Entering the Divine Fire – Secrets of Surah An-Naml

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From the Realities of Mawlana (Q) as taught by Shaykh Nurjan Mirahmadi

A’uzu Billahi Minash Shaitanir Rajeem
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the rejected one
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ‘aalameen, was salaatu was salaamu ‘alaa Ashraful Mursaleen, Sayyidina wa Mawlana Muhammadul Mustafa ﷺ. Madad ya Sayyidi ya Rasulul Kareem, Ya Habibul ‘Azeem, unzur halana wa ishfa’lana, ‘abidona bi madadikum wa nazarekum.

Taa Represents At-Tahir, the Most Purified Reality

The immensity of this cave of Rabi’ul Awwal and the entry into this reality, that when we recite “Taa-Seen” that Allah (AJ) dress the souls of these servants with the secret of this taa and its reality of At-Tahir, the most purified reality from the oceans of creation. It means an immense purity. That whatever diamond has a flaw, every soul has a flaw except the one that is so purified that Allah (AJ) describes it as a haq and a truth.

The immensity of its purity makes it to be Allah’s (AJ) symbol of truth. Everybody’s impurity gives them a darajat (spiritual rank) below the darajat of the reality of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. At-Tahir al Hadi, the purified guide of Allah (AJ). That when Allah (AJ) want to lend from His oceans of names onto the name of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ, it means that, ‘I purify this reality with such an immense purity, I swear by taa and its immense secrets. That the Tahir al Hadi (Purified Guide) and the immense reality of this secret.

Seen Represents the Sir, Secret of All Light

‘And I swear by the seen and the reality of the sir and the secret.’ That the secret of all light and the light of every secret. The secret of every light, so it means that everything manifesting and un-manifesting is made from light. Like advanced physics, Allah’s (AJ) teaching from these ancient realities that one day you’ll find out everything manifests from light. The form breaks down, everything breaks down and all that’s left is light. It means that every light is this reality and its secret is from this reality. It means everything is manifesting from this secret.

Qur’an is the Uncreated Words of Allah (AJ)

Allah (AJ), ‘Entry into this cave is Taa-Seen,’ swearing by the purified secret of what you’re about to be witnessing and entering into this reality, “Tilka Aayaatul Qur-aan.”

﴾طس ۚ تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْقُرْآنِ وَكِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿١

27:1 – “Taa-Seeen; tilka Aayaatul Qur-aani wa Kitaabim Mubeen.” (Surat al-Naml)

“Taa-Seen, These are verses of the Qur’an, and a Clear Book.” (The Ant, 27:1)

Here, awliyaullah (saints) are describing the kitab (book) and the Qur’an are two separate issues. Qur’an can never manifest. Qur’an are the words of Allah (AJ) that are not created. So, that’s why Allah (AJ) making reference to ayatul Qur’an (verses of Qur’an). That what you’re about to look at in this heart of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ, which is this fire emanating from the presence of the heart of Prophet ﷺ, is an immense fire. Allah (AJ) describing, ‘This fire – ayatul Qur’an,’ because you can’t say ‘Qur’an’ because Qur’an is not created.

Are you getting that? “Ayatul Qur’an” means Allah (AJ) saying, ‘Because there’s no sharik (partner), there’s nothing like. This is just a sign of My Divinely speech.’ Because nothing can manifest. Nothing can hold that reality. So, then Allah (AJ) is separating this immense reality saying that, ‘This fire that you’re seeing in the heart of Prophet ﷺ which all Qur’an is manifesting from this reality, ‘Tilka Aayaatul Qur-aan, this is the ayah – these are the signs of My Divinely speech.’

Only the Soul of Prophet ﷺ Can Carry the Realities of Allah (AJ)

Then the creation part, “Wa Kitaabim Mubeen.” (Holy Qur’an, 27:1) The soul of Prophet ﷺ is “Kitaabim Mubeen.” That’s the created, so the kitab is the vehicle in which you put the words of Allah (AJ) upon it, they’re two separate; the words of Allah (AJ) and that which is trying to carry it, carry the words of Allah (AJ).

In dunya (material world), the mushaf (written copy of Qur’an) is a paper that’s trying to carry these realities of Allah (AJ). In akhirah (hereafter), in the world of malakut (heavenly realm), there is no paper that can hold that. There’s no mountain that can hold that, but Allah (AJ) describes, ‘Only the soul of Prophet ﷺ can hold that.’

