BELIEVING VERSUS KNOWING

BELIEVING VERSUS KNOWING.

People suffer more because their emotions overtake their intellect. To be emotional we do not require any efforts or labour but to be an intellectual we require education, knowledge, hard work, focus and discipline.

Same way believing in God is easy or leaving God is also easy but Knowing God is tough. Knowing God is important than believing in God. We are blindly giving translated references as if we know God or know the Will of God or know the Book of God.

The book Quran emphasis on testimony, experiencing and witnessing popularly known as shahadah in Quranic terminology. A true believer is one who has witnessed Allah, who knows Allah, one who knows the Power and how it can effect our life and life around us.

We cannot understand Allah without knowledge, without experiencing it in our own selves. We cannot love Allah, we cannot respect Allah, we cannot fear Allah without knowing it. True love and respect comes from Knowledge. Worshipping without Knowledge is idol worshiping.

Without thinking, pondering, contemplating we cannot understand Allah or the Power. Blindly following any books, copy-pasting some references is good for debates or to win an argument but to know Allah we require intellect, wisdom and open inquisitive mindset.
We do not require special skills to believe in God or reject it's existence. It is an individuals decision based on emotions rather than knowledge. For me God represents Power in English language. It is upto us how to use that Power. Power exist but we need to know that Power rather than just blindly believing in it.

Humans and all around us are manifestation of that Supreme Power. There is no two powers, A Single Force compromising of all type of energies merged together in single units.

Some people term that Power as Consciousness. Consciousness is Supreme Awareness which is linked with Knowledge. Each one of us are made up of different level of Consciousness. We are not separate but everyone of us is Consciousness acting at different levels.

We are here to develop that Consciousness, we are here to evolve that Consciousness. We are not here to just accumulate material and fight for it. We are here to become aware and reach our destination.
Too much attachments are distractions, living a balance life is important and finding our purpose is intelligence.

People prefer belief over using their intelligence because belief is easily inherited while intelligence require to think out of that belief. People get easily offended if we question their belief because some do not want to think freely, they are comfortable in their own boxes. Some do not have the capacity to think because they fear to look beyond. Belief is their God and if we question their beliefs they think we are attacking their God.

QUESTION & ANSWER

 

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Here some very important questions put forward by my esteemed friend. First I would like to apologize for responding very late as its bit difficult for me to convert my thoughts into English language as I am not a good linguist. These are very important questions that need to be addressed very carefully so it required some sincere time.

//Dear ahle aqal, I am coming to a simple conclusion that your over-arching view on "Know yourself" & “know your purpose in life" is fundamentally flawed.//

 Firstly dear friend this is not my personal view, this is what I have understood from the book Quran. Knowing oneself means knowing our own direction, our limits, our strength and our weakness. How can we operate without knowing the most complicated machine, can we? And that machine is our own self, our own mind, our own psyche. I don't understand what is wrong in understanding or knowing our own selves before operating it? We need to understand our own mind before operating it. There is no harm in knowing what we are and what we are capable of?

 //I am not being disrespectful to you, just pointing out a natural flaw in your analysis.//

 The main flaw, blunder or foolishness is not to understand the machine before operating it. I am your friend and it is only because of you that I am one of the admin of this august group. I like your straightforwardness, I always respect sincere questions. I am just an ordinary translator of the book Quran. Till date whatever little I know it is from the study of the book Quran, I have full confidence that my analysis is right, thus I am here to humbly defend it. I would never escape by saying Allah knows the best. I speak with full responsibility and honesty. 

 //You make the assumption that the majority of humanity have the luxury to reflect and act on "knowing one-self" and "knowing their purpose in their existence". //

 When I say that the subject of the book Quran is to know oneself, it means to know our own respective inherent script (Al-Kitab). This is not luxury but a very important necessary. If we recognize our inherent script in early stages of life then we won't require to copy or imitate anyone to live our life, sadness and depression would never touch us.

 Everything is provided in that inherent script (Al-Kitab) we just need to apply our intellect and study or be a keen observer. There is no other way but to reflect and think. The main problem is we have lost that early molding stage of our life, now it is difficult to go back and learn. Now at this stage it looks absurd to think back about our own self because materialistically we are successful or we think the only to success is by material up gradation. We need to look deep inwards and ask ourselves are our souls are happy and satisfied with the achievement we have?

 The words Quran, Kitab, Furqan, Hudayah, Zikr, Hakim, Taqwa are all related to our embedded script preserved in our mind. We must think and there is no other way or easy way of living. Action without reflection is 99% failure. Most people fail because they don't think, they act on impulse.

 The book Quran often admonishes its reader to think, ponder, reflect and use intellect. This means we don't have to blindly follow any book or ideology or person. The label Muslims don't think at all, they love to copy others and that blindly copying is the lethal prescription for disaster and discontentment in life.

 //The vast majority of humanity live hand-to-mouth, even in developed countries, worrying about if they can pay their next fuel bill or whether they can provide their children a wholesome food for their next meal.//

 Yes it is true many people struggle to make a living, those who make a good living also struggle, and it may not be for material gains but other issues such as health and mental peace. So struggling is part of life. I too live a hand-to-mouth life and there is nothing wrong in it but I continuously think about my failures and why I am failing again and again. Why satisfaction is missing even if I am not starving but still thinking. All are not fortunate to live a luxurious life. Is living a luxurious life should be our aim or living a happy life must be our goal?

 The main reason people fail in life because they don't follow their field of interest. Our field of inclination is our true wealth which we ignore in lieu for race, competition and rivalry with others. Our respective field of interest is written, embedded in our inherent script. It is inherited by all of us but we fail to recognize it.

