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They cannot be likened because creation in and of itself is non-existent, and from another perspective is the self-disclosure of God under a veil of multiplicity, nothing exists except by God’s continuous act of Being
Only Allah has Wujud.
 
Have you researched within your heart (not to sound pretentious)? The Islamic tradition emphasises that Allah is contained within the heart of a believing servant “neither the Heavens nor the Earth containeth Me, but the heart of a believing servant”.
The heart is also called the “Throne” of the All-Merciful
The All-Sufficient doesn’t create out of need, but because the Real is the Source of all perfections, and perfection includes the ability to manifest (“apparent self negation”) or the overflowing of Being. God doesn’t become less by creating. He affirms His own Names and discovers Himself through manifestation.
Quote Rasulullah (saw)’s Hadith Qudsi: 
“I was a hidden treasure and I loved to be known, so I created creation.”
 That’s because He lies within your heart and communicates to you through Himself (His tajalli). Ultimately it was all a grand communication. Whatever you witnessed. Don’t think any of it is accidental or separate. 
 
This is the great apparent paradox.
It’s a matter of zooming out vs zooming in.
Mulla Sadra speaks of a servants journey to God as encompassing four journeys:
1 From creation to God 
2 In God by God
3 From God to creation by God
4 In creation with God 
 
Abd al Razzaq Al-Qāšānī:
“The end of the first journey is: lifting the veil of multiplicity and seeing uniformity. The end of the second journey is: lifting the curtain of uniformity and seeing multiplicity [...]. The end of the third journey is the monism of the essence of unification. The end of the fourth journey is the monism of unification and separation [...] in order to see the one essence in the multiple appearances and the multiple appearances in the one essence
“Beholding the essence of reality, we see only one thing that really exists, and that is God. Yet the world as we know it is comprised of a great multiplicity. The mystic should be able to see the essence of God when he beholds the world’s multiplicity, and vice versa, to see the multiplicity of the world when he contemplates God. The belief that all things in the world can be seen as both, as united with God and as individual components of the world, allows the mystic to experience a unification with God while he preserves his own separate, individual identity at the same time.”
 
That’s exactly what the Quran articulates:
 
“There is nothing like unto Him, and [yet!] He is the Hearing, the Seeing.” (Q 42:11)
 
Transcendence and immanence are not opposed. God is beyond comparison “laysa ka-mithlihi shay’”  and yet He is not absent. He is also closer than your jugular vein (50:16), with you wherever you are (57:4), and the Light of the heavens and the earth (24:35).
 
This verse isn’t saying “God is sorta like creation and sorta not.” It’s saying: God transcends all categories, including the category of transcendence itself which means He is immanent at the same time .
 
 
The multiplicity is a reflection of His infinitude
 
the unity of all religions (rooted upon al Haqq instead of being veils) on Tawhid (true Absolute Oneness) is a reflection of His Absoluteness. 
 
Again. It’s a matter of perspective.
Every true revelation is shaped by the particular time, culture, and language in which it descends, yet all are rays from the same Sun.
Practices like Hindu mantras, Christian rosaries, or Islamic dhikr are forms that carry spiritual functions, their efficacy lies not in the form itself, but in what the form points toward- the Real (al-Ḥaqq). 

All Divinely originated religions converge on Tawhid. There is the One speaking in many tongues, but you have to See through His light to see this. 
 
The Qur’an and the Ahlulbayt are the final, most complete mirrors (and thus the best guides to Tawhid), but the same Light has been reflected in other sacred forms across human history. Research the Logos, Muhammadan Light, Insan Al Kamil, Universal Man, Tao, etc.

