Assalamualaikum wrt. May Ellah bless us always in His abiding Love and Mercy.
A Q&A Session was held with Sallina Ismail, the author of The Science of Ellah : The Theory of Everything on 15th February, 2022 via Zoom.
Brother Faizul: Assalamualaikum Sister Sallina. Thank you for your time to share with us some insights into your first book The Science of Ellah and your Edited Version The Science of Ellah: The Theory of Everything.
Sister Sallina : Waalaikumsalam wrt Brother, thank you for having me.
Question : I find your book very interesting, but I know some may find it difficult to understand and some may even find your book way out of path. How will you explain that?
Answer: Thank you for reading my book. IF you use your physical brain to interpret my book, then, you interpret it according to your own perception and you will definitely make assumptions according to your own preconceived ideas and imposing that preconceived ideas upon me is truly ironic and devastating.
The brain is an interesting subject. Since everything that exists is subjected to the Law of Pairs, the brain too is confined to this law. You have the physical brain and you have the spiritual brain. This is how it works:
The Physical Brain
Image Credit : Wikipedia
The duck-rabbit was "originally noted" by American psychologist Joseph Jastrow (Jastrow 1899, p. 312; 1900; see also Brugger and Brugger 1993). Jastrow used the figure, to point out that perception is not just a product of the stimulus, but also of mental activity (Kihlstrom 2002) – Sources: www.http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Rabbit-DuckIllusion.html
What you see is not what you get! Brain makes predictions about the physical world from a very limited perception and "build sense and experience from scattered bits of data. On some occasion, the brain received wrong information, causing an inaccurate perception - an illusion." Recent research suggests “these illusions mean the brain is doing a good job of making sense of confusing situations. Understanding what we see occur in the brain, and therefore, even if one has perfect vision, it is still susceptible to optical illusion that allow perception of the world to be “misinterpreted.”
The duck-rabbit that you see is "predicted by the brain from the physical eye to understand the world, and from this standpoint, “illusion” is a sign of success." In one study on illusion, scientists "found errors of perception can be explained by assuming that the brain is following a set of rules of calculation.”
"The angel is saved through knowledge. The animal—through ignorance. Between the two, struggle the people of this world - Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi
You are what you see and perceived. We have 2 eyes, each composed of 130 million photoreceptor cells which absorb light and only 1.2 million axons of ganglion cells transmit information from the retina to the brain. Science confirm that what we see mostly occur in the brain, and therefore, even if one has a perfect vision, it is still susceptible to optical illusion which allow us to misinterpret reality. This is the neurons that do not fire and glued together, making us, confused. This impact the physical world and our life tremendously: physical, emotional, spiritual, work, education, social interactions, economy, politics, religious thought etc. This is what I have been presenting at the national and international conferences.
“Those who split up their Religion, and become (mere) sects and each party rejoicing in that which is with itself!” Surah Ar Rum, 32
"We (too) shall turn to confusion their hearts and their eyes, even as they refused to believe in this in the first instance: We shall leave them in their trespasses, to wander in distraction" Surah Al An'aam, 110
This is how the structure of civilization is created which often times leading many to understand the word of Ellah swt with different views or perception. "Perception creates a strong belief system, a strong belief creates emotion, emotion creates attitude, attitude creates civilization and civilization creates perception" and the cycle of misunderstanding goes on and on from generation to generation. This kind of brain state is hardwired for survival, information, data, logic etc.
The Spiritual Brain
"Say: "It is He Who has created you (and made you grow), and made for you the faculties of hearing, seeing, feeling and understanding: little thanks it is ye give" Surah Al-Mulk, 23
“Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely is made for the eye of one who sees” Rumi
A gift of how I see reality,
"With what eyes do I see Him? With His eyes, not mine" Rumi. How light sees beauty is not the same as the physical eyes. You see nature as nature, light sees everything a reflection of His impeccable beauty.
You see man as just mere clay and divide them into colours, geographical creed and faith, light sees man through His loving name, Ar Rahman Ar Raheem in its inherent beauty. How I hear, see, understand and sense is different from your perceiving, after my spiritual awakening. It is the soul that sees and understand the subtlety of matter, “my soul is my guide” said Rumi.
“Everything is energy and that's all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics" Albert Einstein
So, with what kind of brain did you use when reading my book? The physical brain or the spiritual brain?
"Even special signs came to the Muslims, they will not believe" Surah Al An'aam, 109
Therefore, I ask for your forbearance if what I wrote in this book doesn’t resonate with your hardwired belief system and your physical brain.
