The Path of Perfection صراط الكمال

"Long live the Taliyah, long live the people on the Path of Perfection..." - Naj.One

 | وَإِنَّ لَكَ مَوْعِدًا لَّنْ تُخْلَفَهُ

Lesson 1 of the Level of Adam: The ONENESS of Allah. There are 8 Levels - Adam, Nuh, Ibrahim, Isma'il, Musa, Dawud, `Isa and Muhammad. Each level has 8 lessons. Each level takes various spans of time. You begin the first level with one lesson per day for 8 days. The level of Nuh is, according to its namesake, 40 days in length. Some levels will take years, others decades. Perfection is found in walking the Path, not in anticipation of the Destination. The journey is the experience and the refinement process for socio-spiritual evolution...

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

"The foremost in the Din is the acknowledgement of Hu, the Perfection of acknowledging Hu is to testify Hu, the Perfection of testifying Hu is to believe in Hu Oneness, the Perfection of believing in Hu's Oneness is to regard Hu Pure, and the Perfection of Hu's purity is to deny Hu attributes, because every attribute is a proof that it is different from that to which it is attributed and everything to which something is attributed is different from the attribute. Thus whoever attaches attributes to Allah recognizes Hu's like, and who recognizes Hu's like regards Hu two; and who regards Hu two recognizes parts for Hu; and who recognizes parts for Hu mistook Hu; and who mistook Hu pointed at Hu; and who pointed at Hu admitted limitations for Hu; and who admitted limitations for Hu numbered Hu." - Imam `Ali (as), Amir Al-Mu'minun, the Qutb of Allah, from Nahjul Balagha, Sermon 1



Before any, there existed Something Formless yet Complete, before the Heavens and the Earth, without sound or substance - yet the Source of both - depending on Nothing, unchanging, yet constantly in-flux. All pervading, unfailing. For It there was no beginning and shall be no end. For It is the Beginning and the End. Its End is in Its Beginning and Its Beginning in its End. By It the entire Universe was given form.

"Whoever said in what is Hu, held that Hu is contained; and whoever said on what is Hu held Hu is not on something else. Hu is a Being but not through phenomenon of coming into being. Hu exists but not from non-existence. Hu is with everything but not in physical nearness. Hu is different from everything but not in physical separation. Hu acts but without connotation of movements and instruments. Hu sees even when there is none to be looked at from among Hu's creation. Hu is only One, such that there is none with whom Hu may keep company or whom Hu may miss in his absence." - Imam `Ali (as), Amir Al-Mu'minin, the Qutb of Allah, from Nahjul Balagha, Sermon 1

Allah is the Infinite, we are the finite. Allah is Independent, we are dependent. A cell within a body is NOT the Total Being; yet it IS within it. A drop of water is NOT the Ocean but it is a tiny, finite FACET of the Ocean. A grain of sand is NOT the Beach, but it is a finite particle of the Beach. We must understand this with discernment. The drops of water in the Ocean and the grains of sand on the Beach are Real, but ONLY when seen as part of the Totality. When limited to them'selves' they are not Real. When a grain of sand says that it can stand alone as the entire Beach, then it is deluded by its nafs (ego-self), and has fallen into the false perception of shirk (polytheism). But likewise, it is also incorrect to think that you are a grain of sand, separate from the Reality; Al-Haqq. Such a person perceives that around them are only other grains of sand, the Beach is real but it is off somewhere else where they have never seen, and "we" are absolutely unrelated to It. Only Allah is Self-Sufficient. Allah is the Independent, "we" are are the dependent.

One must NEVER say that a particle is the Whole. Allah is the Whole "we" are the particle. But Allah tells us "we" cannot divide the Whole of Hu; so astaghfirullah - far be it from us to consider anything as "separate" from Hu.

