‘Is there a mechanism in our body that tells us which of our souls is hungry and in need of divine light
or is this something only the Sufi Master can ascertain?’
No, that is not the case.
What Does The Soul Yearn For?
Maqsood Ahmad Marwat from Sarghoda asks,
‘Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.'
'The Lower Self is always seeking negative energy and compels us to do wrong deeds
and our body lets us know when we are hungry so why doesn’t our soul seek divine energy?’
Well, that’s because the soul is unconscious.
An unconscious person will not have any desires, right?
First, you have to awaken the soul and only then you will learn the desires of the soul.
The soul doesn’t have any desires right now because it is unconscious.
When it is awakened with divine energy and its senses are returned then you will know of its desires.
‘Is there a mechanism in our body that tells us which of our souls is hungry and in need of divine light
or is this something only the Sufi Master can ascertain?’
No, that is not the case.
Actually, the yearning of the soul is revealed upon you once the soul is awakened.
Now, this is how all of the subtleties are enclosed within the Spiritual Heart.
The Opening of the Spiritual Heart is called Sharha e Sadr.
All of the subtleties are enclosed within the Spiritual Heart.
They do not have any functions when they are enclosed.
For example, when you travel to any country, you pack your things in a suitcase;
your trousers, your shirts and polo t-shirts, perfumes, shaving equipment, and everything else you need.
So you travelled to another country but you lost the key to the lock on your suitcase.
So people will say, ‘You haven’t shaved, you haven’t changed your clothes. Do you not have any clothes?’
You will say, ‘I do have clothes’.
‘But you haven’t changed’.
‘That’s because the clothes are in the suitcase’.
‘So take them out’.
‘I don’t have the key, it’s locked’.
‘You haven’t shaved. Do you not have a razor?’
‘I do but it’s in the suitcase and it’s locked’.
So despite having all your things you do not have access to them.
As long as your suitcase is locked, you can’t change your clothes or put on perfume or wear underwear.
You can’t wear your Imama, you can’t put on the perfume and you can’t shave because everything is locked inside the suitcase.
In a similar way, when you were born,
all the ingredients of humanity that God has invested in you are locked in this suitcase [the Spiritual Heart].
They are locked in this suitcase.
This is why the Qur’an states: Afaman sharahal laahu sadrahoo lil Islaami.
'One who has opened his heart...'
because it is locked.
For example, if someone opens their locked suitcase, they will have access to their clothes, perfume and razor
and if someone can’t unlock their suitcase, they will walk around in the same clothes.
So God has created this suitcase and all your souls are enclosed within and it is called the Spiritual Heart.
All of the souls, including the Anna, are enclosed within the Spiritual Heart.
Five souls of the breast and one of the head - six souls are enclosed within the Spiritual Heart.
The Spiritual Heart is the 6th soul.
They are enclosed and opening the Spiritual Heart is known as Sharha e Sadr.
Okay?
Moses beseeched God, ‘Rabbi sharah li sadri (O Lord, open my heart for me)’
It means that his inner faculty was also enclosed like this.
On the other hand, God said to Prophet Mohammad,
‘Alam nashrah laka sadrak (O Messenger of God, I opened your heart for you)’
So, technically, Opening of the Heart is necessary,
however, since it happened with Prophet Mohammad, therefore, it is also a custom that you must fulfil.
The greatest custom of the Prophet is the Opening of the Heart.
How does it happen?
With the name of God.
Afaman sharahal laahu sadrahoo lil Islaami which means you must open your heart in order to practise Islam and become a Muslim.
And what transpires when one does this?
‘Fahuwa 'alaa noorim mir Rabbih’
One who is successful in doing this will begin to receive divine energy from God.
And then, it says, ‘Fa wailul lilqaasiyati quloobuhum min zikr Allah'
'Those in whose hearts God’s name does not enter will be destroyed'.
Because it is the name of God that will open the heart so if God’s name does not enter the heart, it will stay locked.
The lock is only opened with its key
but if the key does not enter the lock then the lock cannot open.
So what did God say?
What is the key to this lock?
The Personal Name of God, Allah.
‘Fa wailul lilqaasiyati quloobuhum min zikr Allah’.
‘Those in whose hearts the name of God does not enter will be destroyed’.
How will they be destroyed?
If the name of God does not enter the heart, the heart will not be opened.
And if your heart has not been opened then you will only practise Islam ritualistically.
This is what it means.
Now, when the heart is opened with the name of God
This is the Spiritual Heart and the name of God, Allah, has been implanted with the glance of the Spiritual Master and it is unlocked.
Then all the souls enclosed within it will come out.
Now, these souls are inside your blood vessels.
All of these souls,
they are in your blood vessels.
So when the Spiritual Heart commemorates the name of God, it produces divine energy.
Then the divine energy enters into your blood and when it reaches your souls, they become awakened.
When a soul is awakened,
For instance, this is your main soul.
Once it is awakened,
The main soul is located on the right side of the breast.
When the divine energy from the Spiritual Heart reaches the it, it becomes awakened.
What happens when it awakens?
You will start to feel a heartbeat here.
This is a sign to indicate that this soul is awakened and it also needs to be given nourishment
so you will tell your Spiritual Master about this heartbeat
and your Spiritual Master will tell you to close your eyes and repeat Ya Allah,
and he will give you it's Zikr.
Now, you have two subtleties engaged in the commemoration of God's name and the quantity of divine energy will increase.
So now the flow of divine energy is more concentrated.
When it reaches the other subtleties, they will also be awakened.
Consecutively, each time a subtlety is awakened, a heartbeat will become prominent there.
Okay?
But as long as they are unconscious, there is no concept of their hunger.
Because they are unconscious.