‘Wait and See’ By Sultan ul-Awliya Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani

Q: Is there something more I can do in order to progress towards the point of unveiling more quickly?

A: You can do nothing except to follow. Follow your Guide: his orders, his examples, his manners. If you concentrate on following him you will precede along the path with him: to follow is important, nothing else.

Even if you can only manage to connect to and remember your Sheikh once a day, that will be enough for you to be written as his follower. It means you have boarded that “train” and are still riding on it. As long as the train continues on towards its destination you will move towards yours as well. Even if you are not working as hard as you should for your spiritual life, it doesn’t matter so much, for you are still aboard the train- and be you asleep on the floor on the third class car: the train is moving and you are on it. What is important is to take a train.

Yes, even if you are asleep day and night you may progress if you just keep up your connection with you Sheikh. Pointing to this fact is the saying of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, that on the Last Day everyone will be raised up with his loved ones. So the more you love your Sheikh, the more you should be able to follow his orders and examples in obedience to Allah Almighty and His Prophet. But even the laziest follower will not be left behind until he reaches his station. For if he is asleep the conductor will come and wake him up, saying” wake up, wake up, we have arrived at your station.” Then he would groggily reply “What? Have we really arrived?”, “Yes, take your baggage and go.”
Source: Mercy Oceans: Pink Pearls, By Sheikh Nazim Al-Qubrusi, p.50

Belief in the Twelve Veils By Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin

In a post on yanabi.com, Dr. GF Haddad dismisses the hadith about the creation of twelve veils as a “Shia forgery” (see his critique of Shaykh al-Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri posted at http://www.yanabi.com/forum/Topic333186-24-1.aspx wherein GF Haddad states, “This is yet another forgery which unknowns threw on Sufyan and Ibn al-Mubarak’s doors just as you do with us here on the pretext that Shaykh Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri cites it in what you call his 1,000 page masterpiece. You say he (Dr. Qadri) did not reference it but this is because it is taken exclusively from the books of the Shi`is, the 12 veils being a reference to… etc. He most probably culled it from volume 25 of al-Majlisi’s (d. 1111) Bihar al-Anwar which begins with the forgeries on the creation of the Nur of the twelve Imams (specifically 25:21 but also 15:4, 54:170-175, 55:41, 108:198 etc.) although the original fabrication is in Ibn Babuyah’s (d. 381) Khisal (p. 482) and Ma`ani al-Akhbar (p. 306, p. 351).”

Here is the hadith in question from Shaykh al-Islam’s book, “Undoubtedly, Allah (tabâraka wa ta`âlâ) created the light of Muhammad (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) before creating the skies, earth, Kursî, Qalam, Paradise, Hell. Before creating Âdam, Nûh, Ibrâhîm, Ismâ`îl, Is-hâq, Ya`qûb, Mûsâ, `Îsâ, Sulaymân and Dâwûd. Before creating the Prophet mentioned in the verse, `wa wa hab nâ lahû is-Hâqa wa ya`qûb – and We gave him (Ibrâhîm) Is-hâq and Ya`qûb (as a son and grandson)’ till the verse `wa hadaynâhum ilâ Sirâtim-mustaqîm – We chose him and gave guidance towards the right path’ and before all of the other Prophets by 424,000 years and with him were created 12 veils” (Shaykh Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, Mîlâd-un-Nabî (saw) (Pakistan, Lahore: Minhaj-ul-Qur’an Publishers, 2004), pp. 116-7).

Q. What is Mawlana Shaykh Nazim’s view regarding the hadith about the twelve veils?

A. We confirm belief in the Twelve Veils. The following passage about the Twelve Veils appears in the book “Muhammad: The Messenger of Islam” by Hajjah Amina Adil (rah), wife of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, in the chapter titled, The Creation of the Light of Muhammad (S): The Twelve Veils:

On page 3 of her beautiful book, “Muhammad: The Messenger of Islam”, Hajjah Amina Adil writes, “The Twelve Veils: After this the Lord Almighty, blessed be He, created Twelve Veils. The first of these was the Veil of Power…The second was the Veil of Grandeur…(The third was) the Veil of Kindness…The fourth veil was the Veil of Mercy…The fifth veil was the Veil of Bliss…The sixth veil was the Veil of Munificence..Then followed the seventh veil, the Veil of Rank…Next, He veiled him in the eighth veil, the Veil of Guidance…Then followed the ninth veil, which was the Veil of Prophethood…Then came the Veil of Eminence, the tenth veil where this enlightened soul remained…The eleventh veil was the Veil of Light…The twelfth veil was the Veil of Intercession…” . (“Muhammad: The Messenger of Islam” By Hajjah Amina Adil, published by the Islamic Supreme Council of America (ISCA) 2002, Creation of the Light of Muhammad (S): The Twelve Veils, p.3).

