Majzoobān e Noor Website along with its mission of informing and illuminating Erfan (Gnosis) and Islamic Tasavof (Being Sufi) issues and news in Iran for the masses, surveys the obscure cases, neglected items, or suspicions which Faqr (Poverty and Destitution in front of God) foes have constructed.
Preface
Majzoobān e Noor Website along with its mission of informing and illuminating Erfan (Gnosis) and Islamic Tasavof (Being Sufi) issues and news in Iran for the masses, surveys the obscure cases, neglected items, or suspicions which Faqr (Poverty and Destitution in front of God) foes have constructed.
This survey is done by the Majzoobān-i Noor Website’s Founders which all of them are Ni’matullāhī-i Gonābādī’s Tarīqat’s (The Spiritual Path) Darvīshes who count themselves as the servants of Faqr and Darvīshism path. In order to awareness of our respectable audiences and faithful precious brothers, this study is done by the authors in defense of their compass of beliefs and not for propagation of Darvīshism that essentially doesn’t require any propagation.
Nowadays though Darvīshism have educated the apprentices and professors like Dr. Seyed Mostafa Azmayesh whom not only Darvīshes but also all Iranians and people who desire Haqīqat (truth), utilize their valuable existence, but our society’s climate of opinion is such infected by destructive advertisement of Erfan and Tasavof’s foes that double effort and exceeding attempt is required for purification. So in these series of papers we explain and illustrate the news agencies’ given news and subjects and answer to our audiences’ questions, and especially to some power seated thoughtless and tendentious expressions, trying to take a small step in clarification and obviation.
Darvīshes in Politics’ Apostles Hostility
It is for a while that in the country’s political stage we see marshal of the voracious and thirsty for power officialdoms, who yesterdays were confederated and chorus to despoil people’s rights and then after elimination of the rivals, for booty and power allocation encountered and tore the links and now conflict with each other. And at the news agencies we see one group boasters and speakers accuse the encounter group to deviation, soothsaying, and exorcising, and at the brink thoughtlessly attack to Darvīshes and Sufis. Whatever the mainspring of this puppet show execution is, and despite this opposition is real or is another stratagem to occupy the public opinion or cover up the dilemmas and malfunctions of the country’s management, this fact is obvious that both parties have put their worldliness and selfishness as the standard and measure of right and wrong and both groups intend to negate the opponent one to prove its own rightness. Posing soothsaying, exorcising and witchery at the country’s political dialogues, raises this question to every thoughtful person that how does the government evaluate people’s thought and mind? And in which period do they think that Iranians belong to? And in parallel it should be mentioned that at the start of third millennium, in which period does Iranian ruling class live? Why did they support deviants yesterday?! And is not today’s opposition for the expiry of these political parties?! For sure the confusion of this play has worked just to the detriment of Iranians, and Iranians are ones whom their wisdom and mind are insulted.
And then
Answering to the political soothsayers and this story’s stage managers who libel and cast aspersions at Islamic Darvīshism and Tasavof and because of the imbecility or antagonism, assertively course and think they are scholars of the universe end even distort the history of Shiism, we should point that:
Fundamentalists do not aware of our spirit
There is no repulsion at him for whatever he says about us
Hostility of Sharīat fundamentalists and Tarīqat’s truth seekers even though is a caustic and old scuffle, but today the union of fundamentalism and Machiavelli’s politics in an inauspicious confederate, has dramatize the righteous men’s catastrophe.
Sir thinks that worships
Poor unconscious man agonizes for his guilt.
In response to them, we are able to counteract using hostile and scurrilous paraphrases in an ironic writing and venomous words but we think that there is no nobility in this approach and we don’t seek for virtue and eloquence in these unsophisticated tactics. We kindly warn domineering politics afflicted that don’t burn Ma’refat (Cognition) letters in the hostility fire and at Erfan presence don’t leave whatever common courtesy dictates, venerably talk, don’t use chicanery on the core of religion, don’t join Hagh (Gospel truth) secret to the jugglery. And whereas they haven’t benefited from the bustle of the school! Don’t course on the Ma’refat’s persuasion.
