The Realm of Divine Revelations- I

 

The Mysterious & Wonderful Realm of Divine Revelations and the Advent of a Messenger of Allah 

'It is not granted to any mortal that Allah should speak to him except through revelation or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger (angel) to reveal by His command what He wills: He is Exalted and Wise.' (Ash-Shuraa, 42: 52)

Since the dawn of time, it has been Sunnatullah, i.e. the practice of Allah to guide His servants through His revelations and inspirations. These divine signs are manifested in many forms on the Chosen Servants of Allah, especially the prophets and those very near and dear to Him, those to whom He grants such blessings to reinforce their faith, and which also serves to increase the faith of others.

 

In this era of Divine Manifestation like the previous eras of Divine Light, in the Darkened Night of Despair, Allah has sent to you all a Messenger, His Own Caliph and Representative to act on His behalf to all mankind, to bring you all to Him with a purified soul.

 

The Messenger of Allah is such a recipient which is empty of himself and filled instead with Allah’s Will. The ego, the passion disappears to reflect the Will of Allah. While being humane and weak, yet Allah couples his weaknesses with His might, grants him the treasures of heart to heart communication with Him.

 

[Huzur explained further that this heart to heart communication is a reality which not many people understand. He mentioned one ex-disciple of his who used to understand the concept of heart to heart communications. That ex-disciple understood the heart-to-heart communication which happened between the Khalifatullah and the late Sai Baba when the Khalifatullah related to him this great phenomenon. Then Huzur unveiled the actual conversation which happened between the Sai Baba and him during his visit in India, in Puttaparthy back in the year 2005. He said that he told Sai Baba in this state of heart to heart communication: 

“You are taking yourself as God and letting people believe that you are God. You must proclaim that you are not so [You must deny the fact that you are God]. Then Sai Baba said: “Who are you to tell me this, to tell me what to do? I will not say anything!” Then the Muhyiuddin said: “I am the Messenger of Allah” Then the late Sai Baba said: “What sign do you have to prove that you are the Messenger of Allah?” And just then while Sai Baba was seated, the cloth which covered his two feet blew away and revealed him handicapped and having compact little feet in a wheelchair! – 

That night was a frightening night, and there was heavy rain and thunder and lightning. Some Mauritians who were disciples of the Sai Baba were astonished to see such clashing of lightening in the sky, and asked the Muhyiuddin what he understood from all this. Then Huzur said that this is the clashing of the Sai Baba and himself. Those people never witnessed such frightening night and lightning. Then the Muhyiuddin received Divine Revelations that he and all those who accompanied him to India – our lives were in danger, and we must leave Puttarparthy, the city of Sai Baba in the dead of the night. And according to Divine Instructions, we waited till there were lesser activity late in the night and left Puttarparthy along with our belongings. Then we took the train to Mumbai].

 

While many prophets received revelations exclusively from the Angels of Revelations, but there are also prophets like Hazrat Musa (as) and our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) who also received directly contact with Allah where Allah in some cases spoke directly to them without the intervention of the angels. That is why is Hazrat Musa (as) is the first to be known as the Kalimatullah (the one to whom Allah speaks) although it is widely known that our forefather and prophet Adam (as) was also spoken to directly by Allah before his actual appointment as Khalifatullah to the world. This favour was also bestowed upon Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) and this was heightened during his spiritual journey (Isra wal Miraj) to Allah in the month of Rajab. His status became then clear to one and all of the lofty position he had in the eyes of Allah.

 

Divine Revelations are such lights which make the soul of man live again. It awakens the Sirr (his inner heart) to Allah, and Allah communicates with him. Many saints of Islam and even the prophets and saintly personalities before the advent of Islam received the gift of Divine Revelations. Some call it Wahy, some call it Ilham, though both words connotes nearly the same meaning. But the basis of these is the Divine thread controlling them. Whether the Angel of Revelations Hazrat Jibreel (as) is despatched from Allah to His special prophets and messengers, but those special envoys are also enlightened by speech from Allah from time to time to distinguish them from the rest of humanity.

 

Most fortunate of them who become Kalimatullah, who though they are blessed with the Ruh’ul Quddus (Holy Spirit), but they are at the same time blessed by direct connection with the Thoroughly Blessed Being of Allah Who has Blessed Himself and He it is Who is Most Perfect as Being without whom there would have been no creation. He was already there, then everything else became into existence with His command “KUN” (Be). He said “Kun” and “Fayakun” (the thing or person decreed took existence). His Pure Existence, His Immaculate Presence was poured into each of His creations, as a manifestation from Him. The Angels received Light from His Light and were made sinless and messengers to mankind and controllers of the affairs of the universe and the after-world by the Will of Allah – doing all the Works assigned to them within the System and Order established by Allah.

 

The Word of Allah is what drives a revelation to His servant, Kun (Be!) – Kun Fayakun (Be! And it is! – it manifests and comes into existence). Allah wants to convey to mankind:

 

“I have created you, O mankind! Why do you then worship others who are just as temporary as you on this flimsy world? You hanker after the world, yet you want salvation. Do what you have been told through My Messengers! Set yourselves free of yourselves***. Break free from the clutches of the Satans who seek to separate Me from you, and you from yourselves. Yet if you look deep inside, you will find Me ever ready to forgive you, and show you the way to Me. I am Your Lord, and Best Friend. I cannot let go of you for you are dear to Me. As long as you seek forgiveness from Me, I will continue to forgive you. You are that part of Me which needs to return to Me, Mine and Myself…” (To be continued)

 

[***Huzur explained that this was indeed a great revelation, a great saying [of Allah] when He said that His servants need to detach them from themselves. They should be egoless, selfless, getting rid of all passions because this body and soul of ours is the property of Allah].

Imam Abd’Allah

 

I stop here for today. Insha-Allah, I will continue on the same subject next Friday. Before closing my sermon, I wish to convey to you all that one of our Amirs from Madagascar Imam Abd’Allah has died yesterday morning at 8 O’Clock. Innal-lIlaahi wa inna ilayhi raajee’un.

 

He was 63 years old (Born on 01 August 1960) and an active and devoted disciple of mine working hard to propagate the Divine Message throughout Madagascar. Since few months he fell seriously ill and requested for prayers. He has always been an example of obedience and devotion to the Divine Cause, never ceasing to make repeated efforts to build and improve the Mosque of Allah under His responsibility and sought my guidance and help whenever possible. Through thick and thin he was ever ready to sacrifice his time for the works of Deen-e-Islam. His smiling face reflected the Noor (Light) of Allah. Alhamdulillah.

 

He is survived by his father Hussein, as well as his devoted son Ismail, daughter-in-law, and grandson Munir. His sacrifices for the Jamaat in Madagascar will always be recorded in golden letters. In such a short span of time (since his Bai’at and integration into the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam back in November 2019), he was fruitful in his efforts, Alhamdulillah. May Allah forgive him, elevate his rank in His sight and grant him an exalted place in the Jannat’ul Firdaus. May Allah help his family members and ourselves to bear his lost and reward us by illumining other souls in Madagascar to receive the Divine Message and walk in his footsteps to bring about a spiritual revolution in their motherland. Insha-Allah, Ameen.

 

After the Salat’ul Jummah, we will perform his Salat’ul Janaza Ghaib (in absentia), Insha-Allah.

----Friday Sermon of 28 April 2023 ~07 Shawwal 1444 AH delivered by Imam-Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam International Hazrat Khalifatullah Munir A. Azim (aba) of Mauritius.