To quote Seyyed Hossein Nasr’s lecture “In the beginning was consciousness”:
 
One alone is the Dawn beaming over all this.
It is the One that severally becomes all this.
Rg­Veda, VIII, 58:2
The nameless [Tao] is the beginning of Heaven and Earth,
The named [Tao] is the mother of ten thousand things.
Tao Te Ching, ch. 1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
Gospel of John, 1:1
But His command, when He intendeth a thing, is only that He saith
unto it: “Be!” and it is.
Quran, 36:81

Revelation works from outside (Kitāb or Prophet) or inside (fitra and inner Book- we are indeed the Book by whose tablet the Hidden becomes manifest. The Quran says “We will show them Our signs in the cosmos and within their own selves…” 41:53.
Kufr (disbelief) isn’t ignorance, it’s arrogance, a refusal to uncover and submit to the Truth.
Islam, is the state of “one” who yields everything to the One, without giving any weight to any “thing” but Him.
 

It’s good to see some of my posts are still going after the years. Jeez I’m getting old

They cannot be likened because creation in and of itself is non-existent, and from another perspective is the self-disclosure of God under a veil of multiplicity, nothing exists except by God’s continuous act of Being
Only Allah has Wujud.
 
Have you researched within your heart (not to sound pretentious)? The Islamic tradition emphasises that Allah is contained within the heart of a believing servant “neither the Heavens nor the Earth containeth Me, but the heart of a believing servant”.
The heart is also called the “Throne” of the All-Merciful
The All-Sufficient doesn’t create out of need, but because the Real is the Source of all perfections, and perfection includes the ability to manifest (“apparent self negation”) or the overflowing of Being. God doesn’t become less by creating. He affirms His own Names and discovers Himself through manifestation.
Quote Rasulullah (saw)’s Hadith Qudsi: 
“I was a hidden treasure and I loved to be known, so I created creation.”
 That’s because He lies within your heart and communicates to you through Himself (His tajalli). Ultimately it was all a grand communication. Whatever you witnessed. Don’t think any of it is accidental or separate. 
 
This is the great apparent paradox.
It’s a matter of zooming out vs zooming in.
Mulla Sadra speaks of a servants journey to God as encompassing four journeys:
1 From creation to God 
2 In God by God
3 From God to creation by God
4 In creation with God 
 
Abd al Razzaq Al-Qāšānī:
“The end of the first journey is: lifting the veil of multiplicity and seeing uniformity. The end of the second journey is: lifting the curtain of uniformity and seeing multiplicity [...]. The end of the third journey is the monism of the essence of unification. The end of the fourth journey is the monism of unification and separation [...] in order to see the one essence in the multiple appearances and the multiple appearances in the one essence
“Beholding the essence of reality, we see only one thing that really exists, and that is God. Yet the world as we know it is comprised of a great multiplicity. The mystic should be able to see the essence of God when he beholds the world’s multiplicity, and vice versa, to see the multiplicity of the world when he contemplates God. The belief that all things in the world can be seen as both, as united with God and as individual components of the world, allows the mystic to experience a unification with God while he preserves his own separate, individual identity at the same time.”
 
That’s exactly what the Quran articulates:
 
“There is nothing like unto Him, and [yet!] He is the Hearing, the Seeing.” (Q 42:11)
 
Transcendence and immanence are not opposed. God is beyond comparison “laysa ka-mithlihi shay’”  and yet He is not absent. He is also closer than your jugular vein (50:16), with you wherever you are (57:4), and the Light of the heavens and the earth (24:35).
 
This verse isn’t saying “God is sorta like creation and sorta not.” It’s saying: God transcends all categories, including the category of transcendence itself which means He is immanent at the same time .
 
 
The multiplicity is a reflection of His infinitude
 
the unity of all religions (rooted upon al Haqq instead of being veils) on Tawhid (true Absolute Oneness) is a reflection of His Absoluteness. 
 
Again. It’s a matter of perspective.
Every true revelation is shaped by the particular time, culture, and language in which it descends, yet all are rays from the same Sun.
Practices like Hindu mantras, Christian rosaries, or Islamic dhikr are forms that carry spiritual functions, their efficacy lies not in the form itself, but in what the form points toward- the Real (al-Ḥaqq). 

All Divinely originated religions converge on Tawhid. There is the One speaking in many tongues, but you have to See through His light to see this. 
 