 The main subject of book Quran is how to achieve mental peace, under which the subject of worrying and depression too is addressed. The subject peace of mind is not an ordinary subject that we can overlook. The cause of depression and worrying is due to not understanding our role in life and pursue those desires that is impossible to get fulfilled. In short we are not able to understand our strength and weakness to fulfill that desire. When we understand our role our script of our life and whole heartedly accept it then material gain is the byproduct of it. Imitating or copying others won't bring any goodness in life. Job satisfaction is important in life and that will only come through when we know what work makes us happy and content. Our script time and again keeps reminding us to follow the embedded script because only in it is the prescription for successful and healthy life. 

 //And tell me and our members, if we forgot about the fuel bills and the next meal to feed our children.... how will contemplating over "knowing one-self" and "knowing our purpose in life" help our predicament?//

 The book Quran persistently tells us to think, remember and analyze our life. Forgetfulness of responsibilities is considered morally bad and evil. The book never says to take refuge in mountains or forest and your food will come from the sky. Thirst and hunger are very common and important topics of life, no one can ignore it. No sane person will undermine these issues of food, clothing and shelter; it is utterly foolishness and stupidity not to think about it.

 The book Quran is forcing us to think, analyze and know our own script before undertaking any profession in life. Knowing our inherent script is to know ourselves. We can excel in life physically, mentally, financially, emotionally only if we understand ourselves. Knowing ourselves means to know our field of work and evolve in it. In Quranic terminology it is accepting our direction known as Qibla. We will succeed if we recognize our script and follow it sincerely and honestly. Good and healthy living is a byproduct of following our own inherent script. Follow the script carefully and sincerely the food, clothing shelter and fuel will come at your doorstep. Go towards your script and all your necessities will come at your place.

 //Surely the Quran, was not written for people who had the luxury to ponder and nasle-gaze about knowing one-self and the purpose of one’s existence.//

 Brother knowing is knowledge. Being human is all about uniqueness and acquiring knowledge. Information gathering is part of knowledge which every human does knowingly or unknowingly. Pondering, contemplating is not a luxury but necessity of life. It is incumbent on every human being to think before acting. It is not about thinking about others but it is to think about our own self on how to live, how to cope, how to survive, how to conquer our own selves. Thinking and caring about others is second stage. Thinking is not at all a luxurious commodity but necessity to find ways for peaceful simple living. Occupied in constructive thoughts is not nestle gazing but a step towards progressive evolution.

 //Brother ahle aqal, please understand, I am in no way undermining your superior knowledge of the Quran.  I am only asking humbly, how your interpretation of the Quran is anyway related and reflective of issues faced by 99% of humanity.//

 No doubt that 100% of the humanity faces the necessities of food, clothing and shelter since the time immemorial. This problem is not new. Some people have prevailed over these problems but still they face some other problems. The book Quran is a problem solver that emphasizes us to think, ponder, contemplate remember and analyze our own self. Thinking is the only solution and it is incumbent on every human being. We don't need a book to instruct us but sadly common sense is not common that's why the book Quran emphasizing on education, knowledge, thinking, contemplating, pondering...

We must know that nothing is in our control, we can only think, desire but ultimately nature works in its own flow. The revolution of Earth is not in our hands, the formation of days and nights are not even hand, Sun shine, Moon light, Air, Water, Food are not in our control. We just can think, reflect, that's the only thing which we can do before acting, the results are not in our hands.

Knowing ourselves is not about from where we have come from or where we will go after we die. It is mainly about serving properly when we are still alive. We cannot serve without knowing our capacity, ability and capabilities. Work is worship; work is service (ibadah). Serving Nature is serving our own self. 

It is not how much resource we have, but how we utilize it and how much we enjoy, that's the secret to happiness and peace

Thank you 🙏

 

AL-NISA 4:34 UNCONVENTIONAL INTERPRETATION

 AL-NISA - 4:34 AN UNCONVENTIONAL INTERPRETATION

AL-NISA IS NOT THE WOMEN

THE TRILITERAL ROOT OF النِّسَاءِ IS NOT ن س و 

THE TRILITERAL ROOT OF النِّسَاءِ IS ن س أ - choosing this root will change the entire thought process of theme of the book Quran - النِّسَاءِ is not women - the contextual and linguistic meaning of nisa is urge, our impulsive desire that drives us.

4:34 - الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ اللّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ وَبِمَا أَنفَقُواْ مِنْا أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَالصَّالِحَاتُ قَانِتَاتٌ حَافِظَاتٌ لِّلْغَيْبِ بِمَا حَفِظَ اللّهُ وَاللاَّتِي تَخَافُونَ نُشُوزَهُنَّ فَعِظُوهُنَّ وَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلاَ تَبْغُواْ عَلَيْهِنَّ سَبِيلاً إِنَّ اللّهَ كَانَ عَلِيًّا كَبِيرًا

Contextual Interpretation & understanding of 4:34:

