Your spiritual heart can only be activated with one name.
If you were to ask whether the spiritual heart can be activated with 'Bismillahir Rehmanir Rahim'
That's different - the spiritual heart is activated with one name.
Which Mystical Formula Activated the Spiritual Heart?
The spiritual heart is activated, with the permission of God, under the supervision of the Spiritual Master
also depending on the spiritual calibre of the Spiritual Master.
Any name of God can activate the heart.
The 99 names of God that we find in the Qur'an which have been revealed to us -
so as far as we know there are 99 names of God.
Out of those names, one is God's personal name while the others are the names of God's attributes.
God granted Ism e Zaat (the personal name of God) to Prophet Muhammad (s)
due to which the Prophet's (s) body was filled with God's personal energy.
When the Prophet (s) witnessed the divine splendour, God smiled as he witnessed the splendour of his personal energy [in the Prophet].
Moses was granted Ism e Zaat of one of the names of God's attributes
due to which he was able to communicate with God, however, when he expressed his desire to witness the divine splendour,
God replied, 'Ya Moosa, lan taraani (you cannot witness my splendour)'
Why was Moses denied while the Prophet (s) was able to witness the divine splendour?
It is because Moses, as well as all the other prophets and messengers, was granted the name of God's attributes.
Out of 124,000 prophets and messengers, only Prophet Muhammad (s), the last prophet and messenger, was granted the personal name of God.
This is why the Prophet (s) had God's personal energy in his body.
God bestowed the gift of Ism e Zaat to the Muslim nation for the sake of Prophet Muhammad (s).
and all those who obtained Activation of the Heart with the mystical formula of God's personal name embarked on the spiritual path.
At the very least, they became Roshan Zameer (enlightened conscience).
And as people continue progressing on this path, they also reach the stage of befriending God.
Some became Fuqra, some Saliheen and some Siddiqeen.
There were also some individuals who said they have witnessed the divine splendour.
This is the privilege of being spiritually connected to Prophet Muhammad (s)
which has been granted to the nation of Prophet Muhammad (s).
Even the followers of Prophet Muhammad (s) were granted to witness the divine splendour.
On the other hand, we have a prophet from the Children of Israel, a Grand Messenger, Moses.
He longed to witness the divine splendour but was denied.
The eminence of the Prophet's nation is made apparent by this.
If any Muslim scholar wants to reject this, they may do so.
However, history, reality, the Qur'an and Hadith, the tenets and experiences of the Sufis, spiritual dignitaries and the Prophet's Household cannot be rejected.
Ba Yazeed Bastami declared he witnessed the divine splendour 70 times.
Similarly, Ibrahim bin Addam also declared that he witnessed the divine splendour 70 times.
Now, they were those who had attained expertise in Spirituality
They were experts in Spirituality.
But has anyone who has attained perfection in both Sharia (religious law) and Tariqa (Spirituality) also witnessed the divine splendour? Yes, they have.
Imam Abu Hanifa (Nu'man ibn Thabit).
When we call ourselves 'Hanafi' it means we follow the Islamic jurisprudence of Imam Abu Hanifa.
This is why we call ourselves Hanafi.
A majority of Muslims in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh follow the Hanafi school of jurisprudence.
So, Imam Abu Hanifa, who is a renowned Islamic Jurist
he said that he witnessed the divine splendour 99 times in his dreams.
The teachings and spiritual benevolence of witnessing the divine splendour come from the personal name of God.
Prophet Muhammad (s) said that on the Day of Judgment, the nations will be recognised by the divine energy they emanate.
One whose heart is shining with the divine energy of 'Ya Wadoodo' it means they are from the nation of David.
One whose heart is shining with 'Ya Rehmano' is from the nation of Moses.
One whose heart is shining with 'Ya Qudduso' is from the nation of Jesus Christ.
Those whose hearts are shining with the personal name of God will be from the nation of Prophet Muhammad (s).
Those whose hearts are not shining with the divine energy of any name will be treated as spies.
They will be called for accountability.
