The Rank of Abdul Qadir Jilani
Mohammad Farhan Jamil asks: Gohar Shahi Marhaba. Please give an esoteric explanation of the rank held by Abdul Qadir Jilani.
Qudrat ul Arifeen Sheikh Abu Saeed Dehlvi RA said that Abdul Qadir Jilani's spiritual rank was 78th - in which he obtained Ma'allah, Fillah and Billah -
before whom many great powers seemed useless.
He surpassed many great believers to reach this rank - a rank which is impossible to lose.
God Almighty granted him a great rank due to his vigorous research and observations.
Ma'allah Fillah and Billah - to be with God, to be annihilated in God, and to obtain union with God.
Abdul Qadir Jilani's discourses have been compiled into various books by his disciples.
Among them is a book called 'Sirrul Asrar' (The Secret of Secrets)
and another book is called 'Fayuz-e-Yazdani'
and yet another is called 'Futuh ul Ghaib' (The Revelation of the Unseen).
I studied these three books intensively.
The greatest thing that Abdul Qadir Jilani possessed was the very same thing upon which Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) expressed his pride: [Spiritual Poverty].
The only difference between the Spiritual Poverty of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and that of Abdul Qadir Jilani was that Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) had the Spiritual Poverty of simplicity
whereas, Abdul Qadir Jilani's Spiritual Poverty was of riches and wealth.
In the nation of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), the most powerful Tifl-e-Noori (Body of God's Light) after the one belonging to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) belongs to Abdul Qadir Jilani.
Do you understand what I said?
Now, let's find out what was the matter of pride and honour for Abdul Qadir Jilani.
From this, you will also understand what is a Wasila (Intermediary).
Now, this is God.
You understand?
The Tifl-e-Noori attached to God belongs to the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
No, let's assume - on the blackboard - that this is the era in which Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) arrived.
So, this here is the equation of the Realm of God's Throne in this era.
The Tifl-e-Noori attached to God belongs to the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
Now, whoever reaches God will not do so directly.
The Tifl-e-Noori of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is attached to God and the Prophet himself is on Earth.
You do not have access to reach up there.
You have to find the one who has access to reach up there on Earth.
Let's take the Seclusion, for example. Nobody knows the whereabouts of His Divine Eminence.
So if you want to reach His Divine Eminence, you will have to find the one who has access to His Divine Eminence Gohar Shahi.
No matter where He may be, you just have to find the one with access.
Right?
So this was the equation.
Now, in the era of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), the Tifl-e-Noori of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) was the only one which was connected to God.
Even though Bibi Fatima was also present in that era.
She was also a Sultan ul Fuqra.
Hassan Basri was also present; he was also a Sultan ul Fuqra.
However, they did not have access here; they were just on Earth.
Do you understand my point?
And the equation remained the same up there.
What was the equation?
This is God and linked to God is Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Let's write 'A' for Allah and 'M' for Mohammad.
A M.
Now, whoever reaches Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) has reached God because they are linked.
Now, when Abdul Qadir Jilani arrived in this world -
Now, as you know neither Bibi Fatima nor Hassan Basri reached this rank here.
Nobody reached it. So many great personalities came like Moula Ali, even he didn't reach this rank.
Moula Ali also came but he didn't obtain this rank. Only Prophet Mohammad's (PBUH) Tifl-e-Noori was attached to God.
It is completely adhered to God.
There is not the slightest gap between the two.
So when the era of Abdul Qadir Jilani came, the Tifl-e-Noori of Abdul Qadir Jilani then became attached to the Tifl-e-Noori of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
Let's write 'Q' for Qadir.
Make sense?
Now, ask me what this meant.
Now that the Tifl-e-Noori of Abdul Qadir Jilani has become attached [to Prophet Mohammad's] up there, it means now you have another ladder to climb.
It means that now you cannot reach Prophet Mohammad directly either.
In the beginning, you couldn't reach God directly because you would have to go through Prophet Mohammad first.
But now that Abdul Qadir Jilani has arrived, you will first have to reach him and then you will obtain access to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and only then will you access God.
Do you understand what I am saying?
Alright, so this is God.
The Tifl-e-Noori attached to God belongs to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
When Prophet Mohammad arrived, the equation remained the same until the advent of Abdul Qadir Jilani took place.
