br />حَسُنَت جَمیعُ خِصالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Hasanat jamee’u khisaal-e-hi</i><br /><br />How beautiful are your attributes<br /><br /><br />صَلّو علیہِ و آِلہٖ<br /><br /><i>Sallu alae-hi wa aal-e-hi</i><br /><br />May peace be upon you and your people<br /><br /><br />بَلَغَ العُلیٰ بِکمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Balaghal-ula be-kamal-e-hi</i><br /><br />He reached such heights with his fortitude<br /><br /><br />بَلَغَ العُلیٰ بِکمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Balaghal-ula be-kamal-e-hi</i><br /><br />He reached such heights with his fortitude<br /><br /><br />کَشَفَ الدُّجیٰ بِجَمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Kashafad-duja be-jamaal-e-hi</i><br /><br />And enlightened the universe with his luminescence<br /><br /><br />کَشَفَ الدُّجیٰ بِجَمالِہٖ<br /><br />Kashafad-duja be-jamaal-e-hi<br /><br />And enlightened the universe with his luminescence<br /><br /><br />حَسُنَت جَمیعُ خِصالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Hasunat jamee’u khisaal-e-hi</i><br /><br />How beautiful are your attributes<br /><br /><br />صلّو علیہِ و آِلہٖ<br /><br /><i>Sallu alae-hi wa aal-e-hi</i><br /><br />May peace be upon you and your people<br /><br /><br />صلّو علیہِ<br /><br /><i>Sallu alae-hi</i><br /><br />May peace be upon you<br /><br /><br />جو شبِ وِصال میں مصطفیٰؐ<br /><br /><i>Jo shab-e-wisaal main Mustafa</i><br /><br />On the night of union, O Mustafa<br /><br /><br />چلے جی میں ٹھان کے عرش کی<br /><br /><i>Chalay ji main thaan kay arsh ki</i><br /><br />He left with a longing to get to his Lord’s throne<br /><br /><br />تو زمیں سے عرشِ بریِں تلک<br /><br /><i>Tau zameen say arsh-e-bareen talak</i><br /><br />Then everything from the earth to the heavens<br /><br /><br />ہوئی حُسنِ پاک کی روشنی<br /><br /><i>Hui husn-e-paak ki roshni</i><br /><br />Was bathed in the light of his luminescence<br /><br /><br />ہزار خوبِییِ دِل بری<br /><br /><i>Hazar khoobiye dil bari</i><br /><br />There are thousands of attributes of my beloved<br /><br /><br />وہ بہار گُلشنِ سرمدی<br /><br /><i>Woh bahar gulshan-e-sarmadi</i><br /><br />He is like the spring in an eternal garden<br /><br /><br />وہ سوار اپنے بُرّاق پر<br /><br /><i>Woh sawar apnay Burraq par</i><br /><br />When he was on his Burraq<br /><br /><br />گئے جیسے بِجلی چمک گئی<br /><br /><i>Gaye jaisay bijli chamak gai</i><br /><br />He left like a lightning bolt<br /><br /><br />بَلَغَ العُلیٰ بِکمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Balaghal-ula be-kamal-e-hi</i><br /><br />He reached such heights with his fortitude<br /><br /><br />بَلَغَ العُلیٰ بِکمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Balaghal-ula be-kamal-e-hi</i><br /><br />He reached such heights with his fortitude<br /><br /><br />کَشَفَ الدُّجیٰ بِجَمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Kashafad-duja be-jamaal-e-hi</i><br /><br />And enlightened the universe with his luminescence<br /><br /><br />حَسُنَت جَمیعُ خِصالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Hasunat jamee’u khisaal-e-hi</i><br /><br />How beautiful are your being<br /><br /><br />حَسُنَت جَمیعُ خِصالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Hasunat jamee’u khisaal-e-hi</i><br /><br />How beautiful are your attributes<br /><br /><br />صلّو علیہِ و آِلہٖ<br /><br /><i>Sallu alae-hi wa aal-e-hi</i><br /><br />May peace be upon you and your people<br /><br /><br />بَلَغَ العُلیٰ بِکمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Balaghal-ula be-kamal-e-hi</i><br /><br />He reached such heights with his fortitude<br /><br /><br /> یا مُحَمَّدٌؐ سَیَّدُ اَلکَونَین کونَین<br /><br /><i>Ya Mohammad’un Sayyed’ul konain - konain</i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w) lord