Strength to bear the burden of our urges / desire with their own efforts is ar-rijalu (ٱلرِّجَالُ), it is a steadfast mindset (قَوَّٰمُونَ) upon which our desire / urges (ٱلنِّسَآءِ) depend or are based, that is what our conscience (ٱللَّهُ) preferred (فَضَّلَ) some of them (بَعۡضَهُمۡ) over other (بَعۡضٍ) urges. However strong mindset has to pay the price (أَنفَقُواْ) for their inclination (أَمۡوَٰلِهِمْۚ), thus corrective urges (فَالصَّالِحَاتُ) are obedient (قَانِتَاتٌ) protecting (حَافِظَاتٌ) the unseen results of the future (لِّلْغَيْبِ), that which (بِمَا) is protected / preserved (حَفِظَ) by the conscience (اللّهُ). And from these (وَاللاَّتِي) bad urges you fear (تَخَافُونَ) of their uprising (نُشُوزَهُنَّ) then strictly control them (فَعِظُوهُنَّ) and cut them off (وَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ) in the comfort zone (الْمَضَاجِعِ) itself and strike them off (وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ) completely from your mind. And if they (urges) still follow you (أَطَعْنَكُمْ), do not (فَلاَ) seek (تَبْغُواْ) any other way (سَبِيلاً) for/upon them (عَلَيْهِنَّ) to fulfill it. Indeed conscience (اللّهَ) is forever (كَانَ) is most high (عَلِيًّا), most great (كَبِيرًا) -

EXPLANATION OF 4:34

Human desires and impulses arise naturally, but their fulfillment depends on the strength of one’s mindset.

The ability to carry and control these urges through one’s own effort is determined by steadfastness and inner discipline. A person does not act on every desire; rather, the conscience selects and prioritizes certain inclinations over others.

However, a strong and disciplined mind must also bear the cost of its choices. Choosing what is right often requires resisting what is easy or tempting. This resistance gives rise to corrective impulses—inner forces that align with the conscience and protect what is not immediately visible: the future consequences.

These corrective urges act as a safeguard, preserving what the conscience recognizes as valuable, even if it is unseen.

On the other hand, when harmful desires begin to emerge, one should be alert to their rise. Such impulses must be controlled early—within the comfort zone itself—before they grow stronger. They should be firmly restrained and, if necessary, completely removed from one’s mind.

If these urges persist and continue to follow you, then do not provide them with any path for fulfillment. Deny them the means, and they will eventually weaken.

Ultimately, it is the conscience that remains constant and supreme— guiding, preserving, and elevating the human being.

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🔍 Simple Explanation

The idea can be understood like this:

• Desires are natural, but not all should be followed
• The key factor is mental strength and discipline
• The conscience acts like a filter, choosing what is right
• Doing the right thing often has a cost (resistance, sacrifice)
• Good inner guidance protects future outcomes we cannot yet see
• Bad desires should be stopped early and not allowed to grow
• If they persist, don’t give them any opportunity to be fulfilled

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🧠 Core Insight

👉 Not every desire deserves action
👉 Strength is the ability to restrain, not just to act
👉 Conscience protects what the mind cannot yet see

KEY WORDS OF THE VERSE:

الرِّجَالُ - One of the main constituent of our mind that has the strength to carry the load of life on its own; without depending or expecting help from others, basic and important tool for survival. Popularly interpreted as Man, which is wrong.

قَوَّامُونَ - The other derivatives of this word is تَقْوِيم - الْقِيَامَةِ - الْمُسْتَقِيمَ - مُقِيمٌ -
- مَقَامِي - مَقَامِ - قُمِ - اسْتَقَامُوا - أَقِمِ - الْقَوْمِ - قَآئِم - the essence of these words are to remain standing at one place, steadfast, not moving - word قَوَّامُونَ is a plural of word قَوْمِ generally translated as community or people - but in the context of this verse the traditionalist translators have interpreted it as protectors, managers, maintainers, in-charge, supporters, care takers which is utterly wrong and go against the principles of root word languages. 

النِّسَاءِ - urge, impulsive desire that drive us.

TAZKIYA NAFS / PURIFICATION OF SOUL

 

WHAT IS TAZKIYA NAFS OR PURIFICATION OF SOUL?

Tazkiya nafs, although the term tazkiya nafs is not thoroughly mentioned in the book Quran but most of the verses and Islamic philosophy indicates its inference. 

People loosely termed tazikya nafs as purification of inner self or soul. Tazkiya is actually a very tough process of growth, development and evolution of self. The growth of the nafs occurs due to honest realization, recognition of our own unique embedded script. By following our own unique script (al-kitab) we can bring change of mind, this is tazkiya nafs or cleaning of our mind from our traditional belief.

The role of our inner script (al-kitab) and our inner rasul is very important in building / growing / developing our psyche (nafs). The script continuously speaks to us through the voice of Allah. We need to able to pick up the voice and listen to it that is emerging out from the script (al-kitab). Rasul is the voice of Allah embedded in all of us, known as rasulallah in Quranic terminology. This voice is lying dormant in majority of us, we all need to raise that voice in us.

The purpose of our inherent script (al-kitab) is not for reading but for following. The Quranic words تَتْلُونَ / تَتْلُو / يَتْلُونَ / اتْلُ mentioned in the book are vaguely translated as recite which is contextually and linguistically wrong. The basic meaning of تِلَاوَة is to follow and not to recite. By only reciting (تِلَاوَة) the physical book nobody grows / develops or become purified. We need to identify and follow the inner script in order to grow or bring change. Tazkiya nafs is not about chanting, reciting or repeating some prescribed words or verses from the book Quran and expecting a miracle that purifies our nafs (mind, body and soul). 

Another big mistake done by our translators is to translate the Arabic word ayat (آيَاتٍ) as verses, whereas it's actual meaning is active signs, valid signs that points, indicate, guide, signal our direction. The signs are living that are meant to be followed, to be inferred and never to be read, recited or for rote reading. In the context of the book Quran ayats are vibrant signs in ourselves by following it we can reach our intended destination. Therefore ayats are meant to be followed and not meant for reciting تِلَاوَة - Ayaats are not at all related to rote reading but more importantly its only purpose is to follow them consciously.