But end of the day, we all need to own our own truth because if we did not crack open the shell of our previous knowledge acquired through information, it will be a crisis to understand the pinnacle of reality. At some point, we have to be brave and not allow limitations to limit us.
Further readings on Intellect (Physical Brain) and Intelligence (Spiritual Brain), please read here.
Anyway, how can you interpret my book using your own perception rather than asking me what I meant by what I said?
Question : Well, can you tell us what do you mean by "Muhammad is the shadow of Ellah swt" in your book? Also, about the "Breath from Himself" "Superhuman Consciousness" and "the Alpha, the Omega, the Beginning and the End."
Answer :
Ayats that are Mutashabihaat
"There is no god but He. Everything (that exists) will perish except His own Face" Surah Al Qasas, 88
“Ellah created Adam in His image” Hadith Qudsi
"When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathed into him of My spirit" Surah Al Hijr, 29
The "shadow" "breath" is allegorical or mutashabihaat. The Holy Quran possesses ayats that are mutashabihaat and none can grasp its meaning except men of understanding (Surah Al-I-Imraan, 7).
Just like when Ellah swt says, "My Image" "My face" "My hand" "My Spirit" does not mean that Ellah swt has an image, a face, a spirit or a hand. In Hadith Qudsi, Prophet Muhammad told us that "Adam was created in the image of Ellah swt" so does this mean that Adam is the image of Ellah swt?
The Meaning of "Breath from Himself"
"Ellah is the Light of the heaven and the earth" Surah An Nur, 35
This verse states that Ellah is the Light of the heaven and the earth. And does that mean Ellah is Light?
Ellah is the light of the heaven and the earth and light is one of Ellah's divine attributes. Light is Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent, therefore, when I mentioned about "breath from Himself" it literally mean divine energy (Nur/Light) pulsating His knowledge in creation. Ayats that are mutashabihaat cannot be interpreted through direct translation. Just like the "houris of paradise" when intepreted directly can lead you to understand its meaning as "virgin maidens." This is very wicked.
Same goes to the word, "Muhammad is the shadow of Ellah swt." If you perceive this as Muhammad is Ellah's shadow, you are giving Ellah swt a form and an image. This is utter ignorance.
The Meaning of "Muhammad The Shadow of Ellah swt"
“There has come to you a Light from Ellah, and a Manifest Book” Surah Al Maidah, 15
“Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Ellah a beautiful pattern of conduct” Surah Al-Ahzaab, 21
Prophet Muhammad is Light and is sent to the world to make known His Rahmatan lil'alamin. The Holy Prophet Muhammad's actions are coerced by the mitigation of God-power God-intelligence: His beautiful names (asma'ulhusna), His knowledge (ilm'), His power, His intelligence - hence, the meaning: the "shadow" of Ellah swt. This impaired prophets the ability to act freely and the reason Ellah swt says which means, "It is not ye who slew them; it was Ellah: when thou threwest (a handful of dust), it was not thy act, but Ellah's" Surah Al-Anfal, 17. You need to know Quantum Mechanics in order to understand how these mechanism work, inshaa Ellah my next book : Free Will Vs Divine Will will explain mind-blowing insight into its dynamics.
"But the god of you all is the One Ellah. there is no god but He: He encompassed all things in His knowledge" Surah Taha, 98
"It is Ellah who has created seven heavens and of the earth, the like of them. [His] command descends among them so you may know that Ellah is over all things competent and that Ellah has encompassed all things in knowledge" Surah At Talaaq, 12
"Muhammad is the shadow of Ellah swt" - La Haula wala Quwwata illa billah.
“I was a Treasure unknown then I desired to be known so I created a creation to which I made Myself known; then they knew Me” Hadith Qudsi
“[Be mindful] never does their flesh reach God, and neither their blood: it is only your God-consciousness that reaches God” Surah Al Haj, 37
In Hadith Qudsi and sunnah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, he says: “Elah says.” From the perspective of “it is not ye who slew them; it was Ellah: when thou threwest (a handful of dust), it was not thy act, but Ellah's” it was the Prophet that slew and threw but he is in another level of existence, which means, he is in a state of ‘death of self’ - the "nothing-ness." That “Ellah slew and Ellah threw” is greater and larger than him – the “everything-ness.” So, the Holy Prophet Muhammad became the shadow of Ellah swt in this regard as this is not his actions, but Ellah's - the God-power God-intelligence - and great is Ellah remain hidden behind the veil. His treasure is now made known to the Prophet Muhammad and he knew Elah within his consciousness. “As for me, I am the most fearful of Ellah and the most God-conscious among you" Prophet Muhammad.