The preface to his book was written by Mawlana Shaykh Nazim himself, who endorsed its contents and wrote,

“Islamic teachings are based on the divinely revealed Quran, on the Hadith (examples of the Prophet Muhammad (S), and on the legal judgments of trained jurists. It is also a religion largely open to interpretation, which allows for consensus, discussion, and disagreement…’Muhammad: The Last Prophet’ embodies the timeless teachings of holy souls through the ages, whom Allah subhana wa ta’ala has endowed with immense wisdom. May we benefit from what they offer, that these lessons help us evolve to higher stations, becoming truly in tune with the spiritual dimension of life, achieving a state of genuine peace ‑ with ourselves and the world around us. Wa min Allah at Tawfiq‑and Allah knows best. Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, Cyprus, January 2002.” (“Muhammad: The Messenger of Islam” By Hajjah Amina Adil, published by the Islamic Supreme Council of America (ISCA) 2002, Preface, p. VII).

Here is a scan of the page from Hajjah Amina Adil’s book “Muhammad: The Messenger of Islam” mentioning the Twelve Veils for your reference,

Imam Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Husayn ibn ‘Ali, al-Baqir, the Rewarder

“The stars do not rule us, we rule the stars“-Imam ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
“The tomb of Musa al-Kazim is a tried cure for all disease”-ash-Shafi’i

Named Muhammad, al-Baqir was his title and he was also known as Abu Jafar. [He was the son of Imam Zain ul 'Abidin]. He was a highly respectable and learned scholar. There is a Tradition in Sahih Muslim concerning Hajj which is related to 200 religious issues. His reports are continued in Sahih and Sunnan. He was born in Madina in 57 Hijri and died in 114 Hijri. He is buried in Baqi. He was only nine years old at the time of Karbala. His mother is Umme Abdullah Bin Imam Hasan (radi allahu anhu).

Ahmad ibn Hajar al-Makki wrote in his book, As-Sawa’iq al-Muhriqa:

“Al-Imam Muhammad al-Baqir disclosed secrets of Ilm and Hikmah and unfolded the principles of spiritual and religious guidance. Nobody can deny his character, his God-given knowledge, his divinely-gifted Hikmah, and his obligation and gratitude towards the spreading of knowledge. He was a sacred and highly talented spiritual leader and for this reason, he was popularly titled al-Baqir, which means the expounder of knowledge. Kind in heart, spotless in character, saved by soul, and noble by nature, the Imam devoted all his time to worship. It is beyond the power of a man to count the deep impression of knowledge and guidance left by the Imam on the hearts of the faithful. His saying in devotion and abstinence, in knowledge and wisdom and in religious exercise and submission to Allah are so great in number that the volume of this book is quite insufficient to cover them all.”

Allamah Shibli Nu’mani writes, “the Ahli-Bayt were the fountainhead of Hadith, Fiqh, and in fact, all religious learning”

Abu Hanifah, who helped finance the claim to the Caliphate by Ibrahim ibn ‘Abd Allah Makhas ibn Hasan ibn ‘Ali (karram Allahu wajhu), sat for a long time at Imam Muhammad al-Baqir’s feet and acquired from him much valuable knowledge of Fiqh and Hadith from him which was not available anywhere else. Ibn Mutahhir al-Hilli, a famous Shi’i scholar, wrote in his books Nahjul-Haqq and Al-Minhaj al-Karamah Fi Tariqat al-Imamat that Imam Abu Hanifah learned from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (Radhi Allahu ‘Anh) as well as from his son, Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (Radhi Allahu ‘Anh), attaining high grades in his company. Al-Hilli also brings forth the fact that Abu Hanifah was given ijaza to give fatwa and perform ijtihad by at least three members of the Ahli-Bayt: 1.) Al-Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, 2.) his half-brother, Al-Imam Zayd bin Ali Shaheed and 3.) his son, Al-Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq. In light of this fact, Abdullah Suwaydi writes in his book, An-nahiyatu an-ta’ni Amir al-mu’minin Mu’awiya that

“Imam Abu Hanifah’s requirements of ijazat is testified by the faultless A’immah. To speak ill of Abu Hanifa would mean to deny the testimony of the Twelve Imams, who were sinless people. And this in its turn would be disbelief, according to the Shi’ah credo.”

In Sirat-e-Nu’man, it is written that “both the Ahlus-Sunnah and the Shiites are in agreement that Imam Abu Hanifah derived much of his learning from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir.” It is related in Al-Majmua az-Zuhdiyya that Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (Radhi Allahu ‘Anh) looked at Abu Hanifah (Radhi Allahu ‘Anh) and said:

“When those who defile my ancestor’s Shari’ah are on the increase, you will enliven it. You will be the savior of those with taqwa and the refuge of those with taqwa and the refuge of those who are confused! You will bring heretics round to the right path! Allah Ta’ala will help you!”

Muhammad bin Khavendesh bin Mahmud wrote in Rauza-tus-Safaa that “neither pen nor tongue can describe the merits and the traditions of Imam Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin ‘Ali al-Baqir.”

The Manifestation of the Light of Allah: The Meaning of God’s Creation of Adam in His Image By Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin

Q. What is your belief regarding of the Hadith of Jabir (rad) which states, “Awwalu ma khalaqallahu nuri” and how would you explain it based upon the following Hadith wherein the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa aalihi wa sallam) is reported to have said: “Allah created Adam in His Image” (Al-Bukhari, Vol. 8, Hadith 246)?

A. Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. It is the correct belief of Muslims that Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta`ala) cannot be literally “seen” (in this life), as to literally “see” Him Most High would mean that He would occupy a direction, but He is the Creator of directions, and beyond all directions. The answer is, Allah cannot be seen, but the Madhahar, Manifestation, of His Nur can be seen. Hence, the meaning of “in His Image” is a reference to the Madhahar of Allah; the Manifestation of His Nur; Meem Haa Meem Daal; Nur Muhammad, which is Nurim min Nurillah. The meaning of “Adam” is related to the statement of Shaykh al-Akbar Muhiuddin Ibn Arabi’s statement, “Allah created one hundred Adams, we are the descendents of the last” and Mawlana Shaykh Nazim’s statement, “so many Adams have been created-no one knows their (exact) number!” The Holy Qur’an states that Adam was created from Turab, it is my understanding, as I will explain below, that the Adam mentioned in this Hadith is actually Abu Turab, the first Adam.

The hadith of Jabir (rad) which you quoted states that the Messenger of Allah (S) said, “Awwalu ma khalaqallahu Nuri” (The first thing that Allah created was my Nur). This light was then divided into 4 parts, then 4 more parts, then 4 more parts, then 4 more parts, then the Twelve Veils were manifest. There are different transmissions of this hadith, and the hadith stating “Awwalu ma khalaqallahu Nuri” has been declared weak according to some Ulema and authentic according to others. The truth in this matter is that it is weak, but not because of the fact that the Nur Muhammad is Awwal, the first, which it is, without any doubt, but rather only becuase of the words “created” which appear in the narration of Jabir (rad). The Light of the Holy Prophet (S) is not created, because Allah did not “create” Himself, but rather the correct position is that the Light of the Prophet (S) is the Manifestation of Allah’s own Light, meaning Allah Manifested Himself as Light and that Light was manifest through Muhammad (S). There are many meanings of this hadith, but the one most relevent one to our goal is the following:

The Light mentioned in the hadith is the Light of Allah Himself, as the Holy Quran states, “Allah is the Light of the Heavens and Earth”. This Light (Manifested) was divided into 4 parts, these are represented by the 4 letters of the Ism Muhammad, Meem Haa Meem Daal, which then formed Nur Muhammad. This Light was then divided into 4 more parts, these are represented by the 4 letters Alif, Haa, Meem, Daal, from the Ism Ahmad. This Light was then divided into 4 more parts, these are represented by the 4 names `Ali, Fatimah, Hasan and Husayn, who are from Ahmad (sallallahu alaihi wa aalihi wa sallam). This Light was then divided into 4 more parts, and these four parts are represented by the 4 letters Qaf, Ra, Ya, Shin, from the word Quraysh. In Takhrij ahadith sharh al-mawaqif (p. 32 #12) Imam Jalaluddin Suyuti cites the following hadith: “The Quraysh were a light in front of Allah.” These 4 parts were then divided into the Twelve Veils, which represent the Twelve Imams, about whom the ahadith state, “There will be after me Twelve Sucessors, all of them from Quraysh.”

Hadrat al-Ghawth Mawlana Sultan ul-Awliya Shaykh Nazim al-Qubrusi (Q) said regarding the Muhammadan Realilty, the Manifest source of all creation, including the Kursi, Qalam and the Tablet: “Allah appeared through him (Meem Haa Meem Daal, Muhammad). There is one Muhammad. I am Muhammad, you are Muhammad. The Manifest One is Manifested through Muhammad.”

Hu Allah. Human, Hadrat Hajji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki declared, “Creation is nothing but the visible manifestations of Allah. Just like Allah’s Asma al-Husna (Beautiful Names) are not other than Him, similarly these Hawadith are not other than Him.” Allah does not have a corporeal form. Anyone who believes that Allah is like is creation is a misbeliever. Allah used His Three Thousand Names to describe Himself, one thousand went to the Angels, one thousand to Prophets and one thousand to Mankind. Of these one thousand to Mankind, three hundred were known during the time of the Torah, three hundred during the time of the Zubur, three hundred during the time of the Injil and ninety-nine were revealed in the Holy Qur’an.

Khalifatullah and the Importance of Letters

The first revelation was “Iqra”, read, or recite. One form of reading is based on forming words with meanings from letters, huruf. The Holy Qur’an states, “Huw Allahul ladhi…” (He is Allah..). In this verse, “Hu” comes before “Allah”. What is “Hu”?, it is the Madhahar. From the Madhahar these Names which Allah used to describe Himself to His creation were manifest as letters, huruf, forming words with meanings i.e. Raufur Raheem. For example, while He cannot be literally “seen”, or “comprehended”, He calls Himself “Allah”. The Ism “Allah” is comprised of four letters, Alif, Laam, Laam, Ha, Allah. Using the ABJAD system, the value of Ism “Allah” is Alif=1, Laam=30, Laam=30, Ha=5, bringing the total (Jaml i-Kabir) to 66. The Jaml i-Waseet of Ism “Allah” is 6+6, meaning 12. The Jaml i-Saghir of Ism “Allah” is 1+2, meaning 3. These 3 represent the Reality, the three Haqaiq, which are taught as an elementary lesson in Sufism as the three realities, Allah, Rasul, and the Guide, Wali, or Shaykh. This doctrine originates from the Jaml i-Saghir of Ism “Allah” which is 1+2, meaning 3. The reality of this 3 are the Reality of “AllahMuhammadAli“.