The Qur’an and the Ahlulbayt are the final, most complete mirrors (and thus the best guides to Tawhid), but the same Light has been reflected in other sacred forms across human history. Research the Logos, Muhammadan Light, Insan Al Kamil, Universal Man, Tao, etc.

To quote Seyyed Hossein Nasr’s lecture “In the beginning was consciousness”:
 
One alone is the Dawn beaming over all this.
It is the One that severally becomes all this.
Rg­Veda, VIII, 58:2
The nameless [Tao] is the beginning of Heaven and Earth,
The named [Tao] is the mother of ten thousand things.
Tao Te Ching, ch. 1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
Gospel of John, 1:1
But His command, when He intendeth a thing, is only that He saith
unto it: “Be!” and it is.
Quran, 36:81

Revelation works from outside (Kitāb or Prophet) or inside (fitra and inner Book- we are indeed the Book by whose tablet the Hidden becomes manifest. The Quran says “We will show them Our signs in the cosmos and within their own selves…” 41:53.
Kufr (disbelief) isn’t ignorance, it’s arrogance, a refusal to uncover and submit to the Truth.
Islam, is the state of “one” who yields everything to the One, without giving any weight to any “thing” but Him.
 

It’s good to see some of my posts are still going after the years. Jeez I’m getting old

Why does man possess the capability to ponder such matters in the first place if we're nothing more than purely materialistic beings as per the Marxian model of human nature? Why the need to philosophize? Why do we pray? Why do we sing? Why do we dance? Why the need to create artwork? (And no, I'm not talking about the kind of carnal dancing and provocative singing used to sexually attract a potential mate) Why do these things exist? Why does music have a profound effect on brain activity? How do these actions contribute to the survival of the fittest model? The atheist can never truly explain the Tai Chi practitioner dedicated to his morning routine...nor the painter who deeply stirs the emotions during an art exhibit...nor the poet who moves a crowd to tearful ecstasy...spiritual expression shouldn't exist according to the materialistic worldview...it serves no purpose...we should be colorless, one-dimensional drones collecting firewood, raping, eating, killing etc. without giving it a second thought...no consciousness, no transcendence, no sense of morality

Salaam, 
Quran 2:186:
This verse is seen as a profound statement of God's immanence and nearness—not just in physical proximity but in spiritual presence.
The verse emphasizes that God is closer to the SERVANT than anything else, accessible without intermediaries, and always attentive to the sincere call of the HEART.
The call (du'a) is not just verbal supplication but an existential turning of the heart toward God. Responding to God ("let them respond to Me") is understood as aligning one's soul and actions with divine guidance, and belief in God is seen as an experiential knowledge (ma'rifah) that leads to true spiritual guidance.
The verse invites the seeker to realize God's nearness through inner purification and direct spiritual experience, highlighting that the path to God is open and immediate for the sincere.
The verse doesn't say He answers the call of the Shia, or the Sunni, or the Christian, or the Jew, etc...The only prerequisite is that the person be a sincere SUPPLICANT / CALLER from the heart.
God is much more vast than to confine Him (I even dont like saying "Him" but Allah(سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) does in the Quran  so I have to...) to 1 particular religion and therefore say He only answers duas from that particular religion. Even Hindus with their thousands of gods have prayers accepted. Sure, people believe all sorts of things, however, there is only 1 God who makes all things possible, so the only "help" and answers to prayers come from Him regardless of what religion a person associates themselves with. 
My mercy encompasses all things.”
(Quran 7:156)
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" Oh mankind, remember the favor of Allah upon you. Is there any creator other than Allah who provides for you from the heaven and earth? There is no deity except Him, so how are you deluded?”
(Quran 35:3)
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“And He is the All-Forgiving, the All-Loving.”
(Quran 85:14)
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He provides for all, including those who reject faith in Him, or even those who defy Him. Allah is everybody’s God even though if people don’t turn to Him... God is continuously in concern and protection of all beings no matter what.
(Explanation based on Quran 35:3 and the concept of God’s mercy)
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The Quran repeatedly affirms that God’s mercy, care, and provision extend to all of creation, not just believers. His mercy encompasses everything, He provides for all, and He responds to the prayers of any who call upon Him. His name “Al-Wadud” (The All-Loving) and the phrase “My mercy encompasses all things” further highlight His universal love and compassion.
 
