Spiritual Letter 63 - Outline & Summary Version About Spiritual Letter 63 Title: "Review of The Holy Qur'an, of Sura or Chapter 86, of "At Tarique", of "The Night Visitant or the Morning Star" Date Written and Posted: December, 2004 Written by: Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) Written to: The brothers and sisters of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship Go To: Introduction - to Spiritual Letter 63 Go To: Outline & Summary Version - of Spiritual Letter 63 "Silent Outline" - with no short summary of each Topic "Brief Outline" - with a short summary of each Topic. Go To: Summary of Spiritual Letter Home Page - Spiritual Letters Go To Spiritual Letter 64 Letter 63: E-mail Version Library Home Page Go To Spiritual Letter 62 Letter 63: Related Material Introduction - to Spiritual Letter 63 Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Al-salam 'alaykum wa-rahmat Allah wa-barakatuhu kulluhu. Wa 'alaykum al-salam wa-rahmat Allah wa-barakatuhu kulluhu. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all. My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brothers and sisters - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). Here is the start of a beautiful review of the Holy Qur'an that our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and God within Him, have instructed this child to perform, living at the feet of Bawa within us, and of God within Him, and which They have instructed this child to review with you, as it progresses, with the Children of God for our age, because in truth there is only "One" of us, as there is only "One" God within us, and in truth "They are One" within us, just waiting for us within us, to let Them get on with it within us, get on with what They have started within us, which is to reveal the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, before we die to the "outside" of us. Please reflect on these words of wisdom a little, as well as the words to follow, my dearest loving brothers and sisters, because it is very important. There is not a lot of time left, for any of us, and still a lot to do, before our time on the "outside" of us is over, and we must harvest the crop we have grown, and move into the house that we have build. May ours be the best of crops, and the most beautiful of houses. Amen. [Note: You can read this and all subsequent reviews of the Holy Quran on-line as a separate Web Page, including a List and a Summary of the Suras or Chapters in the Holy Qur'an that are presently being reviewed by this child, by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler), by clicking on the following: Review of the Holy Qur'an - Home Page, which has the URL or Web Address: www.HolyQuran.homestead.com. Also, you can read a complete review of Chapter 86, "At Tarique", or "The Night Visitant or The Morning Star", as it develops, by clicking on the following: Review of Chapter 86, "At Tarique", which has the URL or Web Address: www.HolyQuranChapter086. homestead.com. Thank you. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar] Outline & Summary Version - of Spiritual Letter 63 "Silent Outline" - with no short summary of each Topic Introduction - to Spiritual Letter 63 A. A Few Wisdom Points And A Short Story - before the review B. Review of Chapter 86 "At Tarique" - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) 1-0. Original Version of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique", of "The Night Visitant or the Morning Star" 2-0. Summary of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" 3-0. Expanded Version of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" 3-1. Review of The "First Three Lines" of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" a. Original Version - of the "First Three Lines" b. Expanded Version - of the "First Three Lines" c. Explanation of The Expansion - of the "First Three Lines" 3-2. Review of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" a. Original Version - of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 b. Expanded Version - of "Line 4" of Chapter 86" c. Explanation of The Expansion - of "Line 4" of Chapter 86" 3-3. Review of "The Rest" of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" a. Original Version - of "The Rest of Chapter 86" b. Expanded Version - of "The Rest of Chapter 86" c. Explanation of The Expansion - of "The Rest of Chapter 86" "Brief Outline" - with a short summary of each Topic Introduction - to Spiritual Letter 63 A. A Few Wisdom Points And A Short Story - before the review 1. How We Currently Falsely Define Ourselves - in terms of the darkness and evil that we have in our ignorance allowed to grow and come to maturity within us, and that we now see in our ignorance as our life, and the life of our dearest loving brothers and sisters, in the world on the "outside" of us, rather than in terms of God within us, and in terms of the "Stuff of God" within us, that will naturally grow within us, if we will only trust and love only in God within us, and hold no trust or love for anything of the world on the "outside" of us 2. The Story of The Man From California - who Bawa gave a special prayer to say each day, to strengthen his faith and trust in God within him, which became a. The "Father's Prayer" of Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen - "Oh our Father, our Shaikh, our Guru, we need your love, please, please, please, destroy us, and reveal You. Amen" B. Review of Chapter 86 "At Tarique" - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) 1-0. Original Version of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique", of "The Night Visitant or the Morning Star" 2-0. Summary of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" 3-0. Expanded Version of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" 3-1. Review of The "First Three Lines" of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" a. Original Version - of First Three Lines, "By the heaven and the Morning Star, Ah what will tell thee what the Morning Star is, The Piercing Star?" b. Expanded Version - of First Three Lines, "By the 24 and the 25th letter within you, Ah what will tell you what the 25th letter is within you, The Nur Muhammad