The total letters in the Ism “Allah” are 4, which are part of the Madhahar of the Ism “Allah”, not seperate, because together they form the Ism, and they are part of the Ism itself, not seperate. The Madhahar of Hu-Allah (He is Allah) in the form of these 4 letters is in the form of Meem Haa Meem Daal, 4 letters. The complete Hadith of Jabir (rad) states that the Light was then divided into 4, these are the letters in the Ism Allah, Alif, Laam, Laam, Ha, and they are represented by the letters Meem Haa Meem Daal, and the Prophet (S) declared that his family is from him, not seperate from him. Hence, these 4 letters represent the creation of ‘Ali, Fatima, Hasan, Husayn, the Ahlul Bayt, his family. Imam Suyuti reported that Ibn Abbas asked the Prophet (S) about the words which Adam received from his Lord. The Prophet (S) replied,’ He prayed saying, “O Allah, for the sake of Muhammad:’Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Husayn, do turn towards me”, and “He turned towards him”.

The Jaml i-Waseet of the ABJAD value of Ism “Allah” is 6+6, which is 12, as I described above. This 12 represents the Twelve Veils. Coming back to my point, while it is clear that these letters (Alif, Laam, Laam, Ha) are not “Allah” in Himself, He however, used them, Alif, Laam, Laam, Ha, to identify Himself to His creation, and therefore these letters are from “Allah” in the sense of belonging to His introduction of Himself and His own Name, “Allah”. It is from this same understanding that the Sufi doctrine Wahdatul Wajood stems, and it is on the basis of the letters representing a Manifestation, which could be witnessed, the counter of al-Wajood, Wahadtul Shuhud stems. Hence, the reality of those two doctrines is that both are equally correct. This is why we must be pure when touching the Holy Qur’an, because it is composed in the letters of the Arabic alphabet, the same letters Allah used to make His Names and Attributes Known, and thereby make Himself known to His Khalifa, Insan al-Kamil, as I will explain below.

The Manifest One

The Holy Qur’an states, “He is the First, the Last, the Manifest, the Hidden” (Hu wal Awwalu wal Aakhiru wadh Dhahiru wal Batinu) and the Hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari states ‘Allah created Adam in His Image’ (Sahih Al-Bukhari, vol. 8, Hadith no. 246).

What is the meaning of this? One meaning is that the name of that Manifested Nur from Allah is Meem Ha Meem Daal, the Madhahar of Allah, Nur Muhammad. Again, by saying the name of the Manifested Nur is “Muhammad” I mean the letters “Meem, Haa, Meem, Daal”.

This Nur, the Manifestation of the Primary Nur, is the manifest Nur of the Heavens and the Earth which is described in the Holy Qur’an. It is the meaning of the vision of our GrandShaykh Sultan ul-Awliya Mawlana Shaykh ‘Abd Allah Daghestani (q) wherein he spoke of the conversation between Imam ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (karram Allahu wajhu) and Uwais al-Qarni, wherein Hadrat ‘Ali declared that he actually only saw the Holy Prophet (S) twice, similar to what the Holy Qur’an states about the Vision of Allah of the Holy Prophet (S) about which Ibn Abbas declared, “The Holy Prophet (S) saw Allah twice in his heart.”. Our GrandShaykh said Hadrat ‘Ali said when he saw twice, everywhere he looked in all directions of creation to the Throne and beyond, all he saw was Muhammad.

Insan al-Kamil, the Khalifatullah, Man, was created in the form of these perfect letters, Meem, Haa, Meem, Daal, which are the Madhahar of Nur Allah: Meem, Haa, Meem, Daal; Muhammad; Nur Muhammad. That is the meaning of the Hadith, ‘Allah created Man in His Image’. The “image” is the form of letters, in which He Manifested His Own Light, Meem Haa Meem Daa, Nur Muhammad. The meaning of this statement is, in the form of letters then, the Human head is in the form, image, of the letter Meem, the body with the ribs are in the form of the letter Haa, the hips until the knees are in the form of the the second letter Meem and the legs from the knees to the feet, which face forward in the manifested form of the letter Daal. Thus the Human is formed in the image of the perfectly Manifested letters, the Madhahar of the Nur Allah: Nur Muhammad, Meem Haa Meem Daal, which are Muhammad, the primary of Divine Manifestation.

Ibn `Ajibah writes in the explanation of the Hadith of Al-Bukhari regarding “image” in al-Mabahith al-Asliyyah, line 22: “And the Reality of the Human has a pattern in the Divine.”

Hadrat Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki (rah) used to say that Insan is outwardly a Slave (‘Abd, the Primary being ‘Abduhu wa Rasulu) and inwardly (Batini) the Haqq.

He Created Adam in His (Manifested) Image

The spiritual son of Ghawth al-Adham Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (Rad), Shaykh al-Akbar Muhiuddin Ibn Arabi wrote in his Futuhat al-Makkiyya ‘Allah created one hundred Adams, we are the descendents of the last’.