The message of the book Quran is to follow the signs of our own script taught to us by our own inherent rasul, that’s the way to grow, purify and refine our nafs. Dead rasul cannot purify us; the rasul must be living inside us to purify us. A rasul in the grave cannot purify anyone. 

Let's study some verses of the book Quran in order to understand the role of the contextual rasul in purifying us.

2:129 - Our Rabb! Raise in them a rasul from them who will continuously follow on them Your signs, teach them the script (al-kitab) and wisdom, and purify / refine them. Indeed, You are the Almighty, All-Wise -

2:151- Since We have sent in you a rasul from you—following on you Our signs, purifying / refining you, continuously teaching you the script (al-kitab) and wisdom, and teaching you what you would have never have known —

3:164 - Certainly Allah confer great favor upon the believing mindset when He raised in them a rasul from their own selves/nafs / soul, continuously pursuing upon them his signs and purifying  / refining them and continuously teaching them the script  (al-kitab) and wisdom, inspite of that they were in the state of acceptance the clear error . 

65:11 - A rasul continuously following / pursuing upon you the distinct signs of Allah that he may bring out those who believe and do reconciliation from darkness into the light. And whoever continuously believes with Allah and constantly do reconciliation - He will be admitted into hidden gardens of enlightenment (jannah) beneath which rivers of enlightenment flow abiding in it forever. Certainly Allah will have perfected knowledge for him as provision. 

62:2 - It is He who has raised in/for self correction a rasul from themselves continuously following / pursuing upon them his ayaats and purifying / refining them and constantly teaching them the script and wisdom - in spite of that they were from the state of acceptance, surely among those who strayed clearly. 

So it is clear from the above verses the role and the identity of the rasul in purifying our nafs. Rasul the voice of Allah continuously pursue us with his ayaats (signs, indicators, pointers, symptoms) from our own inherent script and relentlessly teach us wisdom. An outside rasul or the book cannot purify our nafs / inner self. 

The book Quran is not about universal moral values, neither it dictates to build one's character, these all are common subjects which do not require extra ordinary book like Quran. The subject of the book Quran is much larger and complex than what we can imagine; the subject is Meta Physics (bilgayab) related to human beings.

The beauty of this book Quran is that it does not dictate its readers to do this or don't do this. It is not a book of do's and don'ts. The book Quran makes us aware / conscious / warns about the consequences of not governing our urges, emotions, feelings, thoughts and conscience properly.

The book Quran is not about governing the material world but it is about governing the inner world of mankind which is unseen (bilgayab) and the signs need to be recognized and tackled.  

The world which is inside us is the topic of the book Quran. The inner world that drives our lives is the unbroken theme of the book Quran. Faith in that unseen world is hard to believe but it is the main qualification to understand the book Quran and able read the signs (ayaat) in our own self. That’s why the book Quran emphasis on words like faith, believes, trust, submit, surrender and reconcile.

Allah, Satan, Iblees, Malaikah, Rasul, Nabi, Jannah, Jahannum are the main terminologies of the book Quran. Nobody has seen these abstract elements in their life, still the readers revere this book Quran on the basis of faith in unseen (bilgayab). To understand the book Quran the readers must have faith in these metaphysical elements and energies otherwise they won't be able to comprehend the essence of the entire message.

 

THE THEME OF THE QURAN

 

The book Quran directs you to see your own self (nafs). It is a book of guidance to separate individuals to understand and connect with (salat) their own script (al-kitab) and select their direction of life (Qibla). The book Quran does not paint everyone with the same brush or color.

The book Quran does not propagate the entire mankind to follow only one book, follow one culture, follow one direction, follow only one language or emphasis that only one language is important, follow one discipline or be a part of a single society. Every individual is unique so their way of living will naturally be different nevertheless the moral values will remain same and permanent for everyone.

The main intention of the book Quran is to love and respect one another inspite of being different. Unity in diversity is the concise message of the book.

The book Quran guides individuals to choose their unique field of interest. The book Quran open up various venues for every individual to follow. The book provokes them time and again to think, ponder, meditate, observe and be cautious. It emphasis them to trust their own ability, not to copy others and be focused on their field of interest because that is their true wealth.

Copying others is the biggest sin because you are compromising or associating (shirk) somebody's else script with your own script (al-kitab) in lieu for some quick gains but it won't bring long lasting peace to your life. Following your own script (al-kitab) is the mantra of peaceful life (Islam / Shanti / Shalom).

SURAH NISA - 4:101

 

Contextual interpretation / translation of 4:101.

4:101 - وَإِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَقْصُرُواْ مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ إِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَن يَفْتِنَكُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ إِنَّ الْكَافِرِينَ كَانُواْ لَكُمْ عَدُوًّا مُّبِينًا

If you are forced to enter in the lower state of consciousness (الْأَرْضِ) and you do not find any tendency of inclination (جُنَاحٌ) upon you, that means you are not getting enough power (تَقْصُرُواْ) from the process of connection (الصَّلاَةِ), if you are apprehensive (خِفْتُمْ) that those ungrateful / egoist / arrogant thoughts (كَفَرُواْ) may test you / prevent you (from getting connected). Indeed the kafireen (ungrateful / egoist / arrogant thoughts) for you an open enemy.  

The verse is saying when we are in the lower state of consciousness our connection gets powerless or weakened. That means our salat is not working it has become powerless because our satanic thoughts prevent us from getting connected with our real self. Satanic thoughts are always hidden and disguised that's why they are termed as Kafir by the book Quran. 