Prophet Muhammad who knew himself to be ignorant and unlettered, and the wisdom coming from his actions realized that he is no longer himself. Something larger than life and greater than him triggered and moved his lips, voice, words and speech. Prophet Muhammad tells us about the past history and prophets who lived thousands of years before him, he spoke of the future, about heaven and hell in detailed explanation and about the universe and nature and its quantum mechanics at play etc. He also speak of the desire and wishes of Elah swt through the laws of syaria’ and how things will end.
An unlettered man could not have known nor describe the past, heavenly dimension, the universe and the future with such precision unless he is being triggered, moved, stirred by the All Knowledgeable One. And so, Ellah swt tells us in Surah Al Anfal, 17 that Prophet Muhammad “die before dying.” So, he speaks not but Elah swt speaks and he move not, but Elah swt moved him.
Therefore, Prophet Muhammad's action "when he slew and threwst" was mitigated by Ellah’s Will to power, intent, purpose and desire. This is the Will of Ellah swt which is the very divine will and destiny and the last state of makrifah, the annihilation of the self and only Ellah swt remains: His power, His intent, His desire and His intelligence. Ellah swt is free from form, words, letters, images, voice and speech, yet Ellah swt uses the Holy Prophet Muhammad as a channel to deliver His Will, then, Muhammad become the "LIGHT" - His Message, His intelligence, His power, His Will-Desire-Intent-Purpose and His knowledge - hence, the meaning of the word "Muhammad is the shadow of Ellah swt."
Savant autism, genius minds are His channels and this is to remind us that He delivers what is to be delivered according to His desire and wishes to whom He pleaseth, regardless of faith since He has the power over all things.
The reason why Al Hallaj was crucified for his utterance "I am God." He does not mean that he is God, what he meant was, I am nothing, He is everything. But how can you understand which you know not?
The Meaning of "Superhuman Consciousness"
"Light upon Light and unto His Light" Surah An Nur, 35
“For such He has written faiths in their Hearts, and strengthened them with a spirit from Himself” Surah Al Mujadilah, 22
From changing your Forms and creating you (again) in forms that ye know not - Surah Al Waaqi'ah: 61
You can say Superwoman and Superman and that's okay but when I mentioned superhuman, some Muslims mocked at me. It's so frustrating to note that some Muslims do not wish Muslims to become superhuman. And this is just so unbelievable. They are sad to see their brothers and sisters suffering but they do not wish their brothers and sisters to learn new knowledge in order to rise to a higher functioning being is so pathetic.
When I mentioned about "superhuman consciousness" in my book, it literally mean: God-power God-intelligence. Prophet Noah as build an ark; Talut, the chosen King was sent to fight Jalut and Sultan Muhammad Al Fateh received genius military idea and his soldiers (who never ceases solat and tahajjud prayer), landed their 79 ships over the hill within the next day tells us that these acts are "superhuman consciousness" or said in another way, these acts are "non-human" because it was mitigated by the power and intelligence of Ellah swt. Man has no power nor intelligence whatsoever save Ellah who is All Powerful All Knowing.
Alita told her caretaker "in my dream, I was called by the name 99."
"And, when they see a Sign, they turn it to mockery" Surah As-Saaffaat: 14
"Truly dost thou marvel, while they ridicule" Surah Al Saffat: 12
"But ye treated the messengers with ridicule, so much so that ridicule of them made you forget My message while ye were laughing at them! - Surah Al-Muminoon: 110
The non-muslims knew about the great secret of "99" superpower whilst my muslim mockers laughed at me when I wrote about "superhuman consciousness" is something that we need to think about the state of their "thinking" brain a lot, and I mean a lot; and you should be scared that these kind of "small" brain exists in this 21st century. I do not know whether I should laugh or cry.
Look at Syria, Palestine, Afghanistan and the like. If they knew this greatest secret, they will rise to become the most powerful Islamic country that will be feared by all, but unfortunately, their hardwired belief system has tremendously impact their nation and it is very sad to see the sufferings of young innocent children and women who are driven into this unspeakable chaos.
Just because a dollar has to be a dollar and anything beyond than that cannot be uncovered. This is what the ummah's mind has got into us. The ilm' that is larger than life is sitting in idle, and the future of ummah is sitting in this balance of a dollar is a dollar because Al Quran and the Science, Mathematics, metaphysics and mystical knowledge of it has to be dwarfed or even deleted because small minds asked for these kind of knowledge to be stamped as "way out of path" and "misleading." Well then, suffer as you please! How can you use the same mindset to resolve problems you created? You are doing the same thing over and over and over again by following what our ancestors do and believe and expecting different results. What insanity is this?
