Light Within Me

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Author: Ayatullah Murtadha Mutahhari /Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai /Ayatullah Ruhullah Khumayni
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Preface
Appearance of Gnosis in Islam
What do the Qur'an and Sunnah say about Gnosis?
Notes
Part 1: by Shaheed Murtada Mutahhari
Introduction
Theoretical Irfan
Shari'ah, Tariqah and Haqiqah
Note
The Origins of Islamic ‘Irfan
Notes
A Brief History
Notes
'Urafa' of the Second/Eighth Century
1. Al-Hasan al-Basri
2. Malik ibn Dinar
3. Ibrahim ibn Adham
4. Rabi'ah al-'Adawiyyah
5. Abu Hashim al-Sufi of Kufah
6. Shaqiq al-Balkhi
7. Ma'ruf al-Karkhi
8. Al-Fudayl ibn 'Iyad
Notes
'Urafa' of the Third/Ninth Century
1. Abu Yazid al-Bistami (Bayazid)
2. Bishr ibn al-Harith al-Hafi
3. Sari al-Saqati
4. Harith al-Muhasibi
5. Junayd of Baghdad
6. Dhu al-Nun al-Misri
7. Sahl ibn 'Abd Allah al-Tustari
8. Husayn ibn Mansur al-Hallaj
Notes
'Urafa' of the Fourth/Tenth Century
1. Abu Bakr al-Shibli
2. Abu 'Ali al-Rudbari
3. Abu Nasr al-Sarraj al-Tusi
4. Abu Fadl ibn al-Hasan al-Sarakhsi
5. Abu 'Abd Allah al-Rudbari
6. Abu Talib al-Makki
'Urafa' of the Fifth/Eleventh Century
1. Shaykh Abu al-Hasan al-Khurqani
2. Abu Sa'id ibn Abi al-Khayr
3. Abu 'Ali al-Daqqaq al-Nishaburi
4. Abu al-Hasan 'Ali ibn 'Uthman al-Hujwiri
5. Khwajah 'Abd Allah al-'Ansari
6. Imam Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali
'Urafa' of the Sixth/Twelfth Century
1. 'Ayn al-Qudat al-Hamadani
2. Sanai Ghaznawi
3. Ahmad Jami
4. 'Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani
5. Shaykh Ruzbihan Baqli Shirazi
'Urafa' of the Seventh/Thirteenth Century
1. Shaykh Najm al-Din Kubra
2. Shaykh Farid al-Din al-'Attar
3. Shaykh Shihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi
4. Ibn al-Farid al-Misri
5. Muhyi al-Din ibn al-'Arabi
6. Sadr al-Din Qunawi
7. Mawlana Jalal al-Din Muhammad Balkhi Rumi
8. Fakhr al-Din al-'Iraqi al-Hamadani
'Urafa' of the Eighth/Fourteenth Century
1. 'Ala' al-Dawlah Simnani
2. 'Abd al-Razzaq Kashani
3. Khwajah Hafiz Shirazi
4. Shaykh Mahmud Shabistari
5. Sayyid Haydar Amuli
6. 'Abd al-Karim Jilani
Notes
'Urafa' of the Ninth/Fifteenth Century
1. Shah Ni'mat Allah Wali
2. Sa'in al-Din 'Ali Tarakeh Isfahani
3. Muhammad ibn Mamzah al-Fanari al-Rumi
4. Shams al-Din Muhammad Lahiji Nurbakhshi
5. Nur al-Din 'Abd al-Rahman Jami
Note
The Mystic's Stations (Maqamat)
Zahid, 'abid & 'arif
The 'arif's Goal
The First Station
Exercise and Self-Discipline
Some Terms of ‘Irfan
1. Waqt (Moment)
2 & 3. Hal (State) and Maqam (Position)
4 & 5. Qabd (Contraction) and Bast (Expansion)
6 & 7. Jam (Gatheredness) and Farq (Separation)
8 & 9. Ghaybah (Absence) and Hudur (Presence)
10,11,12 & 13. Dhawq, Shurb, Sukr and Riyy
14, 15 & 16. Mahw, Mahq, and Sahw
17. Khawatir (Thoughts)
18.,19. & 20. Qalb, Ruh and Sirr
Note
Part 2: by Allamah Husayn Tabatabai
Part 2.1: Stages of Spiritual Journey by Allamah Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i
Sincerity of Devotion
Notes
Part 2.2: The Twelve Worlds
Explanation
Seeking Allah's Guidance
Notes
Part 2.3: Rules of Attaining Spiritual Perfection
1) Renunciation of customs, usages and social formalities
2) Determination
3) Moderation
4) Steadiness
5) Continuance
6) Meditation
7) Checking
8) Censuring
9) Hastening
10) Faith and Reliance
11) Observance of the Rules of Veneration
12) Intention
13) Silence
14) Abstaining from Food or at least Observing Frugality
15) Solitude
16) Vigil
17) Continued Cleanliness
18) Practicing modesty and humility to the utmost degree
19) Abstaining from Tasty Food
20) Secrecy
21) Preceptor and Spiritual Guide
22) Daily Verbal Recitation of Liturgies
23, 24 & 25) Remembrance, Recollection, Evil thoughts
Eradication of Devilish Insinuations
Notes
Part 3: by Ayatullah Ruhullah Khumayni
Part 3.1: Interpretation of Surah al-Hamd by Ayatullah Ruhullah Khumayni
Allah's Names are the Symbols of His Person
The Whole World is a Name of Allah
All Existing Things are a Sign of Allah
Anything Which is Finite is a Possibly Existing Thing
What is the Grand Name?