Salat is the bridge of power between lower consciousness and higher consciousness, so we need to uphold our salat 24x7 so that satan could not enter in our system

The popular meaning of the word qasar is to shortened but one of the other meaning is fall short to reach the target, little or no power,... 

So when we are in state of junabah (inclination) towards the lower state of consciousness we tend to lose power. Salat is the power that connects ourselves to our real self through our inherent script, so we must never lose the power of connection (salat).

One of the meanings of word junabah is inclination, the popular translation of junabah is to blame.

One of the contextual meaning of ضَرَبۡ is to check, go in, forced to go when the nail is hammered. The popular meaning of daraba is to hit, strike, beat violently, travel, set forth, knock - the word signifies intensive sense.

Note: This verse has nothing to do with shortening of ritual prayers at the time of war, battle or travelling. This concept is senseless and illogical.

AQIMOO-ASSALAAT

 

Aqimooasalaat - أَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ - is a very important terminology of the book Quran and according to majority it's firmly established meaning is ritual prayers believed by the very vast majority as backbone of Islam, the philosophy of peaceful mindset. We will see what Salaat has to do with peaceful mind and why it is important part of Islam or Peaceful mind.. 

Some recent school of thoughts understands أَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ (aqimoo-assalaat) akin to establishing a political system. They comprehend the book Quran as Charter of Human Rights and Hajj as World Assembly Center for the purpose of debate. They think good governance can bring peace to individuals mind but that is flawed thinking. Peace of mind is so special that it cannot be bought if you have all the luxuries of life. 

The idea of establishing a just and fair socio-economical system stemmed from having our roots in corrupt countries that seems to be falling towards anarchy. So naturally the need of the hour for any reasonable individuals is to come up with this concept of just and fair governance that is highly appreciative and appealing to the poor and elites of third world countries. Bitter fact is that poor won't be the part of building socio-economics of the country. But that’s not the purpose of Quranic salaat

There is nothing wrong in dreaming of establishing good governance but it is incorrect to look for the solution in the book Quran. It is wrong to change the theme of this transcendental book only because we are suffering and are under continuous pressure of injustice done by our native governments. 

Lack of inner peace is the cause to look for peace outside of us. South Korea and Lithuania are top in Human development index (HDI) than Caribbean, Middle East and some Asian some countries still their suicide rate is higher than them. Conversely some countries with the lowest suicide rates have strong social support systems like family bond, cultural factor that discourages suicide. In spite of having low HDI these countries have very low suicide rate. Suicide is the cause of depression and lack of inner peace. Good governance cannot buy or guarantee us peaceful life. Let me remind you I am not against good governance but that is not the topic of the book Quran.

The Quran is the book that teaches us to believe in ourselves because healing mechanism is inside us if we learn how to manage our psyche (Nafs). Soul, spirit, inner self, innermost self, emotions, inner ego, true being, essential nature, life force, vital force, inner persona, identity, individuality, subconscious, mind and intellect are part of psyche (Nafs). The message of the book Quran addresses these issues therefore I called the Quran book of human psychology.

I have been saying since very long. All the nabiyeen and rusul are applications in the context of the book Quran that are lying dormant within us, we need to activate them so that we gradually achieve their characteristics and act accordingly to the situation. The entire struggle and conciliation is within. The characters of the book Quran are not part of dead History but living part of our own growth, evolution or character building.

We would never understand the book Quran if we link its message to History, Geography or Personalities. Can we achieve peace if we follow History, Geography or Personalities? Peace is in the mind of individuals. The only thing which makes you unhappy is your own thoughts. The book Quran if properly understood can change your thoughts for happiness and peace.

The message of the book Quran is for our own correction and guidance. That’s why the main teacher of the inherent Quran is Rehman. The actual Quran and its teachers are not physical because the entire message is Metaphysics (bilgayab). Those who believe in Metaphysics will understand it's theophanic message in a better way.

Dogmatically manipulating the meanings of an old Arabic text of the book Quran to suit the preconceived theme of establishing just and fair society is injustice to the book Quran and it's author. I very humbly assert that there is no connection between the message of the book Quran and political or social science. Quran is the book of mental peace and it must be inferred in that context only. 

Now coming back to the phrase أَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ (aqimusalaat). I learnt at a very early stage that the basic Classical Arabic is based on root words and we must try to grasp the essence of the actual meaning from the family of words derived from that root word. 

The derived meaning from the root word of salat (الصَّلَاةَ)are sila (صلة)  as in صلة الرحم - literally ties of womb, silati is links -  الصلات السببية is causal links - اتصل is to connect - mawsalat is means of transportation, communication is mawsalat (مواصلات), etisalat -  telecommunications (اتصالات), tawsil is delivery (توصيل), wasal is connect, link, reach (وصل) etc. These words are still used in the colloquial Arabic even today and the root letter of these words are not صلو - but you will find these derivatives under the root وصل -

Is it not injustice with the book Quran to ignore these derivatives of Salat and opt for root letters ص ل و or ص ل ى ?  

Aqimusalaat  أَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ in the context of the book Quran is mainly about establishing relationship, connection, establishing link with our own inherent script (al-kitab) after discovering and recognizing it. When we form a connection or relationship with our own embedded script (al-kitab) then we are being guided according to our own unique script; this connection brings peace to our mind and psyche. The peace comes through following our inner script, diverting ourselves from our inner script brings irritation and dissatisfaction. The guidance is the provision (rizq) which we need to implement at all cost. The guidance is freely available but when we implement it we need to pay the price for it, that is to discharge our obligation (deen) towards the environment.