The venerable Ghawth Mawlana Shaykh Nazim al-Qubrusi (q) revealed in one of his illustrious discources,

“Our GrandShaykh says, ‘Knowledge is an endless ocean…Saints know about from before the time of Adam (peace be upon him)….Our GrandShaykh said that this is the period of our father Adam (peace be upon him) and his sons. We are living in it now. But before our father’s period, so many Adams have been created-no one knows their (exact)number!…Each Adam, and his sons were generally like us, in that they may be recognized as sons of Adam. All are servants of our Lord. Also, He Almighty, alone, knows how many Adams will come after us, how many periods there will be….Our GrandShaykh says, ‘Allah Almighty was addressing those Adams that were created before our father, Adam (peace be upon him) with the secrets of the Holy Quran. Quran, the Holy book, contains endless secret knowledge. Its secrets are such that you can find, included in it, all news from before and after us.” (Mercy Oceans: The Teachings of Maulana Abdullah al-Faizi ad-Daghestani, on p. 104-105)

Hadrat ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (karram Allahu wajhu) declared, “Anna Adamul Awaal” (I am the First Adam). Regarding the excellence of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, Imam Rabbani Mujadid Alf Thani declared in his Maktubat Vol. 1,

“O Brother! Indeed Imam ‘Ali is the holder of the keys of the Sainthood, Wilayah, of the Prophet Muhammad [s] and the training regime for the status of Aqtab, Awtad and Abdaal, who are from amongst the reserved Awliya, is done under the shelter of his Sainthood. The rank of Qutb al-Aqtab, who is the greatest Qutb and the guide and mentor of others, lays under his (‘Ali’s) feet. His orders are issued under the supervision and support of ‘Ali and he performs his duties under the supervision and support of ‘Ali and fulfills his tasks. Sayyida Fatima and both of her sons, the Imams (Hasan and Husayn) share this rank with ‘Ali.” (Maktubat Imam Rabbani, Volume 1, page 438 Letter 251)

In the Maktubat, Imam Rabbani went further to declare that he believed that Hadrat ‘Ali enjoyed his exalted status even before his physical birth, stating,

“And there is another way close to the spiritual sovereignty and this is the way of the Saints and the general friends of Allah, and this way is marked by its characteristic passion and it carries the guarantee of mediation and the leader and chieftain of the Saints of this way is ‘Alī al-Murtada. And this grand office is reserved for him. On this way, the feet of the Holy Prophet are on ‘Alī’s head and Fatima and Hasan and Husayn are included with him. I believe that he enjoyed this position even before his physical birth, as he did after it, and whosoever has received the divine blessing and guidance, has received it through him, because he is closest to the last point on this way and the centre of this spot belongs to him. And when his period ended, the grand office passed on to Hasan and Husayn and then on to each one of the Twelve Imāms, individually and elaborately. And whosoever received guidance in their life and after their death, received it through these saints. And the refuge and place of shelter of the saints of high ranks are these saints, (because they are the centre of all spiritual activity) and the sides tend to converge on the centre” (Maktubat, Volume 9:173#123).

Hadrat ‘Ali existed before the creation of our Adam. Hadrat ‘Ali declared “Anna Adamul Awaal” (I am the First Adam), that means, while Meem Haa Meem Daal is the primary Manifestation of the Light of Allah, ‘Ali is the Manifestation of perfectly surrendered form of the letters Meem Haa Meem Daal, Muhammad, the Khalifatullah, as Adam, the first Human.

Adam was created according to the Holy Quran from “Turab” (khalaqahu min turabin…) and the Messenger of Allah (S) said in an authentic hadith that ‘Ali was Abu Turab, meaning the Father of Turab. Ism ‘Ali, represents one of the three of the Jaml i-Saghir of Ism Allah as mentioned above, Allah Muhammad ‘Ali, ‘Ali is the father of Turab. Turab is earth, dust, and the earth and creation came from Nur Muhammad, from the 12 Veils. These 12 Veils are from the Jaml i-Saghir of Ism “Allah”, 3, as mentioned above. The Reality of this Jaml i-Saghir, which is 1+2, meaning three, is Allah, who is Rab, and Muhammad and ‘Ali.

The ABJAD Value of Rab is Ra=200 + Ba=2, meaning 202. The ABJAD Value of Muhammad is Meem=40 + Haa=8 + Meem=40 + Daal=4, meaning 92, and the ABJAD Value of ‘Ali is Ayn=70 +Laam=30 + Ya=10, meaning 110. Allah is Rab, and the ABJAD Value of Rab is 202. If the ABJAD Values for Muhammad and ‘Ali are added, 92 (Muhammad) + 110 (‘Ali) we get the same ABJAD Value as Rab, 202. ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib is Abu Turab, and Adam (the later) was created from Turab, meaning from the 12 Veils, which came from the Jaml i-Saghir, Allah Muhammad ‘Ali, which came from the 4 letters, which are the Mudhahar.

