Sufism and the Quran Surah 1. v. 2-3
Bismallah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim
2. “All praise be to Allah, the Spirit of all that exists.” 3. The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.”
There are two key ideas here. First, we need to recognize the existence of worlds (plural). As Hazarat Inayat Khan, under divine inspiration, prayed: “…Lord God of the East and the West, of the worlds above and below, of the worlds above and below, And of the seen and unseen beings.” The reality is that we exist in a universe with multiple worlds, visible to our senses and invisible, inhabited with almost infinite beings.
The Sufi is one who develops the skills to navigate, by shifting one’s focus of awareness, these various worlds.
The second important idea is to notice that these worlds are framed, literally surrounded by divine compassion, mercy, and graciousness.
By placing the worlds between these two sentences the underlying message to those who have “eyes to see and ears to hear” is that the divine surrounds us, blankets us and frames our world.
The Sufi is one who not only enters these worlds, as do shamans, conversing and interacting with invisible beings (angels, jinn, spirits and spirit creatures) but also accesses and uses the divine energy fields of compassion, mercy and graciousness.
2. “All praise be to Allah, the Spirit of all that exists.” 3. The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.”
There are two key ideas here. First, we need to recognize the existence of worlds (plural). As Hazarat Inayat Khan, under divine inspiration, prayed: “…Lord God of the East and the West, of the worlds above and below, of the worlds above and below, And of the seen and unseen beings.” The reality is that we exist in a universe with multiple worlds, visible to our senses and invisible, inhabited with almost infinite beings.
The Sufi is one who develops the skills to navigate, by shifting one’s focus of awareness, these various worlds.
The second important idea is to notice that these worlds are framed, literally surrounded by divine compassion, mercy, and graciousness.
By placing the worlds between these two sentences the underlying message to those who have “eyes to see and ears to hear” is that the divine surrounds us, blankets us and frames our world.
The Sufi is one who not only enters these worlds, as do shamans, conversing and interacting with invisible beings (angels, jinn, spirits and spirit creatures) but also accesses and uses the divine energy fields of compassion, mercy and graciousness.
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