The word يُنْفِقُونَ in 2:3 is form iv imperfect verb which signifies to continuously pay the price by compensation, indemnity, recompense, reimbursement, remunerate, repay, what we have consumed in our life; this is the essence of the word يُنْفِقُونَ - this word is generally translated as they spend. The essence of this يُنْفِقُونَ word is to pay the price. Without paying the price we cannot follow Al-Kitab. The price you pay can be in the form of your precious time, energy, health, money, social boycott,  ridicule, isolation, luxury, losses etc. The word يُنْفِقُونَ in the context does not mean to spend money on charity, building religious places, relatives, Hajj or Umrah etc. These things cannot bring peace.

The book Quran says it is wrong to write your own script when it is already naturally embedded in you and you recognize it like you recognize your own nature - 2:79, 2:146, 6:20

The purpose of salaat is reconciliation / amendment (عَمِلَ صَالِحًا) – strong emotion like hate, anger, cravings, lust breaks our connection with our own script or hidden garden of enlightenment (jannah) - 19:59-60 

[Quran 29:45] Follow what is inspired [wahi] to you from the script [Al-Kitab], and established/install [aqeem] the process of connection / relationship [salat] . The process of connection / relationship [salaat with your own script] prevents over indulgence [Al-fahsha] and over smartness [Al-munkar]. And the remembrance [zikr] of Allah is greater. And Allah knows what you fabricate.

Changing or hiding the original theme of the book Quran to find answers for socio-economical problems in our lives is really deplorable. The truth is nobody looks in the book Quran for civics matter, infact there are countries without the book Quran doing better in peaceful index. 

Propagating the entire world to follow this ancient language Arabic book in matter of good governance is impossible and ridiculous. Why would European, Scandinavian countries or Chinese, Russians, French or any other group would study this 114 chapter Classical Arabic language book on good governance and take lessons from it. Some of these countries already have working good governance. 

The Quranic salaat is not about bringing people together to establish a collective system based on justice and fair distribution of resources. The Quranic salaat is bringing together all your inherent senses, information, emotions under the leadership of your own intellect and that intellect is your mohammad in the Quranic context.

This book Quran is not for the masses but only for those individuals who are interested to dig its actual message otherwise there are lot of better books, more tangible than this book on the presumed subjects. I am studying this only because I was brought up by this book though traditionally but I am attached to this book like billion of other Muslims and now I am in love with this book very much. The book Quran is the victim of misinterpretation and I want to make an attempt to clear that misconception of this wonderful book through my humble efforts. I don't know whether I would be able to complete this hurricane task.

RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY AND SCIENCE

 

RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY AND SCIENCE

The clash between these ornamented subjects' starts when we begin to judge or measure religion and spirituality with science. However it is disastrous when religion and spirituality try to enter into the domain of science. Although these three subjects are altogether different in nature but have important connection with mankind. It will be unfair to compare between them and to differentiate which one is better. These are simple subjects like Moral Science, Psychology and Science. Whether you like it or not, all subjects are of equal important for grooming mankind, we cannot debunk anyone of them. 

Basically Religion is cultural based. We don't adopt it consciously; it is automatically inherited from parents and environment. Religion is the system of beliefs that is based on a belief of reward and punishment for our actions from god or gods. Religion has nothing to do with spirituality, it is a base of Moral Science. You don't have to be religious to have moral values.

Spirituality begins from questioning the inherited rituals of religion. It is recognition of feeling or sense or belief that there is something greater than our own prevalent belief. Spirituality is something larger than just following dogmatic rituals. 

Spirituality is a feeling of universal compassion experienced by our own senses, coming into contact with greater empathy, connection or relationship with our own self and nature. It is a study of our own existence and origin. 

Spirituality is a non-material unseen metaphysical subject of Human Psychology. A Quantum Physicist can understand spirituality in a more precise manner. 

I would place the book Quran in the genre of Human Psychology (nafs) rather than a religious book. Quran is not a book of God but a book about your own God, a book of signs, about knowing your own God and Satan. It's all about positive and negative energy within us. The book Quran helps you to know your direction and destination.

Science is the study of available information about the physical world and natural laws. Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy and Geology are some of the main subjects of Science. Technology too is a part of Science.

The book Quran is not a book of Science or Political Science. The book Quran's only concern is to bring peace to human mind and it is a simple guide to it, nothing else. It is not a book of History that discusses the rise and fall of nations. 

So the conclusion is every subject is necessary at different level of our growth and learning. Never hate or love anything without scrutinizing it by your own self that too with an unprejudiced mind. If you hate something in entirety there is a great possibility that you would miss something of great importance for your learning. Nothing is entirely wrong, that's why a neutral mind is important.

The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will make you an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you. - Werner Heisenberg.

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The contextual meaning of Al-Quràn ☀️

 

The contextual meaning of Al-Quràn ☀️ 

Contextually the word Quran signifies compilation of our own thoughts extracted from our own script (kitab) in our own language (arabi). It has guidance for those who believe in themselves and are conscious about their own script (al-kitab). The contextual Quran cannot  be written on paper or any physical material because it is embedded in human minds and a small part from our inherent script (al-kitab) is revealed only on thinking minds. This Quran (compilation of thoughts) is full of  wisdom (al-hikmah), criterion (al-furqan), guidance (al-hidayah) and has recollection of memories (al-dhikr). It is preserved in human mind (nafs), directly speaks to you only and can be used only by those who uses their intellect. The inherent Quran is the catalogue to evolve human mind. 

The 114 chapter paper book is a wonderful guide for those who understand it's language. This Classical Arabic language book Quran is not for all because it is not in the language of the masses. The message is written in theophanic style. If correctly inferred it has the ability to bring peace and humbleness in our life. The subject of the 114 chapter book Quran is know your self, investigate, analyse yourself and you know your purpose of life.

