TASSAWAF
11:06 AM
GUZASHATA SE PAIWASTA
Assalamo Allaikum WRWBH; Prayers and Peace for all. In my last post I had discussed the composition of Human Beings, Body and Soul. The comparison yielded that Body seemed to be the most privileged, enjoying all the perks and conveniences of life. Inference drawn was that Soul certainly is superior to the Body, therefore, it must also have some preferences, some yearnings. It must require some 'Rations' for its sustenance.
What food, therefore, is needed by the Soul? All religions assert that food for Soul is "QURBE RABANI" that is Allah consciousness, proximity or nearness to Allahu Taala. The Soul keeps crying that I want to be united with my Creator. I am confined in this material cage but this is not my abode. It remains restless from within for having been severed from its roots. Maulae Rome describes it beautifully in the very first Mathnavi "Tale of the Reed" (Bansri ki Hikayat). "Ever since I was parted from the Reed Bed, my lament has caused man and woman to moan. I want a bosom torn by severance, that I may unfold (to such a one) the pain of love-desire. EVERY ONE WHO IS LEFT FAR FROM HIS SOURCE WISHES BACK THE TIME WHEN HE WAS UNITED WITH IT. In every company I uttered my wailful notes, I consorted with the unhappy and with them that rejoice. every one became my friend from his own opinion; none sought out my secrets from within me. My secret is not far from my plaint, but ear and eye lack the light (whereby it should be apprehended). Body is not veiled from Soul, nor Soul from Body, yet none is permitted to see the Soul.........The Reed is the comrade of every one who has been parted from a friend: its strains pierced our hearts. ........ O son, burst your chains and be free! How long will you be a bondsman to Silver and Gold". Beautiful isn't it? The Soul, therefore, craves that the Body I am in is not my dwelling. In the darkness of this Body, I do not get that "LIGHT" from which I have been separated. I have to rise above, I have to return to my origin where my roots are. The Holy Quran also exhorts " If We willed man would have been exalted above through these verses (Ayats) but he preferred to remain stuck with the earth and be slave of his lust" (Al-Ahraf - 176). The Soul, therefore, loves its Creator and wants to be only His.
That is it for the day, dear friends, in the next episode, Insha Allah we shall discuss, the Passion/Love of the Soul. AllahuTaala Sab Ko Apne Hifzo Aman mein Rakhe. Aameen and Wasalam.
What food, therefore, is needed by the Soul? All religions assert that food for Soul is "QURBE RABANI" that is Allah consciousness, proximity or nearness to Allahu Taala. The Soul keeps crying that I want to be united with my Creator. I am confined in this material cage but this is not my abode. It remains restless from within for having been severed from its roots. Maulae Rome describes it beautifully in the very first Mathnavi "Tale of the Reed" (Bansri ki Hikayat). "Ever since I was parted from the Reed Bed, my lament has caused man and woman to moan. I want a bosom torn by severance, that I may unfold (to such a one) the pain of love-desire. EVERY ONE WHO IS LEFT FAR FROM HIS SOURCE WISHES BACK THE TIME WHEN HE WAS UNITED WITH IT. In every company I uttered my wailful notes, I consorted with the unhappy and with them that rejoice. every one became my friend from his own opinion; none sought out my secrets from within me. My secret is not far from my plaint, but ear and eye lack the light (whereby it should be apprehended). Body is not veiled from Soul, nor Soul from Body, yet none is permitted to see the Soul.........The Reed is the comrade of every one who has been parted from a friend: its strains pierced our hearts. ........ O son, burst your chains and be free! How long will you be a bondsman to Silver and Gold". Beautiful isn't it? The Soul, therefore, craves that the Body I am in is not my dwelling. In the darkness of this Body, I do not get that "LIGHT" from which I have been separated. I have to rise above, I have to return to my origin where my roots are. The Holy Quran also exhorts " If We willed man would have been exalted above through these verses (Ayats) but he preferred to remain stuck with the earth and be slave of his lust" (Al-Ahraf - 176). The Soul, therefore, loves its Creator and wants to be only His.
That is it for the day, dear friends, in the next episode, Insha Allah we shall discuss, the Passion/Love of the Soul. AllahuTaala Sab Ko Apne Hifzo Aman mein Rakhe. Aameen and Wasalam.