When Insan, Man, who is created in the image of these primary Manifested letters, in the form of Meem Haa Meem Daal, Muhammad, Nur Muhammad; which is the Madhahar of Nur Allah, as Mawlana Shaykh Nazim declared, “There is one Muhammad. I am Muhammad, you are Muhammad. The Manifest One” , he (Man) is then ready to come “down” to earth as the Khalifatullah, in the form of the letters Meem Haa Meem Daal, he becomes ready to be born from his mother. Again, I would like to make it clear that it is the correct belief of the people of Islam that it is Kufr, misbelief, to believe that Allah can be likened to His creation. When I am speaking here, it is of form, not corporeal form, but rather based on letters, like I explained earlier, which Allah used Himself to describe Himself. I will quote Hadrat Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki here again, “Creation is nothing but the visible manifestations of Allah. Just like Allah’s Asma al-Husna (Beautiful Names) are not other than Him, similarly these Hawadith are not other than Him.”

Continuing, when the Human is ready to ‘come to earth’, the Human baby in the mothers womb enters the perfect birthing position, which is head down and feet up. Man with head up and feet down, represents the form of the letters Meem Ha Meem Daa, as I explained above. However, with his head down and feet up, he forms the letters of Ism ‘Ali. See this Ambigram of Ism Muhammad and Ism ‘Ali below to get a better understanding.

To further explain, Allah is Rab. He Manifest Himself as Nur. The Name of the manifestation of that Nur is Meem Haa Meem Daal, Muhammad; Nur Muhammad. The Prophet (S) declared, “I and ‘Ali are from One Light.”.

The numeric value using ABJAD of “Rab”, is Ra=200, Ba=2, meaning 202.

The ABJAD value of Ism “Muhammad” (S) is 92
Meem=40
Haa=8
Meem=40
Daal=4

The ABJAD value of Ism “Ali” is 110
Ayn=70
Laam=30
Ya=10

When we add the Values of Ism Muhammad (S) and Ism Ali, 92+110, we get 202, the same Value for “Rab”.

Hence, the proper meaning of the Hadith is not that Allah is like His creation, but rather that Allah Manifest His Own Light as Meem Haa Meem Daal, Nur Muhammad, Muhammad; nurim min nurillah. Adam, the first Adam, referred to in the Hadith was created in the form of that Manifestation. The meaning of Adamul Awwal has been explained. Adam is the Khalifatullah, the Wali of Allah. That Adam was created in the form, image, of the Madhahar (letters) of the Nur Allah. The Adam’s which came after, were created from Turab, and this Adam is Abu Turab. That is the correct meaning of “Allah created Adam in His image”.

“Creation is nothing but the visible manifestations of Allah. Just like Allah’s Asma al-Husna (Beautiful Names) are not other than Him, similarly these Hawadith are not other than Him.” –Hajji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki (rah)

And Allah Knows Best!

Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin
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The Ottoman Caliphate, the Illustrious Quraysh and Al Mahdi

The Ottoman Caliphate was abolished in 1924, ending almost 1300 years of the Caliphate of the Quraysh with brief intervals. Until the demise of the Ottoman Caliphate, the Muslim world remained alligned and united under Baiah (Oath of Allegiance) to the bloodline of the Quraysh and the Oath (Baiah) of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (uwbp). After its abolishment, the Muslim world lost its Oath of Allegiance (Baiah) to the Holy Prophet Muhammad through the link of the Qurayshite inheritance of the Ottomans. The reign of the Quraysh as Caliphs, which began with the first of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, Abu Bakr, then Umar, Usman and ‘Ali was finally destroyed. The Holy Prophet Muhammad told his wife Aisha, in a hadith mentioned by Imam Ahmad, “the Quraysh are the backbone of the people, and the people shall be destroyed as soon as the Quraysh is destroyed”.

Although God’s covenant is still evident with the Muslim world, due to their lack of allegiance to the Prophet Muhammad and his tribe, the Quraysh, the custodians of the Ka’ba and the well of Zem Zem, they are being humiliated.

Hence, as a form of penitence to God and His Apostle, devout Muslims worldwide pray daily for the advent of Al Mahdi, so they can once again renew their Baiah (Oath of Allegiance) to the Prophet Muhammad through the legacy of the Quraysh, to whom Al Mahdi will also belong, in addition to being from the best clans from within it, the Hashemites and the best of them, the descendents of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, the Ahlul Bayt.

According to Islamic tradition, the Armageddon then will be fought by the Kings of the descendents of Abraham’s sons Ishmael and Isaac. The King of the descendents of the Ishmaelite House will be known as “Al Mahdi”, and will be given allegiance to at the Station of Abraham (Maqam Ibrahim) in Makkah, infront of the Kaba, the House of God which was built by Abraham and Ishmael. Meanwhile, the King of the House of Isaac will be Dajjal (Anti-Christ), who will be attempting to establish his Kingdom in Jerusalem when he will hear about the Mahdi. The Dajjal will then assemble all of his followers and advance against Al Mahdi, claiming him self to be the Messiah and God. At the moment when both armies face each other, God will send Jesus Christ, son of Mary down for the Second Coming.

