Perfect for us our Light and Grant us Forgiveness

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Ya Ali Madad and ! On this Holy Night of Power (Laylat al-Qadr), may Noor Mowlana Hazar Imam shower his immense baraqa by opening the Door of Enlightenment for all seekers of his Noor, and may this Noor ease the path of the returning the soul to its origin! Ameen.

On this night, may Noor Mowlana Shah Rahim Al-Hussaini Hazar Imam, the 50th direct lineal descendant of the Holy Prophet (s.a.s.), grant peace, prosperity, happiness, barakat, higher spiritual enlightenment, spiritual & luminous tayid (help) and empowerment to the global Jamat in this year. Ameen.

Allâhumâ salli alâ Muhammadin wa âle Muhammad
(O Allah! Bestow Peace on and through Muhammad and his Descendants).

Introduction

This post focuses on two themes for Laylat al-Qadr (The Night of Power). These are sincere repentance and perfection of light within our souls. We will explore these though the following headings.

This post has six parts:

1. Ayat from Surah At-Tahrim and commentary on sincere repentance;
2. Commentary on ‘Their light shall run before them’;
3. The Holy Imam is the Ladder to the Higher World; and
4. A Role Model for Our Own Personal Spiritual Search:
5. e-Resources for Laylat al-Qadr & Idd-ul Fitr;
6. The Esoteric Path of Ismailism.

1. Ayat from Surah At-Tahrim and Commentary on Sincere Repentance

Ayat 66:8

This ayat reads as follows:

‘O’²⁶²⁴ ye who believe! Turn ye (in repentance) unto God with a turn of sincere penitence; haply your Lord will wipe out from you your sins and admit you into gardens beneath which flow rivers, on the day, God will not abase the Prophet and those who believe with him; their light will run before them on their right hand; they shall (prayfully) say: “O’ Our Lord! Perfect for us our light, and grant us forgiveness! Verily Thou (O’ Our Lord!) over all things, art the All-Powerful (One).’

Holy Quran Ayat 66:8

Explanation of Ayat 66:8

Here is the footnote (pp.1707-1708) for the above ayat from S. V. Mir Ahmed Ali’s translation of the Holy Quran:

‘Vr. 8 (2624) Here again the address is to all disbelievers to repent and turn to their Lord. In turning to God there is His grace and mercy. And the repeated admonitions of the believers to repent and amend their thoughts and deeds indicate God’s voluntary offer of His grace and mercy to those who only turn to Him seeking it. There is encouragement of the promise to wipe out the past sins and admission to the heavens.’

It was asked of the Holy Imam Jafar ibne Muhammad As-Sadiq as to what is sincere repentance—He said; “The one who repents should never even think of any sin and his internal should be in accordance with his external and even better.” Once it was asked of the Holy Prophet about sincere repentance. He said: “The repentant shall never return to sinning as the milk drawn from the breast never returns to it.”

A sincere repentance naturally earns the grace and mercy of the Lord, in getting all the past sins wiped out as if the individual had not committed any sin at all.

Footnote 2624 S. V. Mir Ahmed Ali, pp. 1707-1708

2. Ayat from Surah At-Tahrim and Commentary on ‘Their light shall run before them’

Explanation of Ayat 66:8

Here is the footnote (p.1709) for the above ayat from S. V. Mir Ahmed Ali’s translation of the Holy Quran:

The mention ‘Their light shall run before them’ clearly indicates that those in faith who were with the Holy Prophet, are the beings of Divine Light which, not only lights the individuals but is so strong enough to shoot out of them to light their ways into heaven. Who else could these Divine Lights be, other than those purified by God Himself, viz. the Holy Ahlul-Bait? (33:33)

It is said that the Light of the Divine souls of the Holy Prophet and the Holy Imams, would be running before the sincere devotees guiding them to their blissful abode in heaven.

Footnote 2624 S. V. Mir Ahmed Ali, p.1709

3. The Holy Imam is the Ladder to the Higher World

The following tawil for the word ‘Sullam’ (Ladder) describes the role of Noor Mowlana Hazar Imam in our personal search for higher spiritual enlightenment:

It is said in verse (52:38): “Or do they have a ladder by which they can (climb up to the higher world and) listen (to the secrets)? Then let them bring a manifest proof.” This is a clear indication that after the Holy Prophet, it is only the Imam of the time who is the rope of God and the ladder to the higher world.

A Thousand Wisdoms, Tawil No. 447 p. 241

4. A Role Model for Our Own Personal Spiritual Search

The following tawil for the word ‘Salman’ describes the potential of each murid of Noor Mowlana Hazar Imam.

(a) Salman was an exemplary mu’min of the time of Prophethood;
(b) Salman is a proof of the verse of the sound heart (26:89);
(c) He became one of the doors of paradise;
(d) The sacred light of the holy ahl-i bayt had risen in the personal world of Salman;
(e) In the time every Imam, some pure mu’mins (men and women) become like Salman-i Farsi.

A Thousand Wisdoms, Tawil No. 450, p. 242

5. e-Resources for Laylat al-Qadr & Idd-ul Fitr

Here is the link to the resources for upcoming events:

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6. The Esoteric Path of Ismailism

In the esoteric path of Ismailism, the mechanism is to be pious, pure, obedient and practise Ism-i Azam with great rigor, consistency and concentration. It is through the Noor of Mowlana Hazar Imam (a.s.) and the Noor of Mowlana Murtaza Ali (a.s.) that we are seeking to come close to He Who Is Above All Else. Let us offer gratitude for being under the umbrella of a present and living Imam in our ascent to Paradise and beyond!

Shukhran Lillah Wal Hamdu Lillah
(All thanks are due to Allah, and all praises are due to Allah)

Laylat al-Qadr Mubarak!

May Noor Mowlana Hazar Imam fill our spiritual hearts (Qalb) with his Noor and nothing else!

Al-Hamdu lil-lahi Rab-bil Aalamin (All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds)

Angelic Salwat Supplication

Let us now start supplicating with angelic salwat, Allâhumâ salli alâ Muhammadin wa âle Muhammad (O Allah! Bestow Peace on and through Muhammad and his Descendants) to our beloved NOOR Mowlana Shah Rahim Al-Hussaini Hazar Imam for mushkil aasan for material and spiritual upliftment.

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Haizinda — Qayampaya
(Our Present Imam is Living and His NOOR is Eternal)