 
 
 

@PureExistence1
How do you guide a young boy or girl to submit to Allah, by going on and on about mistakes made by Abu Bakr one and a half millennium ago?

MUHARRAM SERIES 2025
BROTHER KHALIL JAFFER

There is nothing to found there, just shaytan deceiving thinking they are doing good.
 

I am extremely skeptical, this tech is made by people who cannot be trusted, so how can we trust what they make?

Make yourself aware of it limitations and that it is bias and programmed by kafirs and al yahud. Know that it will push you towards those answers. Use it as a tool not a shaykh. Pray before study and after study. That's my advice.

This is the way! I use it for arabic and right now I am studying "an introduction to the hanbali madhab. I tell it what book I am reading and to teach me chapter one etc. It will quiz me and I ask it questions. It rather amazing. It reminds me of the computer from star trek. Free chat gpt is quite sufficient. I've had paid and unpaid and decided the free version was good enough.

I would recommend all interested in philosophy or irfan to watch this lecture series by Khalil jaffer - it’s brilliant
 
@PureExistence1 I think you will enjoy his lectures, they are foundational but always enjoyable (delve into irfan)
 

The website al-islam.org has several of Dr. Sekaleshfar videos, but I did not see that one about Karbala. At the bottom of each page, click the Show More button to load the next page:
https://al-islam.org/person/faroukh-sekaleshfar

Unrelated topic asking a question on behalf of someone via email
 
and also a personal question directly via phone

Anyone know where I can find this video by Dr farrokh Sekaleshfar?
for those who want to go beyond the usual discussions and expositions or have an inclination towards irfan… look into his work 
@PureExistence1 Any idea sister?

Anyone know where I can find this video by Dr farrokh Sekaleshfar?
for those who want to go beyond the usual discussions and expositions or have an inclination towards irfan… look into his work 
@PureExistence1 Any idea sister?

Iran versus the entire world minus like twenty countries (i.e. Yemen, Cuba, Venezuela, Niger, Iraq, Russia, China etc.)
Pakistan pledged that it would help Iran if things got bad but I don’t trust the current government as far as I could throw them... even though both countries traditionally enjoy good relations... cordial niceties is one thing, but Pakistan’s still in Saudi Arabia's orbit of influence as far as I'm aware... Unless this is their big break out of prison moment... you can't underestimate 50 years of Wahhabi indoctrination... maybe if Imran Khan was running the show there, but not under the present regime... it's most likely a Saudi trick 

In the view of sh. Imran Hosein this would be correct. This war will bring about Pax Judaica… the third phase of the dajjālic system before Dajjal himself comes down.

Nah, this is all heading to a World War 3 / Malhama / all-out nuclear war scenario

Apparently the Druze (influenced by Ismailism) believe in reincarnation.

Please link the hadith if u find it bro
Are u talking about alam al dhar?

Buddha Could Be Al-Khidr - Shaykh Hamza Yusuf - 1 minute
 
 

Muhammad ibn Muslim said: I asked Imam as-Sadiq (a) God’s saying (at 15:29; 38:72)…. And I have breathed into him from My spirit….: How did that “inbreathing” take place? He answered: “ the spirit moves like the wind, and it is only called “spirit” (ruh, in Arabic) because that expression is derived from (the Arabic root for) “wind”(ruh): so the word “spirit” was taken from the word for word “wind” because the spirits are similar to the wind. Now God connected that Spirit to Himself (in those Quranic passages) because He had specially chosen and selected it above all the other spirits. Likewise, He called only one house – the Kaaba- My house (e.g.22:26) only one of His messengers – Abraham- “My” Intimate-friend, and so on. So each (of those spirits) was created, formed, manifested, and sustained (by God).”
source: Knowing the Spirit by Ostad Elahi, p. 57

Manifestation of His Attributes and names, but not God as Himself. Christians claim that Jesus is pure actual, pure manifestation of God.