You should also see Alita's fighting style. Its called "Panzer Kunst" known as the Panzerkunst, German word for "Art of the tank" which is the "first martial art to anticipate combat in zero gravity, originating on Mars. It is the fighting style used by Alita and, with the exception of a handful of practitioners, is nearly extinct"- Wiki. Subhana'llah, Ellahu Al Kabir. This is truly stunning. 99 superpower is the impossible but to Ellah who is All Powerful All Knowing, all are possible. Ellah swt is All Mighty to even think that He created His caliphs without meaning and without greater purpose.
The Meaning of "The Alpha, The Omega, The Beginning and The End"
As for the Alpha, the Omega, the Beginning and the End is in Surah Al-Hadiid, 3 "He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the Immanent" which literally mean, there is no god but God for He encompasses all things in His knowledge and power. A hadith that was given to me by a friend who knows hadith well, explains this as follows: "my God, You are the First— there is none that precedes You; You are the Last— there is none that will outlive You; You are the All-Outward— there is none that encompasses You; and You are the All-Inward—there is none that is more penetrating than You" (Muslim, "Dhikr," HN: 2713).
This can also be understood by Hadith Qudsi which states that, "the human being is My secret, and I am his secret. Knowledge of the inner being is one of My secrets. I have installed it in the heart of My servants, and no one is aware of it, apart from Me" Hadith Qudsi
Also in Hadith Qudsi: "Whosoever shows enmity to someone devoted to Me, I shall be at war with him. My servant draws not near to Me with anything more loved by Me than the religious duties I have enjoined upon him, and My servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory works so that I shall love him. When I love him I am his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes and his foot with which he walks." It was related by al-Bukhari. Prophets and saints are channels through which His signs are rehearsed: His Will, His hearing, His seeing, His power and His intelligence, hence “Ellah has become my hearing, perceiving, and seeing” said Maulana Jalaludin Rumi.
The Holy Quran and Science literally explain how God-power God-intelligence communicate matter through conscious observers observing our quantum system vis a vis the "light upon light" construct and that is the reason why I fall in love with the Holy Quran and Science because through them I saw a never seen before universe, the hidden 98% which I called 'The Wonderland' that most of the ummah is missing. Imagine this knowledge is made known to the Muslim world, they will rise from nothing to "everything." But you can look at the state of the Muslim world now and I need not say further.
"Was it at Ellah, and His Signs, and His Messenger (Muhammad), that ye were mocking?" Surah At-Tawba, 65
And by the way, do not mock at the word Omega, lest you are mocking the attributes of Ellah swt in foolish ignorance.
"They ask thee concerning the spirit (of inspiration). Say: "The spirit (cometh) by command of my Lord: of knowledge it is only a little that is communicated to you, (O men!)" Surah Al-Israa, 85
"They know the outward of this world's life (the zahir - physical) but of the hereafter, they are heedless (the batin - spiritual)" Surah Ar Ruum, 7
The ummah seem to know more about the aspect of their flesh/body and had forgotten the soul and spirit is truly a great loss for Islam.
The Holy Quran and Quantum Physics comes in and tells us that there are invisible forces. Physical stuff don't quite matter because it is the invisible forces that makes up matter. Therefore, if you want to understand how life works on the fundamental level, you need to understand the soul and the atom. The word, "an atom's weight" has never been discussed by any ulamas, nor any ustaz nor any ustazah nor it is available in the hadith. You can only find it in the Holy Quran and Science.
For further readings on the meaning of "Muhammad is the shadow of Ellah swt", please click here
Question : Why is it that the Science of Ellah does not have many references to hadith sayings and your other books too.
Answer : I am not an ustazah, I am a Researcher of the miracles of the Holy Quran and Science, therefore, I did not use any approach to many hadith nor ulama sayings due to the fact that there are hadiths that are authentic and there are hadiths that are fake. The Science of Ellah was written a very very long time ago (2009), which was my first book and was read by scholars and intellectuals and no one wrote back to me to say that I have given reference to a fake hadith. And if I have, it is out of my sheer ignorance because it may look similar to what I am trying to relate. Now I only write hadith sayings if I am 100% sure its authentic because I have learned a lesson from my first book.