‘Ashiqeen Gather Around the Flames of Divine Love

“Wa Kitaabim Mubeen.” (Holy Qur’an, 27:1) That what the believer and these awliya (saints) are witnessing is this fire that you see where all Qur’an is manifesting in these lights. Why a fire? Because ishq and love is a fire and they gather around the heart of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ because it’s a fire. It’s a fire of Divine love in which these na’ats (prophetic praisings) and the one that we were reciting a while ago, but they were describing, ‘O you ‘ashiqeen (lovers), that you come and you gather around this flame and you’re so mesmerized by this haal (spiritual state) and this feeling and this energy and this muhabbat (love), why don’t you start to enter the flame? Why are you scared? Why are you just always watching the group, participating at a distance?’ They’re saying, ‘Now enter. Enter this fire of Divine love.’

خاك درِ جانانہ كیاہے، اہلِ دل كی آنكھ كا سرمہ
شمع كے دل كی ٹھندك بن جا، نور دلِ پروانہ بن جا

Khak-e-dar-e-janana kya hai, Ahle dil ki aankh ka surma! Shama ke dil ki thandak ban ja; Noor-e-dil-e-Parwana ban ja!

The dirt at the beloved’s door is (but) the Kohl for the lovers’ eyes!
Have strength to head for the Flame and burn away all other than Him; or be the burning Divine Fire in the Heart of moth!

سیكھ ذہینؔ كے دل سے جلنا، كاہے كو ہر شمع پہ جلنا
اپنی آگ میں خود جل جائے تُو ایسا پروانہ بن جا

Seekh Zaheen ke dil se Jalna; Kahe ko har Shamma pey jalna,
Apni aag mein Khud jal jaye, tu Aisa Parwana ban ja!

Why hover around every flame?
Be of those who gather around the Flames of Divine Love net, even better is to bring that Divine Flame into Your Own Heart, and be warmed by it.

Like the Moth, Enter the Flame of Divinely Love

What looks like a fire to you because it burns dunya (material world). It burns everything other than the ishq and the love of Allah (AJ) which is the love of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. Everything else burns away. As you move towards that, everything begins to vanish. Everything important begins to fade away that you thought was important. And they describe like a moth that enter into the flame, where the moth doesn’t even think itself burning anymore – it’s so lost in a love that it just goes into that flame.

It doesn’t worry that ‘What’s going to happen with this? What’s going to happen with my things? What’s going to happen with this?’ All the worries of dunya that, ‘If I should enter and I go and I go into that immense love of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ, what will happen to everything?’ The moth doesn’t even think anymore. It’s so lost in the love, it enters into that flame. “Tilka Aayaatil Qur-aan.” That’s what Allah (AJ) is describing with this “Taa-Seen,” these souls enter and they’re mesmerized by ayatul Qur’an.

﴾طس ۚ تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْقُرْآنِ وَكِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿١

27:1 – “Taa-Seeen; tilka Aayaatul Qur-aani wa Kitaabim Mubeen.” (Surat al-Naml)

“Taa-Seen, These are verses of the Qur’an, and a Clear Book.” (The Ant, 27:1)

The Soul Feels the Immense Love of Allah (AJ) Through the Divinely Fire

“Ayatun min Ayatullah.” These are the signs of Allah’s (AJ) signs. That when their souls are entering into that love and into that ishq, they’re lost in it. That’s why it’s a fire that it burns everything other than it and the fire of jahannam (hellfire) is an immense fire of love that will burn everything other than the love of Allah (AJ). That’s why if you have a love for Allah (AJ), Allah (AJ) describe, ‘You’ll be on a couch reclining, on a couch, on an ‘arsh (throne), on a chair.’ It means that when you have that love already; everything else has burned away. What is there to then burn and what is it that you feel? You feel the immense love of Allah (AJ).