All Existing Things Glorify Allah
There are Many Things that we do not Know
All Movements are the Names of Allah
Everything in the World is A Manifestation of His Glory
The Word Allah is a Comprehensive Manifestation of Divine Glory
No Praise is of Anyone Else's Praise
To Believe Something Intellectually is One Thing and to be Convinced of it is Another
Man's Deeds Will Assume a Concrete Shape
Self-Conceit is the Cause of All Troubles
All Praises Belong to Allah
Philosophical Reasoning is not much Effective
The Difference between the Bismillah of each Surah
Every Possibly Existing Thing Depends on Allah for its Existence as well as Continuation
All Existing Things Are A Manifestation of Allah's Glory
Emigration
Seventy Years Back
Worst Enemy
Egoism the Cause of All Quarrels
Aim of the Prophets
Major Jihad
Devotion is the Criterion
Our Worship is For Paradise
Prophets Come to Reform Men
An Appeal to the Youth
Continue Your Effort Till You Gain Complete Victory Over Your Lower Self
Note
Part 3.2: Relationship between Allah and His Creation
The Creator and the Created
Meanings of Al-Hamd
Divine Glory in Everything
Prophets' Observations and Experiences
Meaning of Glory
Nature of the Qur'an
Exegesis of the Qur'an
The Holy Prophet's Embarrassment
Tendency of Monopolization in Knowledge
Formal Knowledge is a Hurdle in the Way of Remembering Allah
Mental and Concrete
Rising for Allah
Love of the World is the Root Cause of all Troubles
Effect of Prayer on Heart
The Qur'an Without Traditions and Prayer
Note
Part 3.3: Allah and His Glory
Glory is Not Separate From the Glorious
His Being And His Glory Are the Real Truth
The Real Truth Is Nothing But He
Lack of Any Excellence Means Limitation
Observation is a Step Further than All Arguments and Proofs
People Depending On Arguments Are Blind
Faith Means Cordial Perception
The Truth is Higher than What We Say and Hear
Heart Also Means Something Quite Different from What We Understand
What We Feel Are Qualities and Forms
The Holy Prophet is the Exalted Name of Allah
Even Our Existence is A Revelation of the Glory of Allah
All Existing Things Are the Result of Divine Glory
The Belief Is Essential
Belief Must Be Based On Reason
To Deny What One Does Not Know Is Unbelief
We Must Not Deny the Qur'an and Sunnah
Total Denial is a Stumbling Block
We Must Do Away With Negative Attitude
Denial of Prophethood
Supplications and Worship Are Means
Justice is a Quality Appropriate to Allah
A Dispute About Grapes Between An Iranian, A Turk And An Arab
How To Reconcile Different Groups And Their Ways Of Expression?
Cause and Effect
Meaning of “with you”
Why Do the Wars Occur?
Words in Imam's Supplications
Imams pray for complete withdrawal
A Question Difficult To Conceive, But Easy to Believe
Imam Ali is the Eye of Allah, He is the Light of Allah's Eye
Every Thing Must Be Investigated
Misunderstandings Must Be Removed
Even the Ant Loves Itself
It Is Bad Luck To Be Unaware of Some Important Questions
It is Wrong To Persuade People To Give Up Supplications
Kasrawi And Hafiz
Appendix: The Invocation of Shabaniyah
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