of both worlds and both creations<br /><br /><br /> یامُحَمَّدٌؐ سَیَّدُ اَلکَونَین کونَین<br /><br /><i>Ya Mohammad’un Sayyed’ul konain - konain</i><br /><br />O Mohammad lord of both worlds and both creations<br /><br /><br />یامُحَمَّدٌؐ<br /><br /><i>Ya Mohammad’un </i><br /><br />O Mohammad<br /><br /><br /><br />یا مُحَمَّدؐ<br /><br /><i>Ya Muhammad</i><br /><br />O Mohammad<br /><br /><br /><br />یا مُحَمَّدؐ<br /><i><br /></i><i>Ya Muhammad</i><br /><br />O Mohammad<br /><br /><br /><br />یا مُحَمَّدؐ<br /><br /><i>Ya Muhammad</i><br /><br />O Mohammad<br /><br /><br /><br />یا مُحَمَّدؐ<br /><br /><i>Ya Muhammad</i><br /><br />O Mohammad<br /><br /><br />جہاں آپ آپؐ پہ ہو فِدا<br /><br /><i>Jahan aap aap pay ho fida</i><br /><br />Where the Lord loves my Beloved (s.a.w)<br /><br /><br />جہاں آپ آپؐ پہ ہو فِدا<br /><br /><i>Jahan aap aap pay ho fida</i><br /><br />Where the Lord loves my Beloved (s.a.w)<br /><br /><br />وہاں کہیے کام تُوئی کا کیا<br /><br /><i>Wahan kahiye kaam tui ka kia</i><br /><br />Then there there is no need for “you”<br /><br /><br />وہاں زِکر وصل و فِراق کیا<br /><br /><i>Wahan zikr wasl-o-firaq kia</i><br /><br />There is no need for talk of separation and union<br /><br /><br />کے جہاں نہ ہو کوئی دوسرا<br /><br /><i>Kay jahan na ho koi doosra</i><br /><br />When there was no other there<br /><br /><br />وہاں آپ آپؐ سے وصل تھا<br /><br /><i>Wahan aap aap say wasl tha</i><br /><br />Then it was the Lord who was united with you (s.a.w)<br /><br /><br />وہاں آپ آپؐ سے تھا جُدا<br /><br /><i>Wahan aap aap say tha juda</i><br /><br />And it was the Lord who was separated from you (s.a.w)<br /><br /><br />بَجُز اِس کے اور کہوں میں کیا<br /><br /><i>Bajuz is kay aur kahoon main kia</i><br /><br />What else can I say about this, but<br /><br /><br />کہ نوُر نُور سے جا مِلا<br /><br /><i>Kay noor noor say ja mila</i><br /><br />That light became one with light<br /><br /><br />کہ نوُر نُور سے جا مِلا<br /><br /><i>Kay noor noor say ja mila</i><br /><br />That light became one with light<br /><br /><br />بَلَغَ العُلیٰ بِکمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Balaghal-ula be-kamal-e-hi</i><br /><br />He (s.a.w) reached such heights with his fortitude<br /><br /><br />بَلَغَ العُلیٰ بِکمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Balaghal-ula be-kamal-e-hi</i><br /><br />He (s.a.w) reached such heights with his fortitude<br /><br /><br />بَلَغَ العُلیٰ بِکمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Balaghal-ula be-kamal-e-hi</i><br /><br />He (s.a.w) reached such heights with his fortitude<br /><br /><br />کَشَفَ الدُّجیٰ بِجَمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Kashafad-duja be-jamaal-e-hi</i><br /><br />And enlightened the universe with his luminescence<br /><br /><br />کَشَفَ الدُّجیٰ بِجَمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Kashafad-duja be-jamaal-e-hi</i><br /><br />And enlightened the universe with his luminescence<br /><br /><br />حَسُنَت جَمیعُ خِصالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Hasanat jamee’u khisaal-e-hi</i><br /><br />How beautiful are your (s.a.w) attributes<br /><br /><br />صلّو علیہِ و آِلہٖ<br /><br /><i>Sallu alae-hi wa aal-e-hi</i><br /><br />May peace be upon you and your people<br /><br /><br />صلّو علیہِہ<br /><br /><i>Sallu alae-hi</i><br /><br />May peace be upon you<br /><br /><br />وہ نِگاہ، نِگاہِ عِشق و مستی میں<br /><br /><i>Woh nigah, nigah-e-ishq-o-masti main</i><br /><br />This gaze, in this gaze of love and admiration<br /><br /><br />نِگاہِ عِشق و مستی میں<br /><br /><i>Nigah-e-ishq-o-masti main</i><br /><br />In this gaze of love and admiration<br /><br /><br />وہی اوّل وہی آخِر<br /><br /><i>Wohi awwal wohi akhir</i><br /><br />He (s.a.w) is the