"We created man and We [even] know the promptings of his mind. We are closer to him than his jugular vein" Al-Qur'an, Sura 50: 16

Hu neither begets (ie. "creates outside of Hu'self"), nor is begotten (i.e. "there is Nothing else for Hu to be created out of"). Allah did NOT "break off" a piece of Hu'self. For "where" would this piece be broken off too? What would lay between the cracks that would signify the "break?" Where else could Hu "put" those broken pieces other than within Hu's Infinite and Omnipresent Existence.

"I stand witness that there is no god but Allah, Hu is One and there is no partner with Hu. Hu is the First, such that nothing was before Hu. Hu is the Last, such that there is not limit for Hu. Imagination cannot catch any of Hu's qualities. Hearts cannot entertain belief about Hu's nature. Analysis and division cannot be applied to Hu. Eyes and hearts cannot compare Hu." - Imam `Ali (as), Amir Al-Mu'minin, the Qutb of Allah, from Nahjul Balagha, Sermon 84

This is the beginning of Understanding...

الطريق نحوالكمال : مستوى آدم (ع

الدرس الأول : وحدانيةُ الله


بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

"أَوَّلُ الدِّينِ مَعْرِفَتُهُ، وَكَمَالُ مَعْرِفَتِهِ التَّصْديقُ بِهِ، وَكَمَالُ التَّصْدِيقِ بِهِ تَوْحِيدُهُ، وَكَمَالُ تَوْحِيدِهِ الاِِْخْلاصُ لَهُ، وَكَمَالُ الاِِْخْلاصِ لَهُ نَفْيُ الصِّفَاتِ عَنْهُ، لِشَهَادَةِ كُلِّ صِفَةٍ أَنَّها غَيْرُ المَوْصُوفِ، وَشَهَادَةِ كُلِّ مَوْصُوفٍ أَنَّهُ غَيْرُ الصِّفَةِ، فَمَنْ وَصَفَ اللهَ سُبْحَانَهُ فَقَدْ قَرَنَهُ، وَمَنْ قَرَنَهُ فَقَدْ ثَنَّاهُ،وَمَنْ ثَنَّاهُ فََد جَزَّأَهُ، وَمَنْ جَزَّأَهُ فَقَدْ جَهِلَهُ، وَمَنْ جَهِلَهُ فَقَدْ أشَارَ إِلَيْهِ، وَمَنْ أشَارَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَدْ حَدَّهُ، وَمَنْ حَدَّهُ فَقَدْ عَدَّهُ" نهج البلاغة : الخطبة (1) الإمام علي أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام

قبل أي أوآن , وجُد شئٌ هناك , لاصورةَ له غيرَ أنهُ مُكتمل قبل الجنانٍ والأرضٍ, بلا صوتٍ أو جوهرٍ , بيدَ أنهُ الأصلُ فيهما معتمداً على اللاشئ , لا متغيرٌ بيدَ أنهُ دائمُ التدفقِ .متشرٌ في الأرجاءِ غيرُ واهنٍ . لأجل ذلك لم يكن هناكَ بدايةٌ وسوف لن تكونَ هناكَ نهاية. لأجل ذلك كانت البداية والنهاية .فنهايتها في بدايتها وبدايتها في نهايتها . بواسطتها أُعطيَ شكلاً للكون الكلي.

"وَمَنْ قَالَ: فِيمَ؟ فَقَدْ ضَمَّنَهُ، وَمَنْ قَالَ: عَلاَمَ؟ فَقَدْ أَخْلَى مِنُهُ. كائِنٌ لاَ عَنْ حَدَثٍ , مَوْجُودٌ لاَ عَنْ عَدَمٍ، مَعَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ لاَ بِمُقَارَنَةٍ، وَغَيْرُ كُلِّ شيءٍ لا بِمُزَايَلَةٍ ,فَاعِلٌ لا بِمَعْنَى الْحَرَكَاتِ وَالاَْلةِ، بَصِيرٌ إذْ لاَ مَنْظُورَ إلَيْهِ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ، مُتَوَحِّدٌ إذْ لاَ سَكَنَ يَسْتَأْنِسُ بهِ وَلاَ يَسْتوْحِشُ لِفَقْدِهِ. "