within you?" 3-1. Review of The "First Three Lines" of Chapter 86 (continued) c. Explanation of The Expansion - of the First Three Lines of "At Tarique", which describes the first step on the "Straight Path" of God within us, or "Shari'at" within us, which is defined in the beautiful book of wisdom, "The Golden Words of a Sufi Shaikh", on page 466, as "the realization of good and evil, and conducting one's life according to good), but which in truth is God showing the Iman or faith of God in God within us to God within us, to "God happening" within us, to the Light of God within us, to the Nur Muhammad within us, allowing the Light of God on the forehead of Adam (peace be upon Him) within us to awaken within us, to become the "Shepherd And The Tree" within us, as explained in another beautiful book of wisdom by His Holiness, starting on page 09, in "Chapter 01" of the book, "A Mystical Journey" 3-2. Review of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" a. Original Version - of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 b. Expanded Version - of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 c. Explanation of The Expansion - of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 3-3. Review of "The Rest" of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" a. Original Version - of "The Rest of Chapter 86" b. Expanded Version - of "The Rest of Chapter 86" c. Explanation of The Expansion - of "The Rest of Chapter 86" Text of Spiritual Letter: A. A Few Wisdom Points And A Short Story - before the review 1. How We Currently Falsely Define Ourselves - in terms of the darkness and evil that we have in our ignorance allowed to grow and come to maturity within us, and that we now see in our ignorance as our life, and the life of our dearest loving brothers and sisters, in the world on the "outside" of us, rather than in terms of God within us, and in terms of the "Stuff of God" within us, that will naturally grow within us, if we will only trust and love only in God within us, and hold no trust or love for anything of the world on the "outside" of us But in our current state we fail to realize this "truth of our life" and the "truth of what has been hidden within us", by God within us, that in truth we are the "Seed of God" within us buried within the "Earth of God" within us, which is the Creation of God within us, which is the earth world or dunya within us, just waiting to germinate, and as such we are in truth "God happening" within us. And the "truth of God" within us, the truth of "what has been hidden within us, by God within us, that in truth God within us is the "Seed of True Man" within us, within the "Seed of God" within us, and as such is "True Man happening" within "God happening" within us, which will all naturally happen within us when we let the "truth surrender to the truth" within us, as God has ordained for us within us, as God has intended within us, if we will only join with Him in this intention, giving up everything else in the process. But in our current state we have failed to do this, we have failed to realize, understand, accept, and join with this truth of us, which has now naturally emerged from within us, because now we are ready to hear it and to either accept or reject it, as the coming of the "Gift of God" for our age, as the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), both within us and on the "outside" of us. And in this way, we have failed to join with it to correct ourselves accordingly, and instead we have set out in our ignorance, in our arrogance, and in our karma, to continue to define ourselves only in terms of what God has discarded and placed on the "outside" of us, rather than in terms of God, and of what God has embraced us with in our age, which is the "Gift of God" for our age, that God has every so patiently and ever so lovingly placed within each of us living in this age, whether we know it or not, and even whether we want it or not, because in truth it is both our "judgment and our salvation", for the Children of God for our age, as it was at the time of Jesus (peace be upon Him) over 2000 years ago, for the Children of God in that age, as the "Stuff of God" within us that is just waiting to happen within us, as a apple tree is just waiting to happen within each apple seed. This is how we must define ourselves, my dearest loving brothers and sisters, in terms of the "Fruits of God" on the "Tree of God" that must grow within the "Earth of God" within us, if we will only let it, if we will only join in partnership with God within us, to let God, and to let the "Stuff of God" happen within us, rather than keeping the "drama" of "you and I", of "mine and your" going on all the time on the "outside" of us, a drama which we can never win, a drama which in truth is but a distraction from what God has given us to do, before we die to the "outside" of us. Because we are not what we currently see on the "outside" of us, this is not "who we are", or "where we are", or "what is happening" in our life, for in truth we are of God, and we are of what God is doing within us, and we are within God, we are how God reveals God to God from within God within us, and in this way, in truth we are "True Man happening" within "God happening" within the Creation of God within us, and we are not "us" happening on the "outside" of us, we are not us becoming a man, or us becoming a women, or us having a baby, or us raising a family, or us getting rich, or us getting old and dying, on the "outside" of us. None of this drama of our "outside" is us, it is just a scene that we are seeing, that we are being shown. And it is all of what God discarded to become God, and it is what God will again discard, if we will but let Him, but this time within us. Amen. For as Bawa teaches us, in the beautiful song, starting on page 108, in "Chapter 30", "The Mystical Meaning of Man's Body" (www.SpiritualBook001Chap30. homestead.com), in the beautiful book of wisdom, "The Pearl of Wisdom" (www.ThePearlOfWisdom.homestead.com) "Fate rules me with a show of scenes, What will my conscience do to me in the world? And we only see our current state, our "outside" of us, because in our ignorance we have falsely