end and the beginning<br /><br /><br />وہی قُراں وہی فُرقاں<br /><br /><i>Wohi Quraan wohi Furqan</i><br /><br />He (s.a.w) is the word of the Lord and the truth<br /><br /><br />وہی یٰسیں وہی طٰهٰ<br /><br /><i>Wohi Yaseen wohi Taha</i><br /><br />He (s.a.w) is (essence of surah) Yaseen and Taha<br /><br /><br />بَلَغَ العُلیٰ بِکمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Balaghal-ula be-kamal-e-hi</i><br /><br />He (s.a.w) reached such heights with his fortitude<br /><br /><br />بَلَغَ العُلیٰ بِکمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Balaghal-ula be-kamal-e-hi</i><br /><br />He (s.a.w) reached such heights with his fortitude<br /><br /><br />کَشَفَ الدُّجیٰ بِجَمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Kashafad-duja be-jamaal-e-hi</i><br /><br />And enlightened the universe with his luminescence<br /><br /><br />کَشَفَ الدُّجیٰ بِجَمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Kashafad-duja be-jamaal-e-hi</i><br /><br />And enlightened the universe with his luminescence<br /><br /><br />حَسُنَت جَمیعُ خِصالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Hasanat jamee’u khisaal-e-hi</i><br /><br />How beautiful are your (s.a.w) attributes<br /><br /><br />صلّو علیہِ و آِلہٖ<br /><br /><i>Sallu alae-hi wa aal-e-hi</i><br /><br />May peace be upon you and your people<br /><br /><br />بَلَغَ العُلیٰ بِکمالِہٖ<br /><br /><i>Balaghal-ula be-kamal-e-hi</i><br /><br />He (s.a.w) reached such heights with his fortitude<br /><br /><br /> یا مُحَمَّدٌؐ سَیَّدُ اَلکَونَین کونَین<br /><br /><i>Ya Mohammad’un Sayyed’ul konain - konain</i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w) lord of both worlds and both creations<br /><br /><br /> یامُحَمَّدٌؐ سَیَّدُ اَلکَونَین کونَین<br /><br /><i>Ya Mohammad’un Sayyed’ul konain - konain</i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w) lord of both worlds and both creations<br /><br /><br />یامُحَمَّدٌؐ<br /><br /><i>Ya Mohammad’un</i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w)<br /><br /><br />یامُحَمَّدٌؐ<br /><br /><i>Ya Mohammad’un</i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w)<br /><br /><br />یا مُحَمَّدؐ<br /><br /><i>Ya Muhammad </i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w)<br /><br /><br />یا مُحَمَّدؐ<br /><br /><i>Ya Muhammad </i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w)<br /><br /><br />مولا<br /><i><br /></i><i>Mowla</i><br /><br />Lord<br /><br /><br /><br />مَولايَ صلَّ و سَّلم دَائِماً<br /><br /><i>Mowla ya Salli wassalim daiman</i><br /><br />O Lord send prayers and peace always and forever<br /><br /><br /><br /> دَائِماً مَولاي دَائِماً مَولاي دَائِماً<br /><br /><i>Daiman mola daiman mola daiman</i><br /><br />Forever O Lord, forever<br /><br /><br /><br /> دَائِماً أَبَدًا عَلَی حَبِیبِکَ خَیرِ الخَلق کُلَّھِمِ<br /><br /><i>Daiman abadan ala habi bika khairil khalqi kullihimi</i><br /><br />Forever, on your Beloved (s.a.w) the best of your creation<br /><br /><br />مولا<br /><br /><i>Mowla</i><br /><br />Lord<br /><br /><br />مولا<br /><br /><i>Mowla</i><br /><br />Lord<br /><br /><br /> یا مُحَمَّدٌؐ سَیَّدُ اَلکَونَین کونَین<br /><br /><i>Ya Mohammad’un Sayyed’ul konain - konain</i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w) lord of both worlds and both creations<br /><br /><br />یامُحَمَّدٌؐ<br /><br /><i>Ya Muhammad</i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w)<br /><br /><br />یا مُحَمَّدُؐ<br /><br /><i>Ya Muhammad</i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w)<br /><br /><br />یا مُحَمَّدُؐ<br /><br /><i>Ya Muhammad</i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w)<br /><br /><br />یا مُحَمَّدُؐ<br /><br /><i>Ya Muhammad</i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w)<br /><br /><br />یا