The holy Prophet’s (pbuh) knowledge of the unseen (Gheyb)

November 10, 2018 by Admin Posted in All Q&A, The Fourteen Infallibles, The Holy Prophet (pbuh), The Holy Quran, The Prophets as Tagged Gheyb, Knowledge, Prophet, Unseen

Question 393: I wanat to know about the holy Prophet’s (pbuh) knowledge of the unseen (Gheyb)? Did Prophet Muhammad S.a.w.w have the knowledge of the unseen? If yes, then what does Allah mean about the following verse? How to reply back the wahabis on such verses which says “We pray to you and from you we seek help”

Answer 393: Gheyb or unseen, means for something to be concealed from the senses. It is defined as: الغیب: کل ما غاب عنک; meaning that anything that is hidden from you is considered gheyb and unseen.[1] This is why when the sun sets, Arabs say: “غابت الشمس”; meaning that the sun became hidden and unseen.[2] (Seyyid Ali Akbar Qureyshi, Qamuse Quran, vol. 5, pg. 133; Ibn Fares, Mu’jam Maqayisil-Lughah, root word “غیب”.) Read More

Whoever knows himself knows his Lord / Man Arafa Nafsahu, Faqad Arafa Rabbahu

September 3, 2017 by Admin Posted in All Q&A, Ethics and Mysticism, Hadith, Recommendation Tagged Allah, Creator, Creature, Dependent, Independent, Knowledge, Lord, Soul, Spirit

Question 274: Salam, “Man Arafa Nafsahu, Faqad Arafa Rabbahu” One who truely knows himself has already come to know Allah. Could you please eleborate further on that? How can one know Allah if he recognizes himself? What does that mean? What is the “self” (nafsu) which makes us recognize God? Does this mean that if we recognize the true purpose of our existance in this world we have recognised God i.e True existance belings to Him because He is independant and Needless and He alone is worthy of being worshiped. Everything belongs to Him and under his control (InaliAllah wa ina ilayhe rajaoon)?

Answer 274: The Holy Prophet (PBUH) has said: “Whoever knows himself knows his Lord.” [1]

The Arabic version of this hadith is as follows: Read More

Importance of Marifat Imam / Definition of Marifat

February 4, 2017 by Admin Posted in All Q&A, Ethics and Mysticism Tagged Ahkam Tauqifi, Imam of the Time, Imamat, Jahiliyah, Knowledge, Marifat, Mysticism, Tasavor, Tasdiq, Understanding, Wilayat

Question 283: What is marifat? I would like to know about the importance of Marifat Imam? If someone have deep marifat about Ayema do have he authorized to perform extra things in worship. Like some people accurse on enemies of ayema in namaz?

Answer 283: Philosophers define Marifat as the True Justified Belief. But, John Locke explains it as Understanding. As for the latter, marifat includes Tasavor (Perception) and Tasdiq (assertion), though it doesn’t include tasavor according to the philosophers definition. Some say it describes the mystical intuitive knowledge of spiritual truth reached through ecstatic experiences, rather than revealed or rationally acquired. Read More