HOW TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS ?

 

Question raised by one of my close friend

He says “Excellence or success is purely caused by individual’s efforts”

My take:

First we need to define success. The book Quran says success is when you able to discover your purpose of life and adhere to that direction. Success is that brings you happiness and peace. Islam is peace and peace is success.

The Book Quran says all you need to recognize your inherent script (Al-Kitab). You will find guidance that means direction in it. All you need to believe in that unseen, untrodden path and connect to it sincerely. This will take you to success.  

Efforts are not everything, direction (qibla) of the efforts is also important. We lose our direction because of wrong upbringing. Some parents understand the hidden talent in the child. We called that child God gifted. Those who are away from God may not understand this natural gift. Or those who are materially inclined may not like the talent which the child possesses.

Those who are naturally gifted need little efforts to excel and find peace. We all have that hidden talent but we and our parents failed to recognize it. The cause of real excellence is hidden talent; discovering that god gift in early stages of life and following that talent passionately and persistently lead to success. First stage is to recognize that talent then after that hard-work and passion comes. The ultimate cause of excellence is to recognize our own inherent natural script, commonly known as Book of Allah.

REHMATIL AALAMEEN - 21:107

 

         

Traditional interpretation.

21:107 - وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ

My interpretation.

Also study the verses for more clarification 21/106-108 & 3:81 and 33:40.

First we need to understand the dialogue format of the book Quran. The style of it's writing is theophany. All ancient religious scriptures are written in this format. In layman term personification of abstract things in a plain and simple language so that we be able to easily decipher it.

This verse is about mohammad our own service provider / obedient mindset (qaumil aabidin) one who explain, approves and mark the stamp of approval to all our compilation of thoughts (Quràn) extracted from our own mother book (al-kitab) of our information (nabiyeen) that resides nearer to nafs of the believers (33:6). Nabi means my information.

The sense of the verse is at your perusal.

21:107 - And we have not downloaded you except as a nourishment process for all knowledgeable.

The verse is not addressed to any person but to our embedded rasul that we have lodged you in the nafs of human beings so that you be the guide to all those who seek knowledge.

Translating rehmat as mercy and rehman as merciful is wrong translation. Allah represent justice (adal) and He is Adil (Judge who gives Justice), so how He can be merciful? Allah is not at all merciful. What you sow so shall you reap is the basic principle of divine accountancy and furthermore we will be testifying against our own selves. In other words we will be our own judge. It is all auto mode, no interference of any kind.

Rehman is the teacher of the Quran (55:1-2) and rehmat is the process by which we understand the Qur'an (note: not the 114 chapter book).

THE CONCISE MESSAGE OF THE BOOK QURAN

 

The book Quran says when we fully understand the content of our own unique script (al-kitab); we should accept it wholeheartedly and value it's guidance which then becomes our fate (muqqadar) that defines our purpose and way to successful life (muflihun). Fate is what we value (qadar) in life.

Happily / peacefully surrendering to our fate means accepting the direction of our inherent script (al-kitab) after recognizing the final script as our book of destiny and thus by acceptance of its message we bring peace (Islam) to our agitated minds (naas) and gradually creates a peaceful mindset (muslim).

The instructions from your book (al-kitab) don't let you sleep, you are continuously reminded (zikr) and you become conscious about your journey, this in Quranic terminology is known as taqwa and the person involved is mutaqqi (one who is conscious of his / her own script - al-kitab).

Facing continuous struggle and inner resistance to seek knowledge from our own script (al-kitab) and implement it with conviction is jihad in the way of allah (our own consciousness / conscience). 

After jihad comes qitaal. Thorough knowledge that comprehensively wipes out our wrong ideology is Qitaal; a better ideology that hits our temple is qatal, generally interpreted as fighting or killing.

A person who after thorough investigational process believes in his own script (al-kitab) is a believer (momin) and the guidance (hidayah) of the script is only for believers.

SOME IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGIES OF THE BOOK QURAN

 

The 114 chapter book called Quran is the compilation of instructions (signs/ayaat) on how to bring peace to our agitated mind (naas) that includes self and our own conscience. Peaceful mind is the only topic of the book Quran. Peaceful mind can create just and fair society but that’s another topic. Surrendering to peace (salam) at all cost is Islam.

I cannot widen the scope of understanding any book on my own accord, unless it is mentioned in the content of the book.  I interpret the book Quran purely on the basis of lexicons and I could not find any Arabic word for collective social system or just-socioeconomic system in the entire Quran. So for me the only subject which the Quran discusses is growth of self and self purification.

I have great respect for team Tolue Islam and Aastana. I admire the sincere work of Ghulam Ahmad Parvez and Dr. Qamar Zaman but sadly the theme of the book Quran is not about socialism. I find the entire message of the book Quran is about peaceful, sound, honest and harmonious character building of human race.

Peaceful, honest, sound character building of self is the need of the hour. Be it a doctor, engineer, advocate, charter accountant, administrator, civil servant, business man, employee, servant, land lord, common man, urbanite, villager, primitive or modern; everyone's requirement is safe, honest, sound and peaceful mindset. The Quran addresses these issues on how to have a stable peaceful sound mindset. Before vouching for peace for others first we need to wear the mask of peace ourselves and then put the mask of peace on others, similar to what is instructed while travelling in the plane - "In case of Oxygen shortage, wear the oxygen mask first and then put it on your child."