﴾أُولَـٰئِكَ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهِمُ الْأَنْهَارُ يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٍ وَيَلْبَسُونَ ثِيَابًا خُضْرًا مِّن سُندُسٍ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍ مُّتَّكِئِينَ فِيهَا عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ ۚ نِعْمَ الثَّوَابُ وَحَسُنَتْ مُرْتَفَقًا ﴿٣١

18:31 – “Ulaaa’ika lahum Jannaatu ‘Adnin tajree min tahtihimul anhaaru yuhallawna feehaa min asaawira min zahabinw wa yalbasoona siyaaban khudram min sundusinw wa istabraqim muttaki’eena feehaa ‘alal araaa’ik; ni’mas sawaab; wa hasunat murtafaqaa” (Surat Al-Kahf)

“For them will be Gardens of Eternity; beneath them rivers will flow; they will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold, and they will wear green garments of fine silk and heavy brocade: They will recline therein on raised thrones. How good the recompense! How beautiful a couch to recline on!” (The Cave, 18:31)

‘Ashiqeen Hearts are Lit With the Zikr of ‘Hu’

For people who don’t have that love and they put all their love on their dunya and their material world – everything that they built upon of their belief of the material world – of course, this fire looks frightening. It’s going to burn away all of their material desires and everything that they had built up of what they thought was important.

‘Ashiqeen are teaching, ‘No, no, come to this ishq. Come to this love. Come to this fire and let it to catch you because if you come close enough to the fire, it begins to dress you and begin to enter into your heart where your heart becomes a flame and you become somebody who’s caught on fire.’ They’re lit and when they’re lit, they heat up and immensity of that fire is mirroring onto their heart and that’s why their heart is filled with the zikr (Divine remembrance) of ‘Hu’ from the realities of Hu and Ikhlas, “Qul huwa, Qul huwa.” They’re sincere servants of Allah (AJ) in which their heart are flames of Divine love.

﴾قُلْ هُوَ اللَّـهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿١

112:1 – “Qul HuwAllahu Ahad.” (Surat Al-Ikhlas) 

“Say (O’ Muhammad (pbuh), He, Allah (is) One!” (The Sincerity, 112:1)

Only Tahir ul Hadi ﷺ is Pure Enough to Carry Allah’s (AJ) Divinely Words

Their whole being is inside of “Kitaabim Mubeen.” That they understood that Prophet ﷺ is Allah’s (AJ) kitab. What Allah (AJ) want to write His Divinely words on what? What would be pure enough to write Allah’s (AJ) Divinely words? When we said they’re not even something that can manifest. There’s no paper pure enough. There’s no ink pure enough. There is nothing pure enough! Where Allah (AJ) says, ‘I can’t send it to a mountain’ because nobody can take it.’

﴾لَوْ أَنزَلْنَا هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَىٰ جَبَلٍ لَّرَأَيْتَهُ خَاشِعًا مُّتَصَدِّعًا مِّنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ …﴿٢١

59:21 – “Law anzalna hadha alQurana ‘ala jabalin laraaytahu, khashi’an mutasaddi’an min khashyatillahi…” (Surat Al-Hashr)

“Had We sent down this Qur’an on a mountain, verily, you would have seen it obliterated to dust (from its power)…” (The Exile, 59:21)

The only thing that is pure is the one who’s Tahir ul Hadi, taa and seen, that he is the purified secret of Allah (AJ) ﷺ. As a result, Allah (AJ) says, ‘That is the only place My holy words can [be] dressed.’ As a result, the kitab with the words then become the reality and the power of Holy Qur’an manifesting. Then Allah (AJ) is describing from that cave and from that reality, ‘It’s a guide and a glad tidings for those who believe.’

﴾هُدًى وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿٢

27:2– “Hudanw wa bushraa lil mu’mineen.” (Surah Al-Naml)

“A guide: and glad tidings for the believers.” (The Ant, 27:2)

Be Cleansed By Giving From What Allah (AJ) Has Given You

That when they enter into that cave and if they’re around that flame and being dressed by that light, blessed by that light – of course, they’re in the oceans of guidance and blessings and their whole life is, “Yuqeemoonas salaata wa yu’toonaz zakaat.”

﴾الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُم بِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ ﴿٣

27:3 – “Allazeena yuqeemoonas Salaata wa yu’toonaz Zakaata wa hum bil Aakhirati hum yooqinoon.” (Surah Al-Naml)

“Those who establish regular prayers and give in regular charity, and also have (full) assurance of the hereafter.” (The Ant, 27:3)

That everything they do in their salah, their prayers, their worshipness, and they give. They give from whatever Allah (AJ) has given to them of their money, of their time, of their ability, of everything that Allah (AJ) has given because they understood that zakah (charity) is the cleansing. That’s what cleans them and keeps them to be in the presence of that flame. Dunya, by its nature, wants to fill the believer with itself until the believer becomes so contaminated that he begins to distance himself from that reality.

