In the Name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
In The Treasure magazine (The Vehicle
of Light part two), we have presented the diagrams of the 7 movements
of the prayer, the names of the positions and their corresponding states
of consciousness; the stations of the self and one of the primary Names
of Allah related to that particular movement.
As we are dealing with the Universal
prayer in the highest sense of the meaning and the powerful symbolism
it represents, working from the 7 verses of 'the mother of the book'
- Al Fatihah to the 7 circumambulations of the Kaaba, the earth and
heaven; we are deliberately not indulging ourselves in explanations
of the celestial bodies and their influence on the creations at large.
We are taking the advice of our Master, Shaykh Muhammad Jalal ud Din
Rumi, in his Mathnawi, he states "The influence of a piece of bread
on you is more powerful than the effects of all of the Zodiac signs".
However, we are adding as an attachment
to the Vehicle of Light, Door of Prayer, the heavens and the earth and
their related states of consciousness. Our source is the ocean of the
Holy Quran - the ocean without shores. These verses are not fixed in
their listed categories, but flow from one to the other with the development
of the self. As the words of Allah are keys to Infinity, one verse (Ayat)
has the power to transform and luminate any human - to become a saint
of Allah, with the permission of Allah.
Our purpose in bringing this out
is so that one may, if one desires to, go back to the Source and contemplate
on these verses of the Holy Quran, each of which is a door to limitless
knowledge. The real story of the primordial self has been detailed totally
and completely in the Holy Quran. In the Holy Quran, the descending
and the ascending are totally clear for all who have eyes to see.
Level One - Nafs al Ammarra
- The Animal Self
1. "To Allah belong the treasures
of the heavens and the earth. But the hypocrites understand not. (63.7)
Al Munafiqun
2. "Allah is He who created
seven firmaments and of the earth a similar number". (65.12) At
Talaq
3. "And Allah has produced
you from the earth, growing" (71.17) An Nuh
4. "And Noah said, Oh my Lord,
leave not of the unbelievers, a single one on the earth". (71.26)
An Nuh
5. "They said, these two are
certainly expert magicians. Their object is to drive you out from your
land" (20.63) At Taha
6. "His plan is to get you
out of your land by his sorcery; then what is your counsel?" (26.35)
Al Shua'raa
7. "And the unbelievers said
to their apostles: Be sure that we shall drive you out of our land,
or you shall return to our religion." (14.13) Al Ibrahim
8. "And they say: If we were
to follow the guidance with thee, we should be snatched away from our
land." 28.57) Al Qasas
9. "If Allah were to enlarge
the provision for His servants, they would indeed transgress beyond
all bounds through the earth." (42.27) Al Shura
10. "And on this day shall
ye be recompensed with a penalty of humiliation, for that ye were arrogant
in the earth." (46.20) Al Ahqaf
11. "Show me what it is they
have created in the wide earth, or have they a share in the heavens?"
(35.40) Al Fatir
12. "On account of their arrogance
in the land and their plotting of evil, but the plotting of evil will
hem in only the authors thereof." (35.43) Al Fatir
13. "Assuredly, the creation
of the heavens and the earth is a greater matter than the creation of
man, yet most men understand not." (40.57) Al Mu'min or Al Ghaafir
14. "That was because ye were
wont to rejoice on the earth in things other than the Truth, and that
ye were wont to be insolent". (40.75) Al Mu'min
15. "Say, go ye through the
earth and see what has been the end of those guilty (of sin)".
(27.69) An Naml
16. "And he was arrogant and
insolent in the land, beyond reason, he and his hosts". (28.39)
Al Qasas
17. "There were in the city,
nine men of a family who made mischief in the land and would not reform".
(27.48) An Naml
18. "And the parable of an
evil word is that of an evil tree, it is torn up by the root, from the
surface of the earth, it has no stability". (14.26) Al Ibrahim
19. "(Ibis) said, Oh my Lord,
because thou hast put me in the wrong, I will make wrong fair-seeming
to them on the earth and I will put them all in the wrong". (15.39)
Al Hijr
20. "Say, If there were settled
on earth, angels, walking about in peace and quiet, We should certainly
have sent them down from the heavens an angel for an apostle".