But isn't it ironic? If they use stories, references or quotes from the corrupted Hebrew Bible and non-muslim is ok for them to do so just because it fits their narrative. Although the Bible were badly corrupted? But when I quote references from other source, I am being accused of being "way out of path."
Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi is a saint and I love to refer most of his sayings that are in synchrony with what I am trying to explain and relate since his teachings is in synchrony with ilm' tassawuf with regard to Surah An-Nahl, 43 "And We sent not before you except men to whom We revealed [Our message]. So ask the ahlul zikr' if you do not know."
As for the knowledge of Tassawuf, Imam Malik (95 H. – 179 H.) said, “He who practices Sufism (tasawwuf) without learning Sacred Law corrupts his faith (tazandaqa), and whoever studied Sufism and didn’t study Jurisprudence will become a heretic; and whoever combined both will reach the Truth” [the scholar’Ali al-Adawi , vol. 2, p 195).
“We did not acquire the knowledge of tassawuf just by talking about it, but rather we acquire it through spending the nights awake in prayer, hunger from fasting the days and going against our worldly desire“Imam Junaid
Tassawuf has its origin in all saints. After the prophets, saints become the guardian of the message of Divine Revelations. Prophet Muhammad, even though he knows Allah swt within his consciousness, awareness, heart and soul, yet he was commanded to ask the ahlul zikr. Ahlul Zikr are those who experienced Allah swt within their consciousness, awareness, and perception and through the faculty of higher senses since they are higher functioning living beings after the prophets. They are the ones who has surrendered their whole selves to His countenance and they witness and realized Allah swt in Truth, not by taqlid or hearsay, hence, they become the embodiment of divine intelligence guidance. And i come from a family that practices Sufism.
My writings, books, research papers that are presented at the national and international conferences are based on the interpretation of the Holy Quran, Science and Tassawuf perspective that was not captured by Hadith methodology and Jurisprudence. One of my published paper is "Halal Food Wisdom" and it does not have any references to hadith sayings nor ulama sayings, rather, it has references to only the Holy Quran and Science.
What Scholars said about the Science of Sufism,
"Imam Abu Hanifa (85 H. – 150 H) “If it were not for two years, I would have perished.” He said, “for two years I accompanied Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq and I acquired the spiritual knowledge that made me a gnostic in the Way” [Ad-Durr al-Mukhtar, vol 1. p. 43].
Imam Shafi’i (150 – 205 AH.) “I accompanied the Sufi people and I received from them three knowledge: how to speak; how to treat people with leniency and a soft heart and they guided me in the ways of Sufism” [Kashf al-Khafa, ‘Ajluni, vol. 1, p 341].
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal (164 – 241 AH.) “O my son, you have to sit with the People of Sufism, because they are like a fountain of knowledge and they keep the Remembrance of Ellah in their hearts. They are the ascetics and they have the most spiritual power” [Tanwir al-Qulub p. 405].
Imam Ghazzali (450 – 505 AH.) “I knew verily that Sufis are the seekers in Ellah’s Way, and their conduct is the best conduct, and their way is the best way, and their manners are the most sanctified. They have cleaned their hearts from other than Ellah and they have made them as pathways for rivers to run receiving knowledge of the Divine Presence” [al-Munqidh, p. 131].
Fakhr ad-Din ar-Razi (544 – 606 AH) “the way of Sufis for seeking Knowledge, is to disconnect themselves from this worldly life, and they keep themselves constantly busy with Dhikrullah, in all their actions and behaviours" [‘Itiqadaat Furaq al-Muslimeen, p. 72, 73].
Imam Nawawi (620 – 676 AH.) “The specifications of the Way of the Sufis are to keep the Presence of Ellah in your heart in public and in private; to follow the Sunnah of the Prophet (s) to be happy with what Ellah gave you” [in his Letters, Maqasid At-Tawhid, p. 201].
Ibn Khaldun (733 – 808 AH.) “The way of the Sufis is the way of the Salaf, the preceding Scholars between the Sahaba and Tabi’een of those who followed good guidance” [Muqaddimat ibn al-Khaldun, p. 328].
Tajuddin as-Subki (727 – 771 AH.) “May Ellah praise them [the Sufis] and greet them and may Ellah cause us to be with them in Paradise. Too many things have been said about them and too many ignorant people have said things which are not related to them. And the truth is that those people left the world and were busy with worship. They are the People of Ellah, whose supplications and prayer Ellah accepts and by means of whom Ellah supports human beings” [Mu’eed an-Na’am p. 190, the chapter entitled Tasawwuf].