Live a Life of Service to Remain Around the Divinely Flame

Allah (AJ) then describes for us that, ‘This praying and giving, praying and giving, praying and giving; make it a lifelong habit of our reality.’ That as you want to approach and you want to be dressed by these realities, then from whatever Allah (AJ) gave you of, “Qul inna salati wa nusuki wa mahyaya wa mamati lillahi Rabbil ‘Aalamin.”

﴾قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّـهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿١٦٢

6:162 – “Qul inna salati wa nusuki wa mahyaya wa mamati lillahi Rabbil ‘Aalamin. (162) (Surat Al-An’am)

“Say, “Indeed, my prayer, my services of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds.” (The Cattle, 6:162)

From whatever Allah (AJ) has given to me of my life, of my time, of my ability, of my family – whatever I possess in my life – Allah’s (AJ) share to it. That I live a life of service so that I’m always around that Divinely flame.’ That’s the haqqaiq and the reality in the presence of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ and malakut and the world of light.

Reality of Sayyidina Musa (as) Witnessing the Burning Bush

Then ayatul kareem (generous verse of the Holy Qur’an) in Suratul Naml begins to describe Sayyidina Musa (as). What Sayyidina Musa (as) saw when he went into the desert and decided that he has to leave the city, he has to leave Fir’aun and he has to go now towards his reality – was a burning bush. That is the flame that awliyaullah are being taken to in the heart of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ because Sayyidina Musa (as) yet didn’t recognize or understand that reality of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ.

He’s a prophet of Allah (AJ) with a different secret and that, that secret had to manifest from the heavens onto the Earth as a bush of fire. What Allah (AJ) describes in Holy Qur’an? ‘That anyone who enters into the precincts of this fire who are in it or around it, they are truly blessed.’

﴾‎v﴿ إِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِأَهْلِهِ إِنِّي آنَسْتُ نَارًا سَآتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ آتِيكُم بِشِهَابٍ قَبَسٍ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُون

﴾فَلَمَّا جَاءَهَا نُودِيَ أَن بُورِكَ مَن فِي النَّارِ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّـهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿٨

27:7-8 – “Iz qaala Moosaa li ahliheee inneee aanastu naaran sa’aateekum minhaa bikhabarin aw aateekum bishihaabin qabasil la’allakum tastaloon. (7) Falammaa jaaa’ahaa noodiya am boorika man finnnnaari wa man hawlahaa wa Subhaanal laahi Rabbil ‘aalameen. (8)” (Surat An-Naml)

Behold! Moses said to his family: “I perceive a fire; soon will I bring you from there some information, or I will bring you a burning brand to light our fuel, that ye may warm yourselves. (7) But when he came to the (fire), a voice was heard: “Blessed are those in the fire and those around: and glory to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. (8)” (The Ant, 27:7-8)

Ahbab an Nabi ﷺ Receive Immense Realities From the Prophetic Light

That’s the dunya version. Imagine when Allah’s (AJ) saying, ‘Those whom are around this fire, in this fire, are truly blessed (Holy Qur’an, 27:8).’ Then what about Ahbab an Nabi ﷺ (Lovers of Prophet ﷺ). That their souls, they emanate from the presence of that reality? That Prophet’s ﷺ soul is the reality of that bush that Nabi Musa (as) was witnessing and later began to seek that reality, ‘I want to see you, ya Rabbi. I want to enter in and the ma’rifah (gnosticism) of that reality.’

﴾وَلَمَّا جَاءَ مُوسَىٰ لِمِيقَاتِنَا وَكَلَّمَهُ رَبُّهُ قَالَ رَبِّ أَرِنِي أَنظُرْ إِلَيْكَ ۚ … ﴿١٤٣

7:143 – “Wa lamma jaa Musa limeeqatina wa kallamahu Rabbuhu, qala rabbi arinee anzhur ilayka…” (Surat Al-A’raf)

“And when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, “My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You…” (The Heights, 7:143)

These Ahbab an Nabi ﷺ and the lovers of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ have been given all of this as a gift from the reality of Prophet ﷺ, and is a gift to the nation. Whomever makes a salawat (praise) on Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ and opens their heart to this love, opens this heart to the reality, this association of fire, this association of love – this association of immense realities is open for them.