(17.95) Al Bani Israil
21. "If it had been Our Will,
We should have elevated him with Our signs, but he inclined to the earth,
and followed his own vain desires". (7.176) Al Araf
22. "But they ever strive
to do mischief on earth. And Allah loveth not those who do mischief".
(5.67) Al Maida
23. "There is not an animal
(that lives) on the earth, nor a being that flies on its wings, but
forms part of communities like you". (6.38) Al Ana'm
24. "Those who behave arrogantly
on the earth in defiance of right, them will I turn away from My signs".
(7.146) Al Araf
25. "As to those who reject
faith and die rejecting, never would be accepted from any such, as much
gold as the earth contains, though they should offer it for a ransom".
(3.91) Aly Imran
26. "To Allah belongs all
that is in the heavens and on earth; to Him do all questions go back".
(3.109) Aly Imran
27. "Many were the ways of
life that have passed away before you: travel through the earth and
see what was the end of those who rejected Truth". (3.137) Aly
Imran
28. "But if ye deny Him, lo
- unto Allah belong all things in the heavens and on earth" (4.131)
An Nisaa
29. "It is He who has spread
out the earth for His creatures". (55.10) Ar Rahman
30."And Allah has made the
earth for you as a carpet (spread out)" (71.19) An Nuh
31. "He has created the heavens
and the earth for just ends, far is He above having the partners they
ascribe to Him". (16.3) An Nahl
32. "Do then those who devise
evil feel secure that Allah will not cause the earth to swallow them
up, or that the Wrath will not seize them from directions they little
perceive?" (16.45) An Nahl
33. "Do not the unbelievers
see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one) before
We clove them asunder?" (21.30) Anbiya
34. "If the Truth had been
in accordance with their desires, truly the heavens and the earth, and
all beings therein would have been in confusion and corruption".
(23.71) Mu'minun
35. "And neither heaven nor
earth shed a tear over them, nor were they given a respite" (44.29)
Dhukhaan
36. "(it grows) till the earth
is clad with its golden ornaments and is decked out (with beauty): the
people think they have all powers of disposal over it. Then reaches
it Our command by night or by day and We make it like a harvest clean
mown, as if it had not flourished only the day before". (10.24)
Yunus
Level Two - Nafs al Lawamma - The Complaining Self
1. "And when the prayer is
finished, then may ye disperse through the land". (62.10) Jumua'h.
2. "He knows that there may
be some among you in ill health, others travelling through the land,
seeking of Allah's bounty". (73.20) Muzammil
3. "He is the Creator of the
heavens and the earth". (42.11) Shura
4. "The Way of Allah, to Whom
belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth". (42.53)
Shura
5. "Verily in the heavens
and the earth are signs for those who believe". (45.3) Jathiya
6. "If it be that ye can pass
beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, pass ye". (55.33)
Rahman
7. "But do thou good, as Allah
has been good to thee, and seek not (occasions for) mischief in the
land". (28.77) Qasas
8. "And do they not see that
We do drive rain to the parched earth (bare of herbage) and produce
therewith crops?" (32.27) Sajda
9. "Those who, if We establish
them in the land, establish regular prayers and give regular charity,
enjoin the right and forbid wrong". (22.41) Hajj
10. "That which is on earth
We have made but as a glittering show for the earth, in order that We
may test them, as to which of them are best in conduct". (18.7)
Kahf
11. "We broke them up into
sections on this earth. There are among them some that are righteous
and some that are the opposite". (7.168) Al Araf
12. " Call to mind when ye
were a small (band), despised through the land, and afraid that men
might despoil and kidnap you, but He provided a safe asylum for you,
strengthened you with His aid, and gave you good things (for sustenance),
that ye might be grateful". (8.26) Anfal
13. "What is the matter with
you, then, when ye are asked to go forth in the Way of Allah, ye cling
heavily to the earth?" (9.38) Tauba
14. "It is He who hath produced
you from the earth and settled you therein; then ask forgiveness of
Him and turn to Him". (11.61) Hud
15. "Nor withhold from the
people the things that are their due, commit not evil in the land with
intent to do mischief". (11.85) Hud
16. "Were you to follow the
common run of those on earth, they will lead you away from the Path
of Allah" (6.116) Anam
17. "To Allah belongs all
that is in the heavens and on the earth. He forgives whom He pleases,
and He punishes whom He pleases". (3.129) Aly Imran
18. "He who forsakes his home
in the cause of Allah, finds in the earth many a refuge, wide and spacious".