Jalaluddin as-Suyuti (849 – 911 AH.) “At-Tasawwuf in itself is the best and most honourable knowledge. It explains how to follow the Sunnah of the Prophet (s) and to put aside innovation” [Ta’yid al-Haqiqat al-‘Aiiyya,p 57].
Ibn Taymiyya (661 – 728 AH) “Tasawwuf has realities and states of experience which they talk about in their science. Some of it is that the Sufi is that one who purifies himself from anything which distracts him from the remembrance of Ellah and who will be so filled up with knowledge of the heart and knowledge of the mind to the point that the value of gold and stones will be the same to him. And Tasawwuf is safeguarding the precious meanings and leaving behind the call to fame and vanity in order to reach the state of Truthfulness, because the best of humans after the prophets are the Siddiqeen, as Ellah mentioned them in the verse: “And all who obey Ellah and the Apostle are in the company of those on whom is the grace of Ellah: of the prophets, the sincere lovers of truth, the martyrs and the righteous; Ah! what a beautiful fellowship” Surah An-Nisaa’, 69,70. Some people criticised Sufiyya and Tasawwuf and they said they were innovators, out of the Sunnah, but the truth is they are striving in Ellah’s obedience [mujtahidin fi ta’at-illahij, as others of Ellah’s people strove in Ellah’s obedience. So from them you will find the Foremost in Nearness by virtue of his striving [as-saabiq ul-muqarrab bi hasab ijtihadihi]. And some of them are from the People of the Right hand [Ahl al-Yameen as mentioned in Qur’an in Sura Waqi’ah], but slower in their progress."
“The miracles of saints are absolutely true and correct, by the acceptance of all Muslim scholars. And the Qur’an has pointed to it in different places, and the Hadith of the Prophet (s) has mentioned it, and whoever denies the miraculous power of saints are only people who are innovators and their followers” [Al-Mukhtasar Al-Fatawa, page 603].
Ibn Taymiyya says, “what is considered as a miracle for a saint is that sometimes the saint might hear something that others do not hear and they might see something that others do not see, while not in a sleeping state, but in an awakened state of vision. And he can know something that others cannot know, through revelation or inspiration” [Majmu’a Fatawi Ibn Taymiyya, Vol. 1 1, p. 314].
lbn Qayyim (691 – 751 AH.) “We can witness the greatness of the People of Sufism, in the eyes of the earliest generations of Muslims by what has been mentioned by Sufyan ath-Thawri (d. 161 AH), one of the greatest imams of the second century and one of the foremost legal scholars. He said, “If it had not been for Abu Hisham as-Sufi (d. 115) 1 would never have perceived the action of the subtlest forms of hypocrisy in the self. Among the best of people is the Sufi learned in jurisprudence” [Manazil as-Sa’ireen].
Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab (1115 – 1201 AH.) “My father Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab and I do not deny or criticize the science of Sufism, but on the contrary we support it, because it purifies the external and the internal of the hidden sins, which are related to the heart and to the outward form. Even though the individual might externally be on the right way, internally he might be on the wrong way. Sufism is necessary to correct it” [Ad-Dia’at mukathaffa did ash-Shaykh Ibn Abdul Wahhab, p.85].
Ibn ‘Abidin (1198 – 1252 AH.) “the Seekers in this Sufi Way don’t hear except from the Divine Presence and they don’t love any but Him. If they remember Him they cry, and if they thank Him they are happy. May Ellah bless them” [Risa’il Ibn’Abidin p. 172 & 173].
Muhammad ‘Abduh (1265 – 1323 AH.) “Tasawwuf appeared in the first century of Islam and it received a tremendous honor. It purified the self and straightened the conduct and gave knowledge to people from the Wisdom and Secrets of the Divine Presence” (Majallat al-Muslim, 6th ed. 1378 H, p. 24].
Abul Hasan ‘Ali an-Nadawi (1331 AH b.) “These Sufis were initiating people on Oneness and sincerity in following the Sunnah of the Prophet (s) and to repent from their sins and to be away from every disobedience of Ellah ‘Azza wa Jail. Their guides were encouraging them to move in the way of perfect Love to Ellah swt. “In Calcutta India, everyday more than 1000 people were taking initiation into Sufism. “By the influence of these Sufi people, thousands and thousands and hundreds of thousands in India found their Lord and reached a state of Perfection through the Islamic religion” [Muslit-ns in India, p. 140-146].
