Sultan ul Waham Book English Translation with Persian Text

Page 95

95 This special theophany is the theophany of Ahmad which descends only upon the perfect follower of the Holy Prophet and blesses him with boundless spiritual ecstasy and infinite inward strength, as a result his fervour for Allah is fortified and he acquires eternal Divine Company. His power of waham is also enhanced due to the favour of his Murshid. He is blessed with a new ecstatic state every moment and a new Noor is created in his heart. His soul never stops observing that special theophany. The symbol of that special theophany is that it does not manifest in the same form twice in the mirror of a seeker’s heart neither it appears in the same form in two seeker’s hearts, as Shaikh Abu Talib Makki writes in Quwwat-ul-Qaloob:

Meaning: He neither manifests Himself in two forms nor manifests the same form twice. On attaining this level, the seeker is blessed with a new Noor every moment and he ever views the manifestation of Allah in a new form which is always more beautiful than before (as the seeker progresses spiritually, he beholds Allah more closely and clearly and finds Him more beautiful than before, so it is said that he beholds Him in a new form every next moment). His closeness with Allah is increased from both sides (i.e. he ascends towards Allah and Allah descends towards him) and their love for each other is intensified with every moment according to the verse meaning: “Allah loves them and they love Allah” (Al-Maidah-54). The true lover of Allah Shaikh Fakhruddin Iraqi says beautifully:


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