مُحَمَّدُؐ<br /><br /><i>Ya Muhammad</i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w)<br /><br /><br />یا مُحَمَّدُؐ<br /><br /><i>Ya Muhammad</i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w)<br /><br /><br />یا مُحَمَّدُؐ<br /><br /><i>Ya Muhammad</i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w)<br /><br /><br /><br />یا مُحَمَّدُؐ<br /><br /><i>Ya Muhammad</i><br /><br />O Mohammad (s.a.w)<br /><br /><br />Credit: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYPWLlfD05Q">Coke Studio, Singer Abida Parveen</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.hamzashad.com/balaghal-ula-bi-kamalihi/">Lyrics, Translation, and Explanation of “Balaghal-Ula Bi-Kamalihi”</a><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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<a href="http://www.techofheart.co">Technology of the Heart</a></div>Sadiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03831400415043223564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9500025.post-88499638835508375802018-11-02T18:36:00.002+06:002018-11-02T18:39:17.241+06:00You, God, Alone Are My Wealth and My Treasure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-214mRhRHOAQ/W9tIweoOQQI/AAAAAAAASdU/NKlTBt0YUmUi6k98xHpxn06eLHICaYSHwCLcBGAs/s1600/True-Treasure-Website.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1280" height="418" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-214mRhRHOAQ/W9tIweoOQQI/AAAAAAAASdU/NKlTBt0YUmUi6k98xHpxn06eLHICaYSHwCLcBGAs/s640/True-Treasure-Website.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />1.<br />God has given you everything that He had.<br />He has already given everything to you <br />except the one attribute that remains within Him.<br /><br />If you understand everything <br />that has been given to you, <br />then you will realize <br />that God alone is your wealth. <br />And when you understand this, <br />you will realize <br />that there is nothing more you can ask for.<br /><br />Then you will turn your <i>qalb</i>, <br />your innermost heart, towards Him. <br />And as soon as you turn towards Him <br />you will say, <br />“You, God, are my wealth. <br />You are my treasure. <br />You alone.”<br /><br />As soon as you turn your heart towards Him,<br />your very breath, <br />your speech, <br />your blood, <br />your thoughts, <br />everything shrinks to insignificance,<br />and you will be in direct communion with God.<br /><br />That state is <i>‘ilm</i> - divine knowledge. <br />‘<i>Ilm</i> is the most excellent <br />and most valuable treasure <br />that comes of His grace.<br /><br />We have to reflect on and understand this.<br /><br /><i><br /></i> <i>- Shaykh Bawa Muhaiyaddeen -</i><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">2.</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><img src="https://df61994948e9a54a5259-ad04094bac72ed4d481dba65a1920e88.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/96_6.png" /><br /><img src="https://df61994948e9a54a5259-ad04094bac72ed4d481dba65a1920e88.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/96_7.png" /><br /><img src="https://df61994948e9a54a5259-ad04094bac72ed4d481dba65a1920e88.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/96_8.png" /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>kallaa! innal insana la yatgha </i><br /><i>arraa hu ustaghna. </i><br /><i>inna ila Rabbika ruzaa.</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;">No! Indeed, man transgresses</div><div style="text-align: right;">Because he sees himself self-sufficient.</div><div style="text-align: right;">Indeed, to your Lord is the return.