Question 229 - The Enlightening Answer Across the Ether, Vol 3
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Question 229
I formed a connection between the call to prayer and Abraham’s vision (a): he saw a star, and it is as though his acknowledgment of its lordship was, ‘I testify that the Mahdi and the Mahdis from his descendants are Allah’s Proofs’; then a moon, and his acknowledgment was, ‘I testify that Ali and the Imams from his descendants are Allah’s Proofs’; then a sun, and his acknowledgment was, ‘I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah’; and his arrival at the station of monotheism was, ‘I testify that there is no god but Allah.’ As I understood it, these are the levels of true recognition, and each level has ten degrees. Is this understanding correct? Is this connection correct and beneficial? My guardian, will you increase me-may Allah, Glorious is He, preserve you, watch over you, and establish you? Sender: Mr. Zaki
Ahmed al-Hasan Response:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers upon Muhammad and his family, the Imams and the Mahdis, and grant them abundant peace. As for the three testimonies being connected to Abraham’s vision (a), yes. As for the relationship of the three testimonies in the call to prayer and Abraham’s three observations (a) to recognition and monotheism, they are the three in the pilgrimage-that is, divine authority: ‘Then a fast of three days during the pilgrimage and seven when you return; those are ten complete. This is for one whose family is not present at the Sacred Mosque’ ([40]). That is, the three are the pavilion of the Greatest Throne, the Greatest Throne, and the Footstool. These three are all Muhammad (s), for they (a) are all Muhammad (s), while each of them also has his station and role. Muhammad (s) is the pavilion of the Greatest Throne: he (s) is the veil between the Creator and His creation, and were it not for him, recognition would not overflow. Thus he is ‘Nun’ in the words of the Exalted, ‘Nun. By the pen and what they write’ ([41]). The Imams are the Greatest Throne; recognition overflows from them, so they are ‘the pen’ in the words of the Exalted, ‘Nun. By the pen and what they write.’ The Mahdis are the Footstool; through them recognition is realized, so they are those who write in the words of the Exalted, ‘Nun. By the pen and what they write.’ The Mahdis therefore represent power. The Exalted said: ‘His Footstool encompasses the heavens and the earth, and preserving them does not weary Him. He is the Most High, the Great’ ([42]). The Footstool represents power and dominion over the seven heavens and the earth. For this reason, when this verse descended, the angels of the seven mighty heavens escorted it, because it is connected to those who represent power. Through them, recognition will be realized in its twenty-seven letters, and the verse’s descent also means that the realization of power and divine governance is near. Ahmed Alhasan
Source: The Enlightening Answer Across the Ether, Vol 3; Author: Imam Ahmed Al-Hasan; Question 229; Page Not available; AL-JAWAB-AL-MUNIR-V3-Q229. View Arabic source · Open the original Arabic source ↗
Source footnotes
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↑ [40] Al-Baqarah: 196.
↑ [41] Al-Qalam: 1.
↑ [42] Al-Baqarah: 255.
References
- ↑ Ahmed Al-Hasan. The Enlightening Answer Across the Ether, Vol 3. Question 229; Page Not available. AL-JAWAB-AL-MUNIR-V3-Q229. View Arabic source
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Ahmed Al-Hasan. The Enlightening Answer Across the Ether, Vol 3. Question: 229. Page: Not available. AL-JAWAB-AL-MUNIR-V3-Q229. https://ahmedalhasan.org/ar/Library/BookContent/53