Don’t compare sincere gentlemen with yourself
Though apparently they sound the same, like similarity of (some words’ form at the writing with Disparity in the meaning such as) Shīr (lion) and Shīr (milk).
Somebody who have sunk into deceitful politics and elevation desire, what does he know about the relation of Morād (Desire) and Morīd (Desirous) in Erfan and Tasavof? The man whose thought is led by feed and sleep and wrath and passion, his measure and standard for recognizing the truth is that one he have learned at school and have never leant on research and getting cognition. His image of religion is formed just based on comparison and imitation, and realizing the decencies and insights is impossible to him, so encountering certainty persuasions he recourses to the lying and deception.
O! Housefly, Sīmorq’s (Senmurv) area is not suitable to you!
You just sully yourself and bother us
That’s why we see whatever they call religion, is more like to the instruction of a political party to get the power and within you can find everything you wish except of God. In their eyes everybody that talks about religion is a hostile who have intended to get their breath and bread. They don’t know that a Sufi is a lover and scholarly researcher who has gone beyond the imitation and has intuited the truth. For a Darvīsh and a Sufi, religion is a tool for God thralldom not a tool of worldly living. He is seeking for the religion sunflower not for the religion as a pitcher which is at services of his willing. A Sufi doesn’t mind that pelf and lucre which for the sake of its possession the chancellor or judge has exchanged his role to a murderer who kills people. But because in the country’s political literature, the relation of Morad and Morid and Sufism expressions are unknown and they abuse them as a weapon to eliminate the opponents, in this regard we mention that:
Shepherd of Wādī-i Immune then will reach his aspiration
That several years wholeheartedly be at Shuaib’s service.
What is Darvīshism?
This is the question that Ārefs (Truth Realizers) have answered it in their vein, mien, talk and behavior and unfortunately the extent of ignorance has been insomuch spread that we should rehash the same arguments. Darvīshism is the core of all of the monotheistic religions and the way of linking to the universe’s occult mystics and the path of the moral behavior.
His Holiness Hajj Sheikh Muhammad Hasan Sāleh Ali Shāh In his worthy book of Pand-i Sāleh has mentioned: “The command of Velāyat (Spiritual Authority) and Tarīqat is in respect of Qalb (The Spiritual Heart) and not to the body’s organs. And it is related to Ser (The Secret), not to Sar (The Head), and has been conveyed from heart to heart. And it has not been written in books and its principles can’t be expressed in words. And rather the more they are said or written down, the more they become hidden.”
Darvīshism like “love”, “goodness” and “beauty” is an absolute concept which doesn’t have certain and specified definition and couldn’t have it. Everyone has benefited from it inasmuch as his thought and mentality extents. In a simple word Darvīshism is “God cognition and the way of reaching him”. Darvīshism is the school of vision and intent correction. It is an individual matter and regards to the relation of God and human. It is prescribed: “The ways to God is as much as the humans’ numbers” and this school intends to rectify individuals to correct and improve the society. It is a conceptual substance which returns to the one’s inherence, interior and intent whereas it is said that “The actions are measured by the intentions”.