</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>- <a href="https://quran.com/96" target="_blank">The Qur'an, 96:6-8</a></i></div><br /><br />One of the greatest transgression on part of man is to think himself as self-sufficient, which stems from forgetting that true wealth and true treasure is God alone. Man transgress by considering the sources of other than God as his, her sources of wealth. This is the exactly what the pervasive characteristics of materialism.<br /><div><br /></div><div>The above mentioned three verses of Surah 'Alaq, traditionally considered the first Chapter to be revealed to Prophet Muhammad is quite remarkable and compresses ocean of meaning. The teachings of Bawa Muhaiyaddden as shared in first part of the post can be understood as an explanation as well of the three verses.<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">God has given you everything that He had. He has already given everything to you except the one attribute that remains within Him.<br /><br />If you understand everything that has been given to you, then you will realize that God alone is your wealth. And when you understand this, you will realize that there is nothing more you can ask for.</blockquote><br />Thus considering our self and our life self-sufficient or independent of God, whereas in reality they are fully immersed in everything from God - is what in Quranic language is called, '<i>zalamtu nafsi</i>' or "transgression against the self."<br /><br />May God bestow us the knowledge necessary to realize that we are nothing, we have nothing, only God alone is the Source of Treasure and Wealth. <i>So be it, amen.</i><br /><br /><i>wa Allahul Ghaniyun, wa antum fuqara</i><br /><br /><b>…God is the Independent One, while you are the needy… </b>(The Qur'an, Muhammad, 47:38)<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://df61994948e9a54a5259-ad04094bac72ed4d481dba65a1920e88.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/35_15.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="59" data-original-width="675" src="https://df61994948e9a54a5259-ad04094bac72ed4d481dba65a1920e88.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/35_15.png" /></a></div><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b>O humankind! You are the ones who are indigent to God. And God, He is the Independent, the Praised. </b>(The Qur'an, Fatir, 35:15)</div><div><br /><br />3.<br />Post Script: <b>All I Have is All You Gave</b><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-avWF1Et69vs/W9tMhUzw9wI/AAAAAAAASdg/9ZSEmV29h0E18StwGWU6SsF35SH9v8TAQCLcBGAs/s1600/43473293_319396848839476_3404094012548710400_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-avWF1Et69vs/W9tMhUzw9wI/AAAAAAAASdg/9ZSEmV29h0E18StwGWU6SsF35SH9v8TAQCLcBGAs/s640/43473293_319396848839476_3404094012548710400_n.jpg" width="400" /></a>Only You I choose<br />among the entire world.<br /><br />Is it fair of You<br />letting me be unhappy?<br /><br />My heart is a pen in Your hand.<br />It is all up to You<br />to write me happy or sad.<br /><br />I see only what You reveal<br />and live as You say.<br />All my feelings have the color<br />You desire to paint.<br /><br />From the beginning to the end,<br />no one, but<br />You.<br /><br />Please make my future<br />better than the past.<br /><br />When You hide,<br />I change to a Godless person;<br />and when You appear,<br />I find my faith.<br /><br />Don't expect to find<br />any more in me<br />than what You give.<br /><br />Don't search for<br />hidden pockets, because<br />I've shown You that.<br /><br />All I have<br />is<br />all You gave.<br /><br /><i><br /></i> <i>- <a href="https://www.techofheart.co/2008/05/all-i-have-is-all-you-gave.html" target="_blank">Rumi, translated by: Nader Khalili</a></i><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br />
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