(4.100) Nisaa
19. "It is Allah Who sends
forth the winds, so that they raise up the clouds; and We drive them
to a land that is dead and revive the earth therewith after its death".
(35.9) Fatir
20. "And among His signs is
this: that thou seest the earth barren and desolate; but when We send
down rain to it, it is stirred to life and yields increase. Truly, He
who gives life to the (dead) earth, can surely give life to (men) who
are dead, for He has power over all things". (41.39) Fussilat
21. "Know ye that Allah giveth
life to the earth after its death". (57.17) Hadid
22. "Have We not made the
earth (as a place) to draw together". (77.25) Mursalat
23. "Therefore, I will not
leave this land until my father permits me, or Allah commands me".
(12.80) Yusuf
24. "And Allah sends down
rain from the skies and gives therewith life to the earth after its
death". (16.65) Nahl
25. "And further, thou seest
the earth barren and lifeless, but when We pour down rain on it, it
is stirred (to life), it swells and it puts forth every kind of beautiful
growth (in pairs)." (22.5) Hajj
26. "And He sends down rain
from the sky and with it gives life to the earth after it is dead".
(30.24) Rum
27. "The contemplate (oh,
man) the memorials of Allah's Mercy! How He gives life to the earth
after its death". (30.50) Rum
28. "A sign for them is the
earth that is dead, We do give it life". (36.33) YaSin
29. "When the earth shall
be shaken to its depths". (56.4) Al Waqia'
30. "Praise be to Allah, Who
created the heavens and the earth". (6.1) Anam
31. "They say, was not the
earth of Allah spacious enough. . . (for you to move yourselves away
from evil)? (4.97) Nisaa
Level Three - Nafs al Mulhamma - The Inspired Self
1. "To Allah belong the forces
of the heavens and the earth". (48.4) Fath
2. "And when the word is fulfilled
against them (the unjust), We shall produce from the earth a beast".
(27.82) Naml
3. "And swell not thy cheek
at men nor walk in insolence through the earth". (31.18) Luqman
4. "Go ye, then, for four
months, backwards and forwards (as you will) through the land".
(9.2) Tauba
5. "It is He who made you
(His) agents, inheritors of the earth, He has raised you in ranks, some
above others". (6.165) Anam
6. "And We split the earth
in fragments" (80.26) Abasa
7. "Nor walk on the earth
with insolence, for thou canst not rend the earth asunder, nor reach
the mountains in height". (7.37) Bani Israil
8. "A revelation from Him
Who created the earth and the heavens on high". (20.4) Taha
9. "Not for idle sport did
We create the heavens and the earth and all that is between". (21.16)
Anbiya
10. "It is He who brings out
the living from the dead and brings out the dead from the living and
Who gives life to the earth after it is dead" (30.19) Rum
11. "And when the earth is
flattened out" (84.3) Inshiqaq
12. "When the earth is shaken
to her (utmost) convulsion." (99.1) Zilzal
13. "And the earth throws
up her burdens (from within)". (99.2) Zilzal
Level Four - Nafs al Mutma'inna - The Self at Peace
1. "Glory to the Lord of the
heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne". (63.82) Zukhruf
2. "And He hath put affection
between their hearts; not if thou had spent all that is in the earth
could you have produced that affection". (8.63) Al Anfal
3. "Every soul that has sinned,
if it possessed all that is on earth, would fain give it in ransom".
