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:: Post No. 33: The Power, the Peace and the Everlasting Nobility of One's Own Soul ::

Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2025

 

Ya Ali Madad! This post has two parts.

 

Part 1. Knowledge Section

In this Higher Spiritual Enlightenment post, I am first presenting two quotations of Noor Mowlana Sultan Muhammad Shah from the book, titled, 'Aga Khan III Selected Speeches and Writings of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah' Volume II (1928-1955), Edited by K. K. Aziz, 1997, Published by Kegan Paul International, London and New York.

 

  1. The Everlasting Nobility of One's Own Soul
  2. I have used only portion of the excerpt of the quotation in the Enlightenment Card presented above so I am presenting the whole excerpt below:

    "Anwari, Nizami, Maulana Roumi, Saadi, Qa'ani and a host of others — names that will be well known to the Oriental scholars, but which will perhaps convey little to the general public here — each in his own way gave a message to mankind. But the fundamental point of each message if carefully studied is that man's greatest of all treasures, the greatest of all his possessions, was the inherent, ineffaceable, everlasting nobility of his own soul. In it, there was for ever a spark of true divinity which could conquer all the antagonistic and debasing elements in nature. And let me once more stress that this faith in the soul of man expressed in great variety of ways — in prose and verse, in art and architecture — was not simply a religious or mystic faith but an all-embracing and immediate contact with a fact which, in every human being, is the central fact of existence.

    Then came Hafiz — by far the greatest singer of the soul of man. In him we can find all the strivings, all the sorrow, all the victories and joys, all the hopes and disappointments of each and every one of us. In him we find contact, direct and immediate, with the outer universe interpreted as an infinite reality of matter, as a mirror of an eternal spirit, or indeed (as Spinoza later said) an absolute existence in which matter and spirit alike are but two infinite modes and facets. In is not for nothing that his "Divan" has become, throughout the East, the supreme fal nama (book of divination) of millions and millions far beyond the confines of Iran. " (pp.1128-9)

    Noor Mowlana Hazar Imam has shown to us that the expression of the soul can be in many forms such as art which we see in many museums such as the Aga Khan Museum; in architecture of stunning buildings which he has built arounds the world; and in Islamic gardens around the world. These are expressions of the soul in the exoteric dimension.

    In the esoteric dimension, he made the search for higher spiritual enlightenment a major theme for the global Jamat. He has explained to us many times the importance of performing dhikr at regular and irregular times, and also perform bandagi with Ism-e Azam. The esoteric practices increase the intensity of the Light (Noor) in the soul and it is this power which is needed to overcome the negative and opposing forces which are operating at the present time. Therefore, let us re-examine all the recent firmans of Noor Mowlana Hazar Imam (a.s.) with the wisdom of Noor Mowlana Sultan Muhammad Shah (a.s.) presented in the above excerpt.

     

  3. The Souls Which Are at Peace
  4. Here is another interesting excerpt from the same book:

    "Those who accept normal responsibilities of life, with all the chances of minor annoyance and utter catastrophe, may know many small griefs and much greater sorrow — but, if they are one with God and have lived manfully, behind the mask of sorrow, bitter though it may be, their souls will be at peace." (p.868)

    Noor Mowlana Hazar Imam has emphasized that we should have a continual contact with the Noor of Imam through regular and irregular Divine Remembrance. He has prayed for peace within ourselves and for everybody else in the world. The requirement for this activity is to first make peace with God within ourselves and become one with Him. Then we can extend this everlasting peace to all fellow human beings. Again, we have to learn about the power of the soul, actualize it within ourselves and use it wisely to promote internal and external peace! If we can achieve this then our souls will always be at peace, even in times of uncertainty and turbulence.

     

    Part 2. 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

    or

    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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