Abul ‘Ala Maudoodi (1321 – 1399 AH.) ”Sufism is a reality whose signs are the love of Ellah and the love of the Prophet (s), where one absents oneself for their sake, and one is annihilated from anything other than them, and it is to know how to follow the footsteps of the Prophet (s). Tasawwuf searched for the sincerity in the heart and the purity in the intention and the trustworthiness in obedience in an individual’s actions.” “The Divine Law and Sufism: “Sufism and Shariah: what is the similitude of the two? They are like the body and the soul. The body is the external knowledge, the Divine Law, and the spirit is the internal knowledge” [Mabadi’ al-islam, p. 17].
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Question : What would you say to those who say that your book is way out of path?
Answer : "If you believe me not, at least keep yourselves away from me" Surah Al Dukhan, 21
You interpret my book with your own preconceived idea and imposing that preconceived idea upon me and declared it as "way out of path." Isn't that weird and ironic? Did you even ask me what I meant about what I wrote? This is utterly odious and wicked because you have spread such a slander against me on that idea.
Prophet Muhammad is said to have said: “Islam initiated as something strange, and it would revert to its (old position) of being strange. So, good tidings for the stranger” Sahih Muslim, 145
But there comes not to them a newly-revealed message from Ellah Most Gracious, but they turn away therefrom - Surah Ash-Shu'araa, 5
Sometimes my teachings are called "strange," hence, "her book is way out of path" was mocked at me and I was even abused by backbiters who are, sadly, muslims. Regardless of what you perceived about me, I am steadfast in faith and I will insha'llah secure in the strangeness of Islam even if I find myself to be the only person in this world practicing this strangeness. If bringing people back to Ellah swt, to understand who they are, what is the purpose of their existence and to love and "know" Ellah within their heart is "way out of path" then I rests my case. This is the reason why I left the world to behold only the Beloved in my heart.
You need to empty your cup. Unlearn and relearn! Alvin Toffler on Future Shock said, "the illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn."
This is a quote that was sent to me by a brother who has found within himself, Love and Light. It just blew me away. "We splatted the atom only with the 30 books left us from Andalusia. If we could have the chance to examine the hundreds of thousands of books, which had been burned by Hulagu Khan [The Mongol ruler that burned the very books of the Islamic civilization], we would be now playing football between the galaxies" - The 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics winner, the French physician Pierre Curie.
This is what many of our ummah are missing; they kill, burn and corrupt the Truth that was given to them so that others live in the same utter ignorance as they are. Such is a great loss for our generations to come if these kind of people still live in this 21st century. This is the century of Tesla, Elon-Musk, AI, supercomputers, life on Mars etc. The non-muslims are busy making contact with electrons, splitting and colliding the atoms and reading books written by Muslims, whilst most of us muslims are busy splitting and colliding with each other in their differences is truly a great loss and a shame.
The ummah are looking at themselves and the world through a key-hole but when I wanted to show them to know more to see more, and now, upon reading my book, some of them reject the possibility because to them there is no such thing other than what they have been hardwired with.
And how many Signs in the heavens and the earth do we pass by? Yet we turn our faces away from them! (Surah Yusuf, 105). There is the other 98% hidden world of beauty, rahmah and nikmat so enormous that is left unexplored waiting for us to discover its providence. We are all veiled from this knowledge because we are so busy researching about who is right and whose book is way out of path.
The hearts of lovers have eyes. They see what other watchers fail to see. With featherless wings they fly to the Realm of the Lord of the Worlds" a Sufi poet.
As for the people who accused me of teaching knowledge that is way out of path, this verse caught my eyes:
"If any one disputes in this matter with thee, now after (full) knowledge hath come to thee, say: "Come! let us gather together,- our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves: Then let us earnestly pray, and invoke the curse of Ellah on those who lie!" Surah Al-I-Imraan, 61
"Turn away from the ignorant" Surah Al A'raaf, 199
"Ignorance screams, Intelligence moves on" Anonymous
The ummah who slander me, who think of themselves as holier than thou, and based my book on this so called "New Age" movement, you should re name it as "renewed message" of the Holy Quran in Scientific and Tassawwuf perspective because I have not created any new religion, nor amal or ibadah.
i do find it a waste of time entering into arguments with people who perceived my books and my teachings as way out of path because I am busy with my research on the miracles of the Holy Quran. Whosoever will, let him believe, and whosoever will, let him disbelieve.
Imam Shafie said, "“I have never debated with a knowledgeable person, except that I won the debate, and I have never debated with an ignorant person, except that I lost.” Imam Ali is said to have said, "The moment you start arguing with an ignorant fool, you have already lost."