Sharīat specifies human’s actions and his external behaviors’ dos and don’ts that are related to the body and its organs. But Darvīshism defines intent’s dos and don’ts, and shows the path of Ma’refat and achieving Haqīqat. In fact Darvīshism is faith school. The distinction of Darvīshism is the same that is mentioned in Holy Quran:
قالَتِ الْأَعْرابُ آمَنَّا قُلْ لَمْ تُؤْمِنُوا وَ لكِنْ قُولُوا أَسْلَمْنا وَ لَمَّا يَدْخُلِ الْإيمانُ في قُلُوبِكُمْ… سوره حجرات، آیه 14
The desert Arabs say: “we believe.” Say [O, Messenger!]: “you have not believed, so you only say: “We are submitted to Islam”; since faith has not yet entered into your hearts …” (Sura: Hojorat, Ayah: 14)
Based on this, the external behavior and physics of actions are at Islam’s domain which means superficial obedience, and Ma’refat and Īmān (faith) are at Darvīshism domain. The man who hasn’t purified and freshen his inner man, and his soul is still remained at brutishness step, to him right manner is a constraint and stint and because his action is not adapted to his inner intent, his action would be pretentious. And pretention of right action having vile intention is being a thief who has the lamp. Privacy and company of such a person are in conflict with each other. But the adverse of this equation is not valid; one’s right intention will prevent vile action. Darvīshism is a divine science along the human nature. Darvīshism is a school that leads human from whatever he is to what he should be and educates the humanity to the human.
Who is Qutb (The Holiness Master of the Succession of Ni’matullāhī-i Gonabadī)?
Answering to a question is exchange of an unknown in mind to a known one and purpose of a matter definition and description, is its popularization and illumination to reveal a hidden affair. Supposing that description of the monotheistic statuses using explanation and expression could convince audience’s mind and thought, but it couldn’t convince his soul and heart, unless the definition would be accompany with the spiritual repossession and charisma that enables the audience to be convinced and that is provided that the audience could have acceptance and competence and his soul would be susceptible for Haqīqat recognition.
Whatever I express and explain love
Once I return to love, I will be shamefaced of it (because I will see myself so far away from its concept and depth).
Whether all those who believed in His Holiness Muhammad and consecrated their life and sacrificed themselves to him saw Prophet’s relation with Gabriel and realized it? Did they observe Muhammad’s ascent when he was at that state? Why Abu Jahl that Arabs called him Abu Al-Hakam, didn’t believed in Muhammad and Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari who wasn’t literate believed in him? If miracle had been useful for stepping into the faith, why it could not direct Pharaoh and Nimrod dynasties? The miracle’s meaning is frustration of the inner man, but which inner man and inner man of which human? One whose inner man is in the thrall of the devil doesn’t see Prophet as God’s messenger rather perceive him as his own enemy. And one who desires Hagh and has polished his heart, divine illuminations and the face of divine masters will affect his soul.
One that didn’t go toward improvement
He won’t benefit from seeing the messenger’s face.
To clear this concept, we mention here below an arrested rustic Darvīsh’s answer to his investigator who asks him: “Who is Qutb?”
“I was seeking for God, asked him for faith and treatment of my suffering, and powerlessly whined to him. He led me and introduced me the divine representative and doctor. I visited and covenant him. He treated me. I don’t know who is he? I just know that God led me to him and he is the only Tabīb (physician) of my sufferance. If you don’t believe in him, don’t believe in, and you are right, you haven’t seen any sign. I believe in him because whatever the others pretend, I found in him.”
In Erfan terms this leader and God’s representative is called in several names like: Pir (Senior), Morshed (Guide) Morād (Desire), and in esoteric words is named Sīmorq, Angha (An Esoteric Bird), and Tabīb. The idiom of Qutb is the most common title to this Divine Morshed. Qutb is the divine physician who knows Sālek’s (Wayfarer) spiritual and psychological deceases and is aware of their remedy and able to cure them. He is a guide and leader who has passed all Solook’s (Wayfaring) steps from the first one up to the last one and has mastery over them. He is perfect human and guides Haqīqat’s seekers to the ultimate purpose. He is aware of monotheistic sciences and is the permitted and authorized reference of the command of Hedāyat (Guidance) …. The masters of Erfan have said that Qutb should have Nass-i Sarīh (Incisive statement) and Asar-i Sahīh (Right Signs). Choosing God representative by the propaganda and the consensus is thoroughly impossible. If it could be happened, all Muslims should have covenant with His Holiness Ali and submitted themselves to him after Prophet’s departure because Muslims heard divine command and statement and permission of his Īmāmat (Leadership) from His Holiness Prophet Muhammad.
It will be continued …