So before the arrival of Abdul Qadir Jilani, people would reach God through the intermediary of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
Now do you understand what I am saying?
Moula Ali and other spiritual dignitaries would connect people to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and the Prophet would connect them to God.
After this era, when Abdul Qadir Jilani arrived and it was the era of Abdul Qadir Jilani, then the equation changed to:
God - Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) - Abdul Qadir Jilani.
[There were other] Sultans that came like, Bibi Fatima, Hassan Basri and Sultan Haq Bahu.
Now, Sultan Haq Bahu - at one point he said, 'The distance between me and God is as thin as the skin of an onion.'
'It is acceptable to call me God.'
And then he also said, 'I beg for the scraps of the city of Baghdad (Abdul Qadir Jilani's city).'
Wait, you were just saying something else!
You just said, 'Call me God.'
And then you say you beg for the scraps of the city of Baghdad?
Why? Even as a Sultan ul Fuqra he is saying that he begs for the scraps of the city of Baghdad.
It is because Abdul Qadir Jilani is the intermediary of the Sultans, too.
Even Sultan Haq Bahu cannot progress without Abdul Qadir Jilani.
Why? It's because if he wants to [reach God] then he has to follow this entire passage.
So, you will have to please Abdul Qadir Jilani, then Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and only then will you reach God.
Now, all those who came in this era - what level of proximity would they have to God because there are two personalities between them [and God].
What is the graph of proximity to God for those who obtain God through Abdul Qadir Jilani? There are two personalities in between.
Those who came in the era of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) were closer [to God].
This is because only Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) was between them and God.
Right?
Now, Imam Mehdi has arrived.
The spiritual entity within Imam Mehdi - the Original Reflection (Aks-e-Awwal) - is attached at the top here.
Imam Mehdi is attached [to God].
Now, imagine the graph of proximity to God for those who are connected to Imam Mehdi.
Those who are connected to Imam Mehdi, is there anyone between them and God?
Was there anyone between them and God?
Those who came in this era had to go through two personalities.
One would only reach God after being connected to these two personalities first.
So, two personalities.
And those who became connected to Imam Mehdi? For them, His Divine Eminence said, 'Don't worry, God is not too far.'
[The spiritual entity] of Imam Mehdi is completely adhered to God.
This side of God [in spiritual terms] is called 'East'.
This side is for religion. Religious people obtained benevolence from here.
And this area is called 'West' and it is only for Imam Mehdi.
And it's an empty highway.
It is empty.
There is a lot of traffic on this side [the East of God].
There was a lot of traffic - so many people to get through - but the other side is completely empty.
You can speed as much as you like.
Now, look.
So the greatest thing for Abdul Qadir Jilani was that no matter how many great saints came, none of them managed to enter this ring.
Neither Moula Ali, nor Bibi Fatima, nor Hassan Basri or anyone else.
The only one who entered this ring, this trinity, was Abdul Qadir Jilani.
This was a rank unobtained by any saint.
Do you understand?
But then when we see the roadmap of Imam Mehdi, then...
There is no one here.
Whoever becomes connected to Imam Mehdi - now, people say, 'How can a non-Muslim become connected to God?'
There is no one in the middle here.
On this side, Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) was between you and God, therefore, you had to follow his religion.
But on that side, there is nobody hence you don't even have to do anything - just believe in Gohar Shahi and obtain God.
Now, it's up to you. If you want to believe in God via religion then go through this side.
However, this side is permanently closed.
And it is because the keys to God's Personal Name have been taken from Abdul Qadir Jilani.
Right?
When a person retires, don't they leave their keys in the office?
So, this is retired.
Now, this is Imam Mehdi His Divine Eminence Gohar Shahi and His connection with God is inseparable.
So this was the matter of pride and honour for Abdul Qadir Jilani, to reach the rank nobody else obtained.
Even Moula Ali didn't reach it - I a repeating it so that you understand the enormity of this.
Why didn't he reach this rank? He wasn't a Sultan.
Although Bibi Fatima was a Sultan, she did not have the rank that Abdul Qadir Jilani had.
His Divine Eminence is my witness, esoterically speaking, neither Bibi Fatima nor Moula Ali had the rank that Abdul Qadir Jilani had but you don't have the courage to say this.
This is the truth but perhaps it will not be received well by a lot of people.
Nevertheless, what I have said is the truth.
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