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"Can he who was dead, to whom We gave life, and a light whereby he can walk amongst men, be like him who is in the depths of darkness, from which he can never come out?" — Holy Qur'an 6:122
:: Post No. 5: Practising Bandagi for Higher Spiritual Enlightenment Every Morning ::
Friday,
Jul. 11, 2025
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
Ya Ali Madad! This post has three parts.
1. Selected verse from beautiful ginans of our Holy Pirs;
2. Knowledge Section; and
3. Angelic Salwat Dhikr.
Part 1: Holy Didar and Bandagi
The following verse is taken from Pir Shams's Saloko Moto:
| Satgur kahêrê Didâr to amâro dohêlo Anê râtê jâgo lok Nindrâ tênê shu(n) karê Jê râkhê Pir Sham-su(n) het re ....235 |
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The True Guide says: Our vision (i.e., the Noorani Didar in the forehead) is difficult to attain (However) be awake at night for bandagi (meditation at the luminous time) What can sleep do to the one who maintains love for Pir Shams? (meaning: If you have ardent love for Mowla then you will become punctual in bandagi) ...235 |
Part 2: Is Luminous Didar only possible through Bandagi?
Before we address the issue of luminous Didar through bandagi, let us explore the concept of unity of Luminousness, i.e., the unity of Light of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.) and the Light of Noor Mowlana Murtaza Ali (a.s.) by studying the following excerpts from Spiritual Secrets (pages 35-36):
Teachings of Allah, the Holy Prophet (s.a.s.) and the Holy Imams (a.s.)
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"The Prophet has said about Imam Ali: "You are from me and I am from you". He has also said: "I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate". Here these Prophetic traditions show the ways in which Ali is from the Prophet and the Prophet is from Ali, or in other words, their unity, is not a physical thing, but it is the unity of luminousness (light), spiritualism (soul) and knowledge.
Similarly, the Prophet's being the city of knowledge and Ali's being its gate is not so in its physical sense, but in the sense of the light of knowledge, wisdom and guidance. Thus in this sense, then according to "Nurun alaa Nur (Light upon Light)" they become one light. This reveals the fact that the Nur-i Nubuwwat (Light of Prophethood) and Nur-i Imamat (Light of Imamat) is one and the same. In this it is said that the light which adopts the form of the city of knowledge and provides the bounties and peace of intellect and wisdom to the people of faith, which become the gatekeeper of this city dressed in talismanic raiment (i.e. dressed in the form of the present living Holy Imam). Then why should there be any astonishment? The corporeality and humanity of the Holy Imam has been compared with talismanic picture (drawing) in the sense that inexperienced people, despite finding treasure cannot obtain it because of its talismanic design, so in the same manner ignorant people because of the corporeality (physical form) and humanity of the Holy Imam – the True Guide – fail in having access to the treasures of his spiritualism (soul) and luminousness (light). For their vision is confined only to his corporeality (physical form)." [Source: Spiritual Secrets, pp.35-36] |
In simple words, our present and living Imam Noor Mowlana Shah Rahim Al-Hussaini (a.s.) is the embodied Light of Muhammad (s.a.s.) and the Light of Noor Mowlana Murtaza Ali (a.s.). He has a physical form which everybody can see. However, he also has a spiritual form and is the ocean of all souls. Therefore he plays a role of a spiritual mother. He also has a luminous form and his Light is the Light of all Lights. In this role, he is a luminous father. Therefore, our soul and the light in it are linked to the our Holy Imam's soul and light. However, in order to actualize these links and see them, one has to develop his/her own soul. Then it is possible to see Mowla's soul and light in one's own soul. This is the reason that after fulfilling the obligations of dasond and Dua, we embark on a spiritual personal search through bandagi, dhikr, giriyauzari and service under the supervision and authority of the Holy Imam.
Much has been written on the topic of bandagi on SalmanSpiritual.com. Please refer to Eighteen Bandagi Gems posts for greater insights.
Part 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
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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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