(10.54) Yunus
4. "Charity is for those in
need, who, in Allah's cause, are restricted and cannot move about in
the land". (2.273) Al Baqarah
5. "If ye are journeying through
the earth and the chance of death befalls you" (5.109) Maida
6. "Allah said, did I not
tell you that I know the secrets of the heavens and the earth, and I
know what you reveal and what you conceal?" (2.33) Al Baqarah
7. "When ye travel through
the earth, there is no blame on you if you shorten your prayers".
(4.101) Nisaa
8. "He has created the heavens
and the earth in just proportions (bil Haqq)" (64.3) Taghabun
9. "Have We not made the earth
as a wide expanse?" (68.2) Nabaa
10. "And it is He Who spread
out the earth and set thereon, mountains, standing firm". (13.3)
Ra'ad
11. "And the earth, We have
spread out; and set thereon mountains, firm and immovable". (15.19)
Hijr
12. "He Who has made for you
the earth like a carpet spread out". (20.53) Taha
13. "Or, Who has made the
earth firm to live in, made rivers in its midst, set thereon mountains
immovable and made a separating bar between the two bodies of flowing
water? (Can there be) another god besides Allah? (27.61) Naml
14. "Alllah created the heavens
and the earth in true proportions". (29.44) Ankabut
15. "One day the earth will
be changed to a different earth". (14.48) Ibrahim
Level Five - Nafs ar Radhiyya - The Well Pleased Self
1. "Him to Whom belongs the
dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is witness to all things".
(85.9) Buruj
2. "And He has subjected to
you, as from Him, all that is in the heavens and on earth: behold, in
that are signs indeed for those who reflect". (45.13) Jathiya
3. "On the earth are signs
for those of assured faith". (51.20) Zariyat
4. "Whatever is in the heavens
and on earth, let it declare the Praises and Glory of Allah". (57.1)
Hadid
5. "Say, enough is Allah for
a witness between me and you. He knows what is in the heavens and on
earth". (29.52) Ankabut
6. "For nothing whatever is
hidden from Allah, whether on earth or in heaven". (14.38) Ibrahim
7. "Do they see nothing in
the government of the heavens and the earth and all that Allah hath
created?" (7.185) Araf
8. "To Allah do belong the
unseen (secrets) of the heavens and the earth". (11.123) Hud
9. "Oh, ye people, eat of
what is on earth, lawful and good". (2.168) Baqarah
10. "It is He Who has made
the earth manageable for you, so traverse ye through its tracts and
enjoy of the sustenance which He furnishes . . . " (67.15) Mulk
11. "And verily We shall cause
you to abide in the land, and succeed them". (14.14) Ibrahim
12. "The seven heavens and
the earth and all beings therein, declare His Glory, there is not a
thing but celebrates His Praise. And yet ye understand not how they
declare His Glory". (7.44) Bani Israil
13. "Oh, my people, enter
the holy land which Allah hath assigned unto you". (5.23) Maida
Level Six - Nafs al Mardhiyya - The Well Pleasing Self
1. "Whatever is in the heavens
and on earth doth declare the Praises and Glory of Allah. . . "
(64.1) Taghabun
2. "The heavens are almost
rent asunder from above them (by His Glory) and the angels celebrate
the Praises of their Lord and pray for forgiveness for all beings on
earth. . . " (42.5) Shura
3. "Of Him seeks every creature
in the heavens and the earth. Every day in (new) splendour does He (shine)".
(55.29) Rahman
4. "Say, none in the heavens
or on earth, except Allah, knows what is hidden. . . " (27.65)
Naml
5. "And We wished to be gracious
to those who were being depressed in the land, to make them leaders
and make them heirs". (28.5) Qasas
6. "Verily, We established
his power on earth and We gave him the ways and the means to all ends".
(18.84) Kahf
7. "And the servants of Allah
Most Gracious are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when
the ignorant address them, they say 'peace' ". (25.63) Furqan
8. "One day the earth will
be changed to a different earth. . . " (14.48) Ibrahim
9. "To Allah does belong the
dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that is therein. And it
is He who hath power over all things". (5.123) Maida
10. "And He is Allah in the
heavens and on earth. He knoweth what ye hide and what ye reveal . .