Those whose hearts are enlightened will not go through the process of accountability.
Those whose hearts are enlightened will have nothing to be accountable for.
For example, some countries are known as developed and prospering countries
such as Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan
as well as Taiwan and Hong Kong.
We also have Europe, America, Canada, and the UK.
Now, what happens in the UK at an airport is all those with passports stand to one side
and they are ushered through a digital gate as they do not require to pass through immigration.
You just scan your passport and go.
Obviously, all the countries I mentioned earlier are developed and thriving, so it's not like [the citizens of those countries] need asylum in the UK.
Therefore, they just need to show they have a genuine passport.
There is no need to question them.
Scan the passport and go.
But those who come from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh with a visa are the ones who are questioned.
They will be sent right back just in case they have forged the visa documents.
Similarly, those who have enlightened hearts will not be questioned on the Day of Judgment.
Just scan and go.
Those whose heats are enlightened - God states: innallaha la yanzaroo illa suarukum wa amaalukum
wa laakin yanzaoor illa quloobukum wa niyaatukum.
This means that God does not look at your bodies and actions but rather at your hearts and the intentions therein.
So God will look at your hearts.
So, your spiritual heart can be activated with one name only.
If you were to ask whether the spiritual heart can be activated with 'Bismillahir Rehmanir Rahim'
For the spiritual heart to be activated is totally different from the spiritual heart being able to recite Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim.
The spiritual heart is activated with one mystical formula.
Speaking, singing, creating harmonies and melodies all depends on rhythm.
1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4
You have to match the rhythm.
For example, when you were a child, did you speak in full coherent sentences?
You joined the letters to make sounds like 'P-A-P-A papa' and 'M-A-M-A mama'.
You have to sound out every single word.
You start with one word and then you learn to join two words.
Then three, then four, until a time comes when you start speaking fluently.
In a similar way, our heartbeats have the original rhythm
and we have to use the rhythm of the heart to teach the mystical formula to the heart.
'Allah Hoo, Allah Hoo, Allah Hoo, Allah Hoo'
Each strike of Zikr collides with each rhythm of the heartbeats.
After three years the spiritual heart becomes an expert.
When the spiritual heart becomes an expert then it is able to recite Bismillahir Rehmanir Rahim.
And as it progresses further, it is able to make rapid repetitions of Bismillahir Rehmanir Rahim.
But let me tell you something and that is your voice is not your actual voice.
Your true voice comes from the Subtlety of Akhfah.
The voice that comes from the Akhfah - we have vocal sacks right here
and we experience a sore throat if the vocal sacks are disturbed.
This is why singers, usually Qawwals, maintain lubrication on their vocal cords.
Normally, they consume paan to keep their throats lubricated.
Even when they sing at the top of their voice, nothing happens to their throats because their throats are not dry.
So our original voice is converted by our larynx and that is what we hear when we speak.
Your voice would be totally different when heard in the esoteric realm.
The Subtlety of Akhfah has the power of speaking without the aid of your physical voice.
But only if you have the power to hear its voice.
This is why God mentioned the 'people of the hand' and 'people of the ear'
Who were the people of the ear? Don't we also have ears?
Were there some special people with special ears that we don't possess?
No, it refers to the people whose esoteric hearing had been activated.
The esoteric cabinet of 360 saints that come in every era
in which the Ghaus uz Zaman is the leader of the Qutub and Abdaal, etc.
The Abdaal were taught this method of communication - obviously, they didn't have mobile phones or walkie-talkies back then.
There would be an Abdaal sitting every 40 miles. So how would they communicate with each other?
Through the Subtlety of Akhfah.
For example, Asim Bhatti lives in Lahore. Let's say neither of us has a phone
and Asim is faced with a dire problem [and no way to communicate with me]
but since his spiritual heart is enlightened, I would communicate with him through the Akhfah.
Your physical voice can only be heard by those who are in front of you.
So how would you communicate with those who cannot physically hear you?
I use my Subtlety of Akhfah to communicate with them without the use of my physical voice.
And my voice will reach them.