Social living depends upon the society we live in. An Indian or a Pakistani cannot decide what is good for a Chinese or English. We cannot help anyone unless the one we want to help is ready to change his or her own mindset. God help those who want to help themselves. As for permanent values it does not require any special book of instructions. Permanent moral values are same for everyone.

Keeping our mind safe, sound and peaceful is the biggest challenge which if the book Quran is correctly translated can fulfill that challenge. Keeping our mindset cool & peaceful is the biggest challenge of all time. That's why Quran is so special and precious. It has the power to heal the hearts.

I understand the vibrant parables of the book Quran as personification intended to simplify and aid our learning of abstract or metaphysical (bilgayab) component mentioned in the Quran.

The real struggle (Jihad) of everyone of us is between the ears, it is inside struggle and corruption (fasaad). We need to stabilise our inner self before commanding any action to our body. Brain is just an organ which depends on mind to perform. One of the meaning of mind in Arabic is nafs.

Quran is the only book which says read your own unique script (kitab), understand your own God, know your Satan and beware of it, recognize your direction of acceptance (Qibla) in the world, don't copy others, live according to your resources and work according to your inherent book of Allah and Rasool. 

 All the key-words or terms of the book Quran that we tend to infer must correlate with the context of psyche, self, human mind and conscience. Universe, World, Countries, Nations are vast topics that is not the subject of the book Quran. If that was the topic of the book Quran, common men like us are not eligible to understand those signs that the book claims to have guidance for all. The subject of the Quran is peace for all human beings and the book should be understood in that context only. Peace is the requirement of all human beings irrespective of cast, creed, colour or social status.

 The book Quran is the catalogue for the most complicated machine and that machine is human mind. Other matters are trivial before this important subject. That’s why the teaching of the book Quran is so precious.

 The subject of the book Quran is universal, very valuable and basic requirement of entire mankind as it deals with human mind. The message of the book is not for just some selective elites of the society who can rule the world. The subject of the book Quran is peace to self. We cannot control, manage, distribute, borrow or provide peace to others how much ever we try, the peace will elude us. Islam or peace is individual's internal matter. One may seems to have all the justice and necessities or luxury of life but still be thirsting to have peace in mind.

 Good governments cannot provide peace to individuals. Peace is not a commodity that is available in market. Good government can create just and fair atmosphere by providing free food banks, good infrastructure, educational institutions, provide jobs, implement good laws and create non corrupt systems, but to acquire peace of mind one must learn to remove corruption from our own mindset. Nobody else can remove corruption in our mind; it is up to us to erase it.

Corruption in lower consciousness (Fasad fil ardh) is the biggest problem that almost every individual is facing today. The fasad which the Quran is talking is not fighting or shedding blood on planet Earth but struggling with our own ego, jealousy, hate, rivalry, enmity, depression, arrogance, illiteracy, pride, hopelessness, fear,  insecurity... these are creating extremities in our psyche.

The subject of the Book Quran is not Planet Earth, Sky, Sun, Moon, Sea, Trees, Mountains, Camel, Cattle or super human beings and their communities but these vibrant terminologies that must be comprehended within the context of human psyche (nafs).

Some important terminologies of the book Quran according to my understanding; members a free to disagree.

 

1) Allah = The most powerful and complex energy within and outside us is Allah. The characteristics of this fusional energy are mentioned in the book Quran. This energy is everywhere. Everything in the universe is bond by the magnetic field of this one enigmatic Energy. The topic of the book Quran is human being and the term Allah in the context of human being is his/her own conscience. Rabb in the context of human being is our own knowledgeable system of consciousness that nourishes us.

 

2). Rasool Allah is the voice of Allah. We need to hear and obey this voice. Linguistically rasul means a low clear voice hanging around like a pendent in the neck. It is Allah's continuous message through wahi to those who believe. Obeying the voice (rasul) is as good as obeying Allah.

 

3). Al-Kitab is Allah’s message or script embedded in every creature. in it a unique role preserved for every individual to guide him or her to it's course,

 

 4). Nuzool Al-Kitab = The understanding of the true message of our own embedded script that has message for those who are muttaqi (diligent, cautious or those who are aware or conscious of their Allah).

 

 5) Wahy =  The conceiving of inspirational thoughts in a conscious mind.

 

6) Al-Quràn is the compilation of our own thoughts, taught to us by our inner Rasool, the message is deduced from own inherent script (Al-Kitab) - (This is a collection of guidance for successful and peaceful life). Quran always is in our own mother tongue (Arabic)

 

7). Al-Torah = the concealed script which we need to discover, an character of Alkitab which produces fire in you to follow your divine script/kitab.

 

8). Al-Injeel = An broadened script of spiritual healing, an character of Alkitab.

 

9). Zaboor = hard to grasp, which teaches us self restrain to become sound and steady, a characteristics of Al-Kitab

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10). Shaitan is our own arrogant  self, not ready to accept the facts on the contrary hides the facts and take us away from the reality.

 

11). Al-Akhirah is not an ultimate end result but continuous delayed cycle of hereafter. Hereafter does not mean after death but every procrastination moment from now onwards. Every moment is akhirah; duniya and aakhirah is not separate.

 

12). Al-ʿij'la -  الْعِجْلَ - Commonly know as Golden calf but linguistically and contextually it means hasty, immediate, hurry. We need to kill, educate our hasty attitude in order to transform our nafs.

13). HAYAT Aldunya = the miserable living.

14). HAYAT Al-tayyibah = a blissful flourished living.

15). Jihad in the context of the book Quran is internal struggle / fight with our own conscience (Allah) - (29:69)

Remember! Alkitab/Alquran is a guide book for the life before death not before birth or after death.