Quranic Sciences

From an indication in the Qur'an itself, the commentary of the Prophet and the Imams, (as discussed in the previous sections), is established as being absolutely true. Authentication of the sayings of the Prophet and the Imams is clearly established ...

From an indication in the Qur'an itself, the comme...

There is considerable disgreement as to the meaning of exegesis, ta'wil, and it is possible to count more than ten different views. There are, however, two views which have gained general acceptance. The first is that of the early generation of schol...

There is considerable disgreement as to the meanin...

In chapter XI:I God says of the Qur'an, "This is a book whose meanings are secure. " From this we may draw the meaning to read "whose meanings are perfected, expanded, firm and strong. " In chapter XXXIX:23, it reads, God has revealed the fairest of ...

In chapter XI:I God says of the Qur'an, "This is a...

in the Eyes of the Muslims The religion of Islam is superior to any other in that it guarantees happiness in man's life. For Muslims, Islam is a belief system with moral and practical laws that have their source in the Qur'an. God, may He be exalted,...

in the Eyes of the Muslims The religion of Islam i...

Conclusion Know that the blessed Surah al-Fatihah (the Opening), as it contains all the stages of existence, also contains all the stages of conducts and, further, it contains, by way of allusion [isharah], all the objectives of the Qur’an. Delving d...

Conclusion Know that the blessed Surah al-Fatihah ...

A gnostic notice Know that for every being of the invisible and visible worlds, and of this world and the Hereafter, there is a beginning and a destination. Although the divine Ipseity is the beginning and the destination of all, the Holy Essence of ...

A gnostic notice Know that for every being of the ...

An illuminative notice and a gnostic illumination Do know, you who are in quest of Allah and truth, that when Allah, the Exalted, created the system of the existence and the demonstration of the invisible and the visible, owing to His Essential love ...

An illuminative notice and a gnostic illumination ...

A faithful awakening Do know, dear, that as long as we are in this heavy veil of the world of nature, spending our life on colonizing the world and its pleasures, and being negligent of Allah, the Exalted, of remembering Him and of thinking about Him...

A faithful awakening Do know, dear, that as long a...

An illuminative notice The point of changing from the third person to the second has become clear from the statements of this thesis. Although in itself it is one of the ornaments of speech and the characteristics of rhetoric, frequently seen in the ...

An illuminative notice The point of changing from ...

A literary notice In the current exegeses that we have seen, or which are quoted from, the word “din”‌ is said to mean judgment and reckoning. The lexicons give these meanings, too. The Arab poets have also used it so, such as the poet who says: “Bew...

A literary notice In the current exegeses that we ...

An inspiration concerning the ‘Arsh Do know that concerning the ‘Arsh and its carriers there are different opinions. Similarly, the noble narratives outwardly differ, too, although inwardly there is no difference, since, according to the Gnostic view...

An inspiration concerning the ‘Arsh Do know that c...

A philosophic research Do know that Allah’s ownership is not the same as the ownership of the servants, nor is it like the kings’ ownership of their kingdom, as these are conventional annexations, while annexing the creatures to Allah is not of that ...

A philosophic research Do know that Allah’s owners...

Generally speaking, for the mercy of “Beneficence”? and “Mercifulness”? there are two ranks and two manifestations: One is in the appearance of the Essence in His Unity through the manifestation of the Holiest Emanation. The other is in the appearanc...

Generally speaking, for the mercy of “Beneficence”...

A Faithful Awakening Do know that the Sovereignty of Allah, the Exalted, over the worlds is of two kinds:The first is the “General Sovereignty,”‌ which covers all the beings of the world, and it is the genetic upbringing, which takes every being out ...

A Faithful Awakening Do know that the Sovereignty ...

Another remark Do know that “praising”‌ is for a “favor”‌. From the noble verse, it is deduced that praising and extolment are confirmed for the state of the Greatest Name as the all-embracing Name, which has the state of being the Lord of the worlds...

Another remark Do know that “praising”‌ is for a “...

A Remark There is a great controversy about the word, the derivation and meaning of the worlds. Some say that the worlds is, plural, covering all kinds of creation, material and abstract, and each kind is a world in itself. It is a plural that has no...

A Remark There is a great controversy about the wo...

Completion Be aware that the holy words “All praise is for God”? accordance with what had already been mentioned is of the whole””inclusive sayings and if, with this finenesses and truths one praises human being to observe. Hence, the holy tradition ...

Completion Be aware that the holy words “All prais...

A tradition and a research Be aware that the knowledgeable and the formalists have said that; “Praising”? is thanking by the tongue for a voluntary favor and, as they are unknown of all tongues except this fleshly organ, they consider all praising an...

A tradition and a research Be aware that the knowl...

As we all know that the coiner who has coined “fire”‌ he has thought of fire””the worldly fire and all. What made him think of such fire in fact was the ordinary fire, because he was lack acknowledge about “The fire kind led by God which rises above ...

As we all know that the coiner who has coined “fir...

A mystical study The knowledgeable have said that; “Beneficent and merciful have been taken from mercy and that both indicate hyperbole, but in Beneficent the exaggeration is much more than exaggeration in mercy. Analogy requires that mercy must prec...

A mystical study The knowledgeable have said that;...

The aim of observing prayer is, He said; to remember Him. After severe recalling another way of knowledge will be opened to the heart of the mystic and he will be attracted to the world of unity until the tongue of his heart utters “Praise is for God...

The aim of observing prayer is, He said; to rememb...