The Esoteric Explanation of Chapter Al-Muzzammil
The second question
comes from Laeeq Ahmed Anjum.
Laeeq Ahmed Anjum says
Kindly explain verses 1-10 of Chapter Muzzammil.
When Gabriel came and revealed the very first verse of the Koran
it was an overwhelming experience for Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
I have said this to you many times before
that the era of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)
and the society -
The society back then was not introduced to prophets properly
except for Ismail and his progeny.
Israel had an abundance of prophets but not [Prophet Mohammad's region].
So, of course, the people of Prophet Mohammad's region needed someone to lean on during hard times.
You understand?
For example, all those who have become associated with me
whenever they have any issues, they leave me a message.
I spiritually heal them, some get better and some don't.
Or I'll pray for them
but this is like a
shoulder to lean on for people.
There are many things which, when you come to know of His Divine Eminence Gohar Shahi's teachings
then the superstitions, doubts and negative thoughts, which often trouble the minds of people, are removed immediately.
For example, if someone's business is down and they say, 'Someone's cast black magic on my business.'
Don't they say things as such?
But when people become associated with His Divine Eminence, all these things are removed from their minds.
Many negative elements are removed immediately.
But now, imagine an era where
I mean
spiritually speaking, it's a completely barren land
where there had been no spiritual cultivation.
Where there was no knowledge of God's oneness or religion.
Where people had no one to turn to in times of trouble and strife.
So what happens in that case
is that the people there
would do Amliyat
to capture the Jinns
and those who had a few Jinns in their control
and the Jinn would possess them
they were known as 'Qahin'.
What were they called? Qahin.
So the era in which Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) arrived was as such
where if people had any problems, they would go to a Qahin
to help them and show them a miracle
and find a solution to their problem.
A Qahin is one who is possessed by a Jinn
and they show miracles.
And this is the society Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) lived in.
So when Gabriel came for the very first time
and voices came from within Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), he was
I mean, due to the human disposition, Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) had thoughts in his mind
about what was happening and whether Gabriel was a Jinn.
What I am telling you is complete the truth, I don't know if it is mentioned in the books or not.
But back then, the reservations that Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) had were
that he can't see the man but he can hear his voice
and he thought he was turning into a Qahin.
God forbid but he was even blamed
You know? He was blamed
There were the Koranic verses and the Prophet would speak beautifully and eloquently
and his voice would also change
which would make people say that he is possessed by a Jinn. Same thing again.
This was an allegation on the Prophet.
If you pay attention and read the Koran, you'll see it mentioned there
God said, 'O' Messenger of God, you are not possessed by a Jinn. You are not a Majnoun.'
In Urdu, a Majnoun is a crazy person
but that's not the real meaning. The true meaning is one who is possessed by a Jinn.
A Majnoun is one who is possessed by a Jinn.
The Prophet would recite the Koranic verses beautifully without ever having gone to school to learn thus people would say it is due to the presence of a Jinn.
This is in the Koran.
Now, the very first encounter
not a police encounter, it means a face-to-face meeting.
So the very first encounter with Gabriel happened and Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) was worried, he didn't know who he was, why he came and if he was a Jinn.
So this happened
and when [Gabriel] said, 'Iqra (read)'
Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said nothing.
It didn't mean that Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) couldn't read
rather, the Prophet had reservations that Gabriel might be a Jinn.
So when Gabriel said, 'Iqra'
in reply to that, Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said, 'I cannot read it.'
People translated this to mean that the Prophet was unlettered.
But what it actually means in the Arabic of the time is, 'I will not read it.'
'I will not read it.'
It doesn't mean ''I'm not educated''.
And then Gabriel embraced Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)
When they touched and their divine energies collided, it was verified to the Prophet that Gabriel was not a Jinn.
But that experience of meeting Gabriel for the first time and the first divine revelation being given
was so strong and overwhelming
that Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) was... maybe
It was shocking!
Something is shocking if you were not expecting it.
Anything that you don't expect and it happens is shocking.
Right? A shock could be good or bad.
Get it?
So what does shocking mean?
If you were expecting something and it doesn't happen, it's shocking.
So Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) already had it in his mind
that the Qahins were terrible.
You understand what I'm saying?
The Qahins
he was not a fan of.
And when this incident occurred in the Cave of Hira, he was afraid it might have been a Jinn.
Anyway, so the first divine revelation was brought
and the Prophet developed a fever. He went home
and said to Khadeja tul Kubra, 'Zamilooni! Zamilooni!'
Meaning, 'Cover me! Cover me!'
You understand?
