Re: yesterday's friday prayers sermon
Peace SlaveofAllaah
I don't think Brother (sign of) divine-light knows that Hareem01 is my wife. Now he does.
I also don't think he has read my posts as thoroughly as you have.
Peace (sign of) divine-light
The reason why I can't call you 'divine-light' is not because of your claims of my being 'wahabi',
which of course I am not at the liberty to say either way.
I pray for you brother that Allah (SWT) bestows on you a great Islamic understanding. Unfortunately Arabic
is not apologetic with definition.
Before addressing your semantics on the Sufi issues with regards to light and nur and the source of creation;
- I want to clarify that is NOT the reason for my objection.
My objection to calling you divine-light is that I don't think it befitting for us to call ourselves by this title.
light is guidance, divine-light is therefore one of the characteristics of the Qur'an. Do you want me to call you Qur'an?
Or don't you think it sounds a touch 'arrogant' to call oneself 'divine-light'? That is the reason ... not the idea you
have that I am in any way anti-Sufi. In fact I am engrossed in Islamic poetry and I am inshaAllah a supporter of
the authentic Sufi understandings.
The RuH is an interesting topic:
First of all ... The poetry regarding thinking oneself to be nothing and everything to be Allah (SWT). This is a mode
of poetry which puts cream on the icing. We know that creation is insignificant before Allah (SWT), but out of emphasis
we say we are nothing. It does not make our statement true literally. We have to be real and our existence is an absolute truth, because
if we say otherwise we are nullifying the Attribute of Allah (SWT) of Creator. (Khaliq) . As we are creation (makhluq)
then our existence is true because the act of Creation is true.
The RuH is not part of the Essence of Allah (SWT) if such a concept can be entertained as we do not know anything regarding
the nature of Allah (SWT). We know that Allah (SWT) is nothing like creation. The RuH is itself a
created entity and every life was extracted from it. And Allah (SWT) Knows Best.
Therefore when Qur'an teaches us about Allah (SWT) being closer than our jugular veins and poetry signalling that Allah (SWT)
is not everywhere except in the hearts of the Believer, it means that the believer has made the conscious choice to love
Him and assume Him as Deity. There is a place in my heart for my mother too, but it doesn't mean that she is inside it
literally.
There is a hadith about Muhammad (SAW) during the mi'raj, he was asked if he saw Allah (SWT) someone replied that how could he
see with all that light? Light is termed the veil of Allah (SWT). It is blinding and a barrier between Him and us.
The account of Musa (AS) it is far more amazing to realise the Quwat of Allah (SWT) when you see that it was not any part of
Allah (SWT) that was delivered on the mount. It was merely the reflection of something Infinte Eternal and Absolute that came towering
down upon the mount rendered into the space and time of our finite worldly existence. Of course the dear prophet Musa (AS) fainted,
he only saw a glimpse of the sheer penetrating light that manifested from the Veil being lifted.
You see it is this Veil and this light that you so casually have given yourself the title of ... I am calling you the (sign of) d-l
as an honour. That you are a sign of the thing so pure, proof that Allah (SWT) made you is in your existence. I can't possibly
call you more than that.
As for Al-Hallaj (RA) he fell in too deep. The Shariah restricts us from being indulged in things that cause us to lose ourselves.
For if everyone did this then life's balance would cease. He called himself Annal-Haq through no will of his own. But his utterance became
a fitnah for the general public and the Shari'ah ruling was to have him executed. He didn't care about his execution. But his words could
have led others to worship him and ask from him when it is Allah (SWT) they should submit to.
Oh yes ... I am your brother not sister.