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"Alif. Lam. Ra. (This is) a Scripture which We have revealed unto thee (Muhammad) that thereby thou mayst bring forth mankind from darkness unto light." — Holy Qur'an 14:1

 

Spark No. 1 :: The Light of Imamat Purifies Mu'mins

 

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

 

Ya Ali Madad. We practise the Alid tradition of a thinking and spiritual Islam. Our faith is esoteric and leads to the enlightenment of the soul through a personal search under the guidance of the NOOR Mowlana Hazar Imam. As we are a batin tariqah, there is a paramount need for higher spiritual education across the world. Let us reflect on the following pearls of wisdom on the topic of purification of the soul at the level of light:

 

  1. The Light of Imamat Purifies Mu'mins:

    "The eternal light (33:46) which has been commanded by God to cleanse and purify the people of faith (9:103), has already been made the cleanser (mutahhir) and purifier (muzakki) both externally and internally. In reality, this cleansing and purification is in the form of (higher spiritual) knowledge and wisdom. Thus God has appointed the light of Imamat as the successor of the light of Prophethood so that it may continue to wash and purify people in the water of light (higher spiritual knowledge) and this chain will never cease. It is in such sublime meanings that it is said that the Divine light will continue to illuminate and that nobody can extinguish it (9:32; 61:8: 57:28).
    (Source: Fruit of Paradise, p. 110)

     

  2. Knowledge ('ilm) Versus Ignorance (jahl):

    "... the opposite of knowledge ('ilm) is ignorance (jahl). Thus, in the Wise Qu'ran just as knowledge has been mentioned so often both directly and in many examples, so also in the same way ignorance has also been mentioned. Thus if knowledge is light, then ignorance is darkness whether this comparison is conceptual or literal; if knowledge is certainty, then ignorance is doubt; if knowledge is Paradise, then ignorance is Hell; if knowledge is guidance, then ignorance is deviation; if knowledge is healing, then ignorance is sickness; if by hearing, speaking and seeing, knowledge is being alluded to then saying that "they are deaf, dumb and blind" is a condemnation of the ignorant. If the soul and intellect are cleansed and purified by (higher spiritual) knowledge, then their impurity and filth lies in ignorance."
    (Source: Fruit of Paradise, pp. 110-111)

     

  3. Manifestation of Knowledge in the Form of Light:

    "It is well known to all that where the level of (spiritual) knowledge is higher, there the true knowledge manifests according to that standard. Another condition of this (higher spiritual) knowledge is humility and abundant dhikr and bandagi. By being inebriated with zeal of (spiritual) knowledge and listening attentively, one can create that magnetism for the manifestation of knowledge (in the form of light)."
    (Source: Sublime Realities, p. 3)

 

 

Angelic Salwat
Let us recite angelic salwats to invoke Divine grace and mercy.

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Allâhumâ salli alâ Muhammadin wa âle Muhammad:
O Allah! Bestow Peace on and through Muhammad and his Descendants

33 beads recited by Noorallah Juma

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101 beads recited by Noorallah Juma

Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil 'alamin.
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!

 

Haizinda — Qayampaya
(Our Present Imam is Living and His NOOR is Eternal)

 

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