So now, whenever a divine revelation was brought down
the aftermath of it would be for the Prophet to envelope himself in a blanket.
He would cover himself
and this is what this chapter says.
'O' thou, cloth-covered.' (73:1)
'O thou, cloth-covered'
'You stay up all night for me.' (73:2)
'Kum' means to stand like it is said 'Kum bi izn-e-Allah' meaning 'Stand with God's command'
So it's the same 'kum' being used here.
'You stay standing for me all night long, you don't sit for a single moment,'
'All night long'
And then it says,
'You may stand [in worship] at night but not the whole night, half the night...' (73:3)
Here, what God is saying is an expression of love for the physical efforts made by Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)
and he is extending compassion
like, 'Oh no, you're doing too much.'
'You don't need to do all this.'
So God said, 'Stand for half the night,'
First God said, 'Stand for half the night from now on,'
And then God says, 'As long as you stay standing all night in prayer if you won't halve the time then at least reduce the time a little.'
'However long you stand, reduce the time a little bit.'
'You can't stand the whole night, you are troubling yourself too much.'
And then it says, 'Aw zid 'alaihi'
But the clerics and muftis do not know what this means.
Those who explain the Koran don't know what it means.
What does it mean? 'Aw zid 'alaihi'
'Aw zid 'alaihi' means 'and increase that'
Increase what?
'Aw zid' - Zid means to make more or increase
So 'aw zid 'alaihi' means 'and increase that' - what?
Didn't God just say to reduce it by half?
So what needs to be increased?
'Aw zid 'alaihi wa rattilil Qur'aana tarteela'
But in the beginning, it says to increase - increase what?
What needs to be increased?
The Prophet's sub-spirits would be sitting in front of him
and God says, 'Tell your sub-spirits to worship and recite the Koran.'
'Aw zid' - increase the worship done by your spirits, not your body.
If it's something else then tell me why God says, '..awinqus minhu qaleelaa.'
Meaning 'reduce the time a little bit'
and immediately after, 'Aw zid 'alaihi' meaning 'increase it'.
Clerics say it means 'reduce it or increase it'. What? Are you mad?
God is saying to reduce the time, why do you say 'increase it'?
They say, 'But that's what it says.' And what does it mean?
God is saying to reduce the physical efforts
'Aw zid 'alaihi' - you cannot see this
which needs to be increased.
But who could see it?
God's messenger could see his sub-spirits sitting in front of him.
And God says, 'Make them worship more.'
'Aw zid 'alaihi wa rattilil Qur'aana tarteela' (73:4)
It means use your sub-spirits to recite the Koran one after another.
Either the sub-spirits of the Spiritual Heart, the Soul or the Lower Self - use them to recite the Koran in a sequential manner.
Don't just recite the Koran verbally, use your sub-spirits.
And then it says, 'Innaa sanulqee 'alaika qawalan saqeelaa' (7356)
'Soon you shall receive a weighty message'
What was it? [Audience repeats].
What was the message?
Koran 12:1
That's the indication.
'Soon shall We send down to thee a weighty message.'
God is saying, 'I am going to send down a very weighty, a very heavy
and hefty message.'
And the Prophet is being told to shift his focus towards his inner faculties
and either cut the physical efforts by half or at least reduce it a little bit.
You can't do too much. You must lessen it a bit.
And then it says, 'Inna laka fin nahaari sabhan taweelaa' (73:7)
'It is true that you are preoccupied with your duties as a Prophet during the day'
'so I shan't tell you to stop worshipping. You may, but lessen it a little.'
'Nahar' means daytime.
And then it says, 'Wazkuris ma rabbika wa tabattal ilaihi tabteelaa' (73:8)
So what happens next?
God says, 'O' Messenger of God, the Zikar of my Personal Name
devote yourself to it, forget all other forms of worship.'
Just devote yourself to it.
Forget about the Qayam, Qad and Sujood.
The knowledge of devoting yourself to God's Personal Name was thus introduced.
Koran 73:8
'Leave everything that shall perish'
The prostrations, the Qayam, the Qad, etc. will all cease to exist; it is mortal
but your Lord's name is not mortal so devote yourself to it.
'Devote yourself to it and leave everything else'
'Rabbul mashriqi wal maghribi' (73:9)
'He is the Lord of the East and the West'
He is the one who provides for the people of the East
and he is the one who provides for the people of the West.
'La Ilaha Illa Hu'
'La Ilaha Illa Hu' - There is no one for except Him
'There is no one for except, no Waqeel; neither should you make someone else your Waqeel.'
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