الله لا يفنى , نحنُ الفناء , الله المُعْتَــمَدْ , ونحنُ المعتمدون عليه . خليةٌ في الجسدِ ليست كينونتها التامة , غير أنها مُتَضَمِنَتَها . قطرةٌ منْ الماءِ ليستْ المحيط لكنها بالغة الصِغَر, فهي مظهرٌ محدودٌ من المحيطِ. حَبةٌ من الرمالِ لاتعني الساحل بيد أنها ذرةٌ محدودةٌ من }المحيط{. يجب علينا وبشدة فهم ذلك بفطنةٍ . قطراتٌ من الماءِ في المحيطِ وحبيباتٌ من الرمالِ في الساحل هم حقيقة لكنهم لا يبدون كذلك . إلا إذا أمعنَ النظرَ فيهم كجزءٍ من كل.

بمحدوديتها المفردة لا تكون حقيقة , عندما تدعي حبيبة من الرمالِ أنها تستطيع بمفردها أن تمثل الساحل الكلي إذاً فقد خدعتها نفسها , فوقعت في الشرك . بطريقةٍ مماثلة , فمن غير الصواب أن تعتقد بأنك حبيبة من الرمالِ مفصولةٌ عن بارئها وهي }الحق{ سبحانه وتعالى . شخص كهذا يدرك بأن ماحوله حبيبات أخرى . 
}الساحل{ حقيقي لكنه مختفي في مكانٍ ما لم يراه قط . لذا نحن بالتأكيد لاننتمي إليه .

الله الغَنيْ والله المُعْتَمَد ونحنُ المعتمدونَ عليه . لا يجب على أحدٍ القول بأن الذرةَ هي الكل . اللهُ هو الكل ونحن الذرات . ويخبرنا الله بأننا لا يمكن أن نُجَزئَهُ لذلك نستغفر الله لأنه بعيد كل البعد عن إعتباره منفصلٌ عن ذاته .
قال تعالى 

(( وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَاَ الإْنَسَانَ ونَعْلَمُ مَاتُوَسِْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ وَنَحْنُ أقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْورِيدِ)) 

لمْ يلد ولم يولد ولم يكن له كفواً أحد. الله لم يَنْزعَ جزءً من نفسهِ . ولأي مكان سيتم وضع ذلك الجزء المنزوع أيضا؟ ماذا عسى أن يوضع بين تلك الأشلاء ليفيد العَطْبْ ؟ أين يمكن أن يضع الله هذه الأجزاء إن لم يكن في ذاته اللامنتهية ووجوده الكلي ؟

"أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ: الاََْوَّلُ لاَ شَيْءَ قَبْلَهُ، وَالآخِرُ لاَ غَايَةَ لَهُ، لاَ تَقَعُ الاََْوْهَامُ
لَهُ عَلى صِفَةٍ، وَلاَ تُعْقَدُ الْقُلُوبُ مِنْهُ عَلَى كَيْفِيَّةٍ، وَلاَ
تَنَالُهُ التَّجْزِئَةُ وَالتَّبْعِيضُ، وَلاَ تُحِيطُ بِهِ الاََْبْصَارُ
وَالْقُلُوبُ." الإمام أمير المؤمنين علي بن أبي طالب من نهج البلاغة خطبة رقم
(84)


...وهذه بدايــــة الفهــــــــم


































 

Tree of the Prophets painting by M.R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
The Path to Perfection lessons were based upon eight primordial states of prophethood, noted by Shaykh M.R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, but elaborated on by the Taliyah al-Mahdi, specifically by Naziri who articulated the lessons, which he disseminated through booklets as well as in electronic form when requested. Later levels of the teachings were orally-relayed only - not written. The core of the Taliyah who have maintained an inner circle of adherents, moving forward with the blueprints that were outlined decades ago, continue to follow this path, with some being at the levels of Dawud, `Isa and Muhammad - in terms of what praxis these lessons entail.Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship

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