. " (6.3) Anam
11. "He said, it may be that
your Lord will destroy your enemy and make you inheritors of the earth.
. . " (7.129) Araf
12. "One day We shall remove
the mountains and thou wilt see the earth as a level stretch, and We
shall gather them all together, nor shall We leave out any one of them".
(18.47) Kahf
13. "Before this, We wrote
in the Psalms, after the Message (given to Moses); My servants, the
righteous, shall inherit the earth". (21.105) Anbiyaa
14. "And those who are blessed
shall be in the garden - they will dwell therein for all the time that
the heavens and the earth endure. . . " (11.108) Hud
15. "And We already know how
much of them the earth takes away. With Us is a record guarding (the
full account).". (50.4) Qaf
16. "It is He Who created
the heavens and the earth in true (proportions). The day He saith 'Be',
behold, it is. His word is the Truth. . . " (6.73) Anam
17. "For me, I have set my
face firmly and truly towards Him who created the heavens and the earth
and never shall I give partners to Allah". (6.79) Anam
Level Seven - Nafs al Kamila - The Perfect Self
1. "It is He Who is Allah
in heaven and Allah on earth, and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge"
(43.84) Zukhruf
2. "And Blessed is He to Whom
belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all between them
. . ." (43.85) Zukhruf
3. "To Allah belongs the dominion
of the heavens and the earth . . . " (45.27) Jathiya
4. "Then Praise be to Alllah,
Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth. Lord and Cherisher of all
the worlds". (45.36) Jathiya
5. "Oh, David, We did indeed
make thee a vicegerent on earth, so judge thou between men in truth
. . . "(38.26) Saad
6. "Lord of the heavens and
of the earth and of all that is between them, so worship Him and be
constant and patient in His worship. Knowest thou of any who is worthy
of the same Name as He?" (19.65) Maryam
7. "Not one of the beings
in the heavens and the earth but must come to (Allah) Most Gracious
as a servant". (19.93) Maryam
8. "To Him belongs what is
in the heavens and on earth and all between them, and all beneath the
soil". (20.6) Taha
9. "To Him belong all (creatures)
in the heavens and on earth. Even those who are in His (very) Presence
are not too proud to serve Him, nor are they ever weary (of His service).
(21.19) Anbiya
10. "Allah is the Light of
the Heavens and the earth. The parable of His Light is as if there were
a niche, and within it a lamp. The lamp enclosed in glass, the glass
as it were a brilliant star, lit from a blessed tree. An olive, neither
of the East nor of the West, whose oil is well nigh luminous, though
fire scarce touched it. Light upon Light! Allah does guide to His Light
whom He will. Allah does set forth parables for men and Allah does know
all things". (24.35) Nur
11. "Nor is hidden from they
Lord (so much as) the weight of an atom on the earth or in the heaven.
. . " (10.61) Yunus
12. "(Joseph) said, set me
over the storehouse of the land. I will indeed guard them as one who
knows". (12.55) Yusuf
13. "Say; shall I take for
my protector other than Allah, the Maker of the heavens and the earth?
And He it is that feedeth but is not fed. Say: Nay, but I am commanded
to be the first of those who bow to Allah (in Islam), and be not in
the company of those who join gods with Allah". (6.14) Anam
14. "To Him is due the primal
origin of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He says
to it 'Be', and it is". (2.117) Baqarah
15. "Do they seek for other
than the religion of Allah? While all creatures in the heavens and on
earth have, willing or unwilling, bowed to His Will. And to Him shall
they all be brought back". (3.83) Aly Imran
16. "And the earth, moreover,
has He extended (to a wide expanse)". (79.3) Nazia't
17. "It is We who will inherit
the earth, and all beings therein, to Us will they all be returned".
(19.40) Maryam
18. "His Throne doth extend
over the heavens and the earth". (2.255 - Ayat al Kursi).
19. "They will say, Praise
be to Allah, Who has fulfilled His promise to us and has given us the
inheritance of the earth. We can dwell in the garden as we will. . .
" (39.74) Zumar
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