Muslims believe that Jesus Christ will return to earth and prove that he is that real Christ (Messiah), and that the Seal of Prophets is Muhammad, from the line of Ishmael, who was ‘like unto Moses’. Jesus will then commence war with the Imposter Messiah, and will slay the Anti-Christ of the House of David near Jerusalem. Jesus will then retrieve the Ark of the Covenant with Al Mahdi, who will know of its secret location from the secret letters of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, whose brother retrieved it from Ethiopia (Habash) from the Negus, who believed in the Prophet Muhammad and surrendered the Ark to him, and had it returned to Makkah to present it to the Seal of Prophets mentioned in the Gospels of Jesus, from the line of Ishmael, the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The Holy Prophet Muhammad then is reported to have granted it to his son in-law, Ali, who then retrieved from it the Zulfikar Sword and by the power and blessings of the Ark, helped establish for the Prophet Muhammad the State in Medina, and later on the entire Hijaz.

Muslims believe that the Ark was secretly guarded by the first four Caliphs, who used its power to establish the Islamic Empire throughout the Middle East, including in Jerusalem.
It is said, during the reign of ‘Ali, the Ark was sent towards Turkey, and the Ottomans became the protectors of the lands wherein it could have been hidden. Its secret location was guarded by the Twelve Imams.

Imam Suyuti said,”He (Mahdi) will bring the Ark of the Covenant to light from a place called Antioch.” (Suyuti, al-Hawi li’l Fatawa, II, 82)

When Al Mahdi comes, he will retrieve it and with the help of Jesus Christ, establish the Kingdom of Heaven under the House of Ishmael, as the Gospel of Barnabas records the saying of Jesus Christ himself;

“Whereupon Jesus said: …”Believe me, for verily I say to you, that the promise was made in Ishmael, not in Isaac.’” (Barnabas 43:10)

“And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve mighty princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation” (Genesis 17:20)

The task of the Ottoman Caliphate was to secure the leadership of the bloodline of Ishmael, and that of the Quraysh, when it failed, it fell.

Sultan Abdul Hamid Khan II, the last Ottoman Caliph

‘Eid al-Fitr 2009 Mubarak!

The Holy Quran states, “The heart lied not in what he saw. Will you then dispute with him about what he saw” Muslim recorded from Ibn Abbas about the verses: [مَا كَذَبَ الْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَى ] “The heart lied not in what he saw”, and, [وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَى ] “And indeed he saw Him at a second descent.” “He saw Allah twice in his heart.” ‘Eid Mubarak for the honor of the Master of Prophets (S).

“Verily I serve the image of the Sandal of Mustafa.
That I shall live under its shadow in both worlds.
[Sa’d] Ibn Masud was in the service of His Sandal.
And I am fortunate by serving its image.
I dust the Sandal image with the whiteness of my beard.
Since the Prophet SalAllahu Alaihi Wasallam fastened the band that passed between His toes.
It is not for the image that my heart is longing.
Yet it yearns for the one who wore this Sandal.
We are lowered by awe to honour this Sandal.
And whenever we lower before it we are raised.
So place it on the highest shelf!
For indeed in reality it is a crown and only outwardly a Sandal”
-Imam Yusuf ibn Ismael al-Nabhani

Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) Nasheed: Zamilooni by Native Deen & Zain Bhikha

Lyrics:
He stepped inside his home, so he overwhelmed with fear
An angel came with words from God, things were still unclear
Saying Read – Read, but he did not read (on his own, without Allah’s Speech),
the amazing words he heard
A trembling deep inside his heart, confused by what had occurred

There was only one who could comfort him
And help him see the Light (his own Light, which shone from his Holy Face)
To ease his fears, to reassure
Was Khadijah, his wife

Chorus
He said Zamilooni, Zamilooni, Dathirooni, Dathirooni, (Envelop me, Embrace me)
A mighty task has come before me
I need you here with me
By my side

She was a woman of nobility, successful in all her trade
Many wealthy men had asked for her, she turned them all away
But when she saw Muhammad, a Shining Moon, may peace be on his Soul
He was a Light for her, so right for her, her life will now be whole

But she had never seen him so distressed, as he was there that day
She would comfort him, and hold him tight, and chase his doubts away

Chorus
We look for stories of love, in places dark and cold
When we have a guiding light, for the whole world to behold
But were so selfish in our ways, and to the ones we hold so close
Our own pleasure and happiness is what we value most

But she sacrificed all her wealth and everything she had
And he honored her, and gave her faith,
when the times were bad, when times were bad…

Now years have passed, times had changed, since Khadijah breathed her last.
And the Message of the one true God, was spreading far and vast
But then he came across a jewellery, that Khajidah once had worn
His eyes began to swell with tears, his heart again began to mourn

Cause she was there for him, when times were rough, and his enemies were cruel
Was the first believer, so keen and eager, to comfort ar-Rasool

Chorus
Mawlaya salli wa sallim da’iman abada
‘Ala habibika khayril khalqi kullihimi…Rasullullah
(My Leader, send Your Salutations and Blessings forever
Upon Your Beloved, the Best of the whole of creation)

Ramadan’09: H.E. Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani Speaks About Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin & Al Mahdi

On the Meaning of Tariqat (Sufism) and Sheikhs

The making of a homegrown terrorist

How Saad Khalid went from carefree child to radical teen to young adult who’s been handed a 14-year jail term in Toronto 18 plot

September 04, 2009
Isabel Teotonio
Staff reporter

Saad Khalid was only 16 when he was dealt a devastating blow.

