The Allegories, Vol 1 - Question 5 - The Allegories, Vol 1

Ahmed al-Hasan Response:

The Bismillah of Al-Fatiha is the origin,^[2] and the Bismillah of all suras in the Quran is a reflection of a part of the Bismillah of Al-Fatiha. The entire Quran is in Al-Fatiha and Al-Fatiha is in its Bismillah, so each Bismillah in the Quran is in the Bismillah of Al-Fatiha, and the Bismillah is a verse from the verses of Al-Fatiha. As for the other suras, the Bismillah is a part of the sura but it is not a verse from its verses. The three names (Allah, Al-Rahman and Al-Raheem)^[3] in the Divinity, or the Divine Self, are the pillars of the Greatest, Greatest, Greatest name He. And the three names are the city of divine perfections, which is Allah, and its exterior and interior door, which are Al-Rahman and Al-Raheem. And these three names in the creation are Muhammad, Ali and Fatima; or the city of knowledge, Muhammad, its exterior and interior door, Ali and Fatima. And these three names (Allah, Al-Rahman, Al-Raheem) are the pillars of the Greatest, Greatest name: {Say, “Call unto Allah, or call unto Al-Rahman, unto whichever you call [it is the same] His are the best names.”}^[4] And these three names (Muhammad, Ali and Fatima) are the Greatest name. Muhammad is from Allah, so he is the book of Allah; rather, he is Allah amongst the creation. And Ali and Fatima are from the mercy of Allah, so they are Al-Rahman and Al-Raheem. {And We bestowed upon them from Our mercy, and We made for them a tongue of sincerity, Aliyya.}^[5] And the Bismillah of Al-Fatiha is Truth, and the Bismillah in every other Sura is an incomplete reflection of the Bismillah of Al-Fatiha; rather, it reflects only an aspect of it. It is as if the Bismillah of Al-Fatiha is in a center surrounded by a collection of mirrors where each one of these mirrors reflects an image from a side different from the other mirrors, and at the same time all suras have it in common that they reflect one Truth and these suras are partners with the Truth as well because they reflect it from a particular side. So if I give you an example of the Quran, you would find that the Bismillah of Al-Fatiha is a point which all other suras revolve around; rather, the Torah, the Bible and everything brought by the prophets and messengers pbut. The Bismillah of Al-Fatiha is the message, the allegiance, the beginning, and the end.