The Sun Burns Eternally With the Love of Allah (AJ)

That’s why people say, ‘Why the fire and why the candle and all this symbolisms?’ Because they don’t know these realities. This fire is a fire of ishq (love). These are all in Tazkiratul Awliya (Biographies of the Saints). The fire is here to burn dunya (material world). That whatever is other than Allah’s (AJ) love has to be taken away and when the heart of the believer is lit, they’re like a shams, like a sun.

The sun is a fire. There is no more mass inside the sun. It’s all gases that are burning and they burn eternally because of the love that it has. It reached a state of eternity in which it continuously is burning out of the power and the love of Allah (AJ). They are no longer of a form and then have a time, but they enter into the oceans of eternity and Bahrul Hayat (The Ocean of Ever-Living).

Every Prophet Showed the Greatness of Sayyidina Muhammad’s ﷺ Kingdom

It means the entire surah (chapter) now begins to describe ‘We’re in this cave’ and that as you’re moving into the cave, the reality of this cave is: what was the power that was given to Sayyidina Dawud (as) in which he could hear the birds? What was the power and the kingdom that was given to Sayyidina Sulaiman (as) of the kingdom? Because of the shyness and the humbleness of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ, he didn’t want to show his kingdom and the power that Allah (AJ) had given to him.

As a result, a shyness and saying, ‘Look at this Kingdom of Sayyidina Sulaiman (as). What Allah (AJ) has given to him?’ When people don’t understand the greatness of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ and then in Qur’an is saying that Sayyidina Dawud (as) had the knowledge of talking to the birds and that they had knowledge, a little of everything. Talking to all the creatures of Allah (AJ), understanding the speech of inanimate objects. All of that is a description in Suratul Naml of the Kingdom.

﴾وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَانُ دَاوُودَ ۖ وَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنطِقَ الطَّيْرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ الْفَضْلُ الْمُبِينُ ﴿١٦

27:16 – “Wa warisa Sulaimaanu Daawooda wa qaala yaaa aiyuhan naasu ‘ullimnaa mantiqat tairi wa ooteenaa min kulli shai’in inna haazaa lahuwal fadlul Mubeen.” (Surat An-Naml)

“And Solomon was David’s heir/inheritor. And he said: “O people! We have been taught the language of birds, and on us has been bestowed (a little) of all things: this is indeed clear blessing/favour (from Him.)” (The Ant, 27:16)

Sayyidina Sulaiman (as) was Bestowed With the Sunnah Ring of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ

When anyone wants to doubt what the servants of Allah (AJ) have as a gift and ability, then read Suratul Naml. That why Allah (AJ) gave the power to move the wind, gave power to understand the speech of creatures? All of these were a gift to Sayyidina Sulaiman (as) through the ring and the sunnah of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. You know, he was given all of that because he received a ring from heaven and this ring was the sunnah of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ.

What then Prophet ﷺ gave to his entire nation? That, ‘My ring and the sunnah of my ring has all that power if you love me. If you love me and I love you, all the power of the heavens with you.’ What then is there to fear? What is there to grieve about if Allah (AJ) is with you, Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ is with you? We pray that Allah (AJ) dress us and bless us with the immensity of Mawlid un Nabi ﷺ (celebration of the birthday of Prophet ﷺ), Muhabbat e Nabi ﷺ.

Seek the Attention of Prophet ﷺ Through Good Character and Being of Service

These are not anything that we reach by our ‘amal, by our actions, by our praying; but just by good character. By opening our heart to the love of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ, by giving generously, being of service. Do something for khidmat (service) in the way of getting the attention of Sayyidina Muhammad ﷺ. We pray that Allah (AJ) dress us, bless us and grant immense ni’mat (blessing) of this month and dress us from the reality of, “Taa-Seeen; tilka Aayaatil Qur-aan wal Kitaabim Mubeen.” InshaAllah.

﴾طس ۚ تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْقُرْآنِ وَكِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿١

27:1 – “Taa-Seeen; tilka Aayaatul Qur-aani wa Kitaabim Mubeen.” (Surat al-Naml)

“Taa-Seen, These are verses of the Qur’an, and a Clear Book.” (The Ant, 27:1)

Subhana rabbika rabbal ‘izzati ‘amma yasifoon, wa salaamun ‘alal mursaleen, walhamdulillahi rabbil ‘aalameen. Bi hurmati Muhammad al-Mustafa wa bi siri Surat al-Fatiha.

Special thanks to our transcribers for their help with transcribing this suhbah.

Original Date of Suhbah: November 6, 2020

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