He returned home to find paramedics trying to revive his mother, who had been found submerged in the bathtub. He sank to his knees in despair and buried his face in his hands. She was gone.

The once-gregarious teen became reticent. He withdrew from sports, tended to his younger siblings and took on more household chores.

He and his brothers and sisters were discouraged from speaking about his mother’s struggles with depression and her death. Instead, they were told to pray to God.

Khalid, whose family was Muslim but not overly religious, found comfort in Islam. At his Mississauga high school, he started hanging around Muslim students with extremist views, denouncing the West and leading impassioned sermons about jihad and martyrdom.

Reflecting on those years, Khalid would later tell a psychiatrist that he had developed a “connection toward the Muslim cause” and an “increased sense of meaning.” He believed he was “here for a purpose.” By age 19, he felt a religious obligation to do something to change Western policies that he believed were hurting Muslims.

Yesterday, Khalid, now 23, was sentenced to 14 years for his role in a homegrown terror cell known as the Toronto 18, which was busted in June 2006 for plotting to detonate truck bombs in downtown Toronto.

But he was given credit for his three years and three months spent in pre-trial custody, meaning his sentence amounts to an additional seven years behind bars. He will be eligible for parole in 28 months. Khalid was ordered to provide a DNA sample and was given a lifetime weapons prohibition.

In May, he pleaded guilty to intending to cause an explosion that was likely to cause serious bodily harm, death or damage to property. He was the first member of the group to admit the existence of a bomb plot.

His sentence will surely influence some of his co-accused, who are also considering guilty pleas.

Superior Court Justice Bruce Durno told a Brampton court yesterday he had been persuaded Khalid did not know all the details of the chilling plot and that he had expressed regret for his involvement.

While reading from the 48-page ruling, the judge also noted Khalid “was vulnerable after the death of his mother and recruited by more devoted extremists.”

“(Khalid’s) need to emulate powerful and influential leaders, combined with his youthful naivete, were evident and likely played a role in his behaviour,” said Durno.

Khalid was arrested while unloading three tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertilizer intended to blow up the Toronto Stock Exchange, the Front St. offices of Canada’s spy agency and a military base off Highway 401. The plot was foiled with the help of undercover police agent Shaher Elsohemy, who set up a sting operation that resulted in the arrests of 14 adults and four youths.

The story of how Khalid went from being a carefree child to convicted terrorist emerges, in part, from Star interviews with former schoolmates and court documents, including a psychiatric report and about 30 letters from Khalid’s family and friends to the judge.

Khalid was born in Saudi Arabia to Pakistani parents and is the middle of five children. The family moved to Canada in 1995, when he was 9.

By all accounts, he was an average kid, raised by supportive parents. He loved cartoons, video games and playing sports, especially soccer and cricket.

By Grade 9, he wanted in with the cool crowd, he told forensic psychiatrist Dr. Lisa Ramshaw during a risk assessment that consisted of two interviews done in the spring.

Initially, he didn’t have many Muslim friends, preferring to hang with the “cool black guys,” who were popular with girls, and he began skipping class and getting into fights. But even during those early years in high school, Khalid respected his teachers and never disobeyed his parents.

His mother’s death marked a turning point for him, family members say.

“(Khalid) was at a stage in his life when he was preparing to achieve a lot of good things,” wrote his father, Khalid Saed, who works in information technology. “The untimely loss of his mother came as a great shock and disrupted his life.”

One of Khalid’s uncles said the loss “skewed (Khalid’s) psychological state of mind in a manner that we failed to identify” and that the “psychological trauma” led to his involvement with the group.

His family didn’t realize he had an increasing preoccupation with the Muslim cause.

But at Meadowvale Secondary School there was no mistaking it. He made new Muslim friends, including the alleged mastermind of the bomb plot, started praying five times a day, and began leading sermons that made him popular.

He criticized western policies and Canada’s role in Afghanistan, turning sermons into vitriolic diatribes about how the West was the enemy.

A former student who attended sermons led by Khalid and a co-accused told the Star he remembered being pressed about what he planned to do for his Muslim brothers overseas.

“They spoke about martyrdom at the sermon, how martyrs would go straight to heaven,” said the young man, who asked not to be identified.

By the time Khalid started at the University of Toronto, where he studied business management, he felt obliged to do something. Months later, in December 2005, he and other members of the Toronto 18 attended a terrorist training camp, held in Washago, Ont. The bomb plot began to take form in March 2006.

During his interviews with Ramshaw, he denied any change in his religious convictions or political beliefs, but said he now realized there were other ways to effect change.

There was “no tangible benefit from fighting,” he said, adding that he would like to channel his energy and “do more grassroots work.”
http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/690877

Ramadan’09: Iftar with Hon. Attorney General of Ontario Christopher Bentley, MPP

Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin with Hon. Attorney General Chris Bentley, MPP

Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin seated with Hon. Attorney General

Ontario Minister of Education Hon.Gerard Kennedy, MPP

Saudi born Hon. Omar Ghabra, MP (08), President, Canadian Arab Federation