I will never stop writing regardless of whatever notions people have about me and my 14th book, Free Will (Limited World - either blessed or wretched) Vs Divine Will (the unexplored 98% hidden universe - rahmah, nikmat and the Garden of Bliss - a destiny of Great Governance) will soon be on shelf, insha'llah.
"Comprehensive wisdom is direct experience of the Truth, so long as it is practiced without hypocritical display and the pursuit of fame" so I have learned from the wise.
“Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?” Al-Qiyaama, 36
“My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that, and I intend to end up there” Rumi
Who am I? To where am I going to? What is the purpose of my existence? Who is the name of my Lord? How death works? What is my soul? are the most fundamental questions that needed to be fully understood, searched and scrutinized before our return to our Lord, yet our ummah chose to embark upon fear-mongering, fitnah etc is truly devastating. It has become a hobby that has turned into obsession.
Its no wonder that most of the ummah are now in a devastating and pathetic state: mental illness, sufferings, poverty, wasting time on social media, talking nonsense about the Quran and rather than searching for their lost soul, they find faults in other people's religious thought is truly sickening.
And to those people who fear-monger others about my book, you should study the Quran in its entirety before you make conclusions or write your own book instead. But I am also thankful to them too because, the more they mongered me, the more I feel closer to Ellah swt and the more I abandoned the world. This is indeed a blessing and the greatest gift.
Anyway, may Ellah swt gift you (people who love mongering me) peace and love and open your heart to the Truth and Reality of our mould.
We cannot ignore the fact that we have a soul that sooner or later will have to return to its Creator. The Holy Quran talks about the soul (batin) in most of its verses but when we write or talk about the soul, we are endorsed as "way out of path" because some people used the word "batiniah" to scare the muslims. Well, your body (zahir) will turn to dust in the grave, your soul (batiniah) will return to its rightful Lord. Therefore, you have no choice but to acquire knowledge about your soul which is the most fundamental knowledge.
"Indeed, in the Messenger of Ellah you have an excellent example, for whoever has hope in Ellah and the Last Day, and remembers Ellah often" Surah Al-Ahzab, 21
"Be among the community (of believers) who are blessed by (Divine) Mercy. Don't abandon the way of conduct of Muhammad, (but) be commanded (by it)” Rumi
Prophet Muhammad teaches us to follow "my sunnah" - i.e to follow his pattern of conduct from His beautiful names. We cannot be a guide (haadi) unless guided by the One true Guide (El-Haadi), we cannot be love (wadud) unless guided by the One true Love (El-Wadud), we cannot sadaqah and become a benefactor (nafi') unless guided by Ellah El-Nafi', the One who benefits others, we cannot be a mu'kmin, unless guided by Him who is Al Mu'kmin. We are all created in His image and likeness (His beautiful names - asmaul'husna - Muhammad's beautiful pattern of conduct) and we are His beauty, Love and Mercy.
"Whatever good, (O man!) happens to thee, is from Ellah. but whatever evil happens to thee, is from thy (own) soul" Surah An Nisaa, 79
The problem with some of our ummah is, whatever good they sent forth, they claimed it to be "my good" and not Ellah's. Hence, their "I" has become their idol because they do not know what tauhid really mean. They made a covenant with Ellah swt that "there is no god but God" in their 5 times solat but has forgotten about the covenant in their daily life, words and action.
So, because of their breach of their covenant, We cursed them and made their hearts grow hard. They change the words from their (right) places and have abandoned a good part of the Message that was sent to them. And you will not cease to discover deceit in them, except a few of them. But forgive them and overlook (their misdeeds). Verily, Ellah loves those who are kind Surah Al-Maaida, 13
Brother Faizul: Thank you Sister Sallina. This truly open my eyes and has made me realized that we cannot make our own assumptions which can truly harm us and everyone around us. The fact that these assumptions are proven to be untrue will be dealt with in the hereafter in front of our Lord. Thank you again Sister Sallina.
Sister Sallina : Thank you my brother in faith. Prophet Muhammad said about the end times: there will be 1000 Yajuj Majuj (the Corrupters of Truth) against 1 believer. Insha'llah with Ellah's help, I am here to fight them with the Truth even if I have to do it alone and even if the Truth kills me.
Lastly, give a poor man a loaf of bread, he will ask for more the next day. Provide him with knowledge, he will rise from poverty to power beyond measure by His leave.
Salamunalykum. Stay blessed.
Love and Light.
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