let the darkness grow within us, which we now see in our ignorance as the life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, that we now see in our ignorance as "us" and our dear loving brothers and sisters living a life of "arrogance, karma, and illusion", a life of "desire for earth, women (either to have a woman, or to be a women, it is all the same), and gold", when in truth God is our only property and wealth, and a life of "body, trick, and danger", when in truth there is no danger. For example, all of our effort to protect and take care of ourselves, and our family, and our friends, and our country, and all of the endangered species in the world, and the whales in the arctic, and the monkeys in brazil, is not needed, for in truth there is no danger, since man is without any natural enemies, and everything that we see, including all of the endangered species, are within us, not "outside" of us. Such is the state of our current life of illusion, that has taken control of us, that we have learned to love and trust, and that we have let falsely define for us "who we are", and "where we are", and "what is happening" in our life. But it is not true. All of it is false. In this way, we have become subject to a very powerful life of illusion, a very powerful life of "separation and differences", both within us and on the "outside" of us, that we must pray to God to destroy within us, before we die to the "outside" of us, because only God can do it, only God can end the darkness and evil within us, by bringing it to judgment within us, before we die to the "outside" of us, by making it complete, by sending down the 1000 generosities of God, giving 300 to water, 300 to fire, 300 to air, and giving 99 to the light, keeping 1 for Himself, and by sending down the One who can transform all of our darkness into light, by revealing the 99 within everything, if we will only let Him. For if we don't do this before we die to the "outside" of us, then this is what we will get for eternity, what we have grown within us other than God within us, other than the "Stuff of God" within us, this is what we will get, what God has discarded to become God within us, but this time seeing these lives of darkness and evil within us as they really are within us, not as we currently see them in their illusory form on the "outside" of us. Such is the hell of our life just waiting for us to die, which is an eternal life of "separation from" God within us, of "separation from" the truth of us, and the truth of God within us, of "separation from" the story of God and of True Man within us, that like the apple seed, that we came to the earth, to join with the earth, to tell, to join with the "Earth of God" within us, which is the Creation of God within us, to tell, to tell the story of God within the story of True Man within us, and to tell the story of True Man within the story of God within us, just like the apple seed, if it germinates, joins with the earth to destroy itself as "separate from", and reveal itself as "One with", as "One with" the apple tree, and then as "One with" the apple, and finally, again as "One with" the apple seed. Amen. May we do the same, may we do at least as much as an apple seed does, before we die to the "outside" of us, but to do this transformation from a life of "selfishness" on the "outside" into a life of "selflessness" on the "inside" of us, we need God's help. For as Bawa teaches us, "We must use God to get to God within us, not what God has discarded." 2. The Story of The Man From California - who Bawa gave a special prayer to say each day, to strengthen his faith and trust in God within him For as Bawa told a man from California one day, in-the-room, in 1972, "you must call for your own destruction", if you are to become successful in your life, before you die to the "outside" of you. Such is the short story of a man who had a group of disciples, but who had come to see Bawa for himself in Philadelphia, a man who wanted to publish the "10 Mystical Experiences" of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), after reading them and experiencing the "Presence of God" within his reading. And Bawa told the man, after giving him the name "Shaikh Hamid", that he could not publish the "10 Mystical Experiences", as only one in that state, the state required to have these kinds of experiences, could do that kind of work, but instead Bawa told him to publish the "Resonance of Allah". But he declined. And then Bawa told the man, Shaikh Hamid, to go back to California and bring his disciples to a good state, and the man seemed overwhelmed by the suggestion, and indicated this to Bawa, and then Bawa told with, as if it was obvious, that He could do it, and said to the man, "But you have Me!" In this way, with Bawa indicating to the man, and to all in-the-room, and to all of us hearing it now, perhaps for the first time, from this child, that this was all that the man need, that this was all that any of us needed, that "having Bawa", that accepting and using "Bawa" as our direct connection to God within us, was all that we would ever need in our life, to become successful in our life, before we died to the "outside" of us, and in his case, for "Shaikh Hamid", that this was all that he would need to bring his disciples to a good state. If he would only realize, understand, accept, and join with this truth of his life, that he was now hearing. And so it is also true for each of us. May God open our hearts to this truth of us, which in truth is our own life speaking to us, is God within our own life speaking to each of us, right now. Amen. But still the man from California wavered, and Bawa then told the man that He would give the man something that would help him, a prayer to say each day, that would strength his faith and trust in God, and allow him to do what he had just been told to do, which was to use Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) as his direct connection to God within him, for in truth God alone is sufficient, and for our age, this translates into becoming "One with" Bawa within us, and "One with" God within Him. Amen. And here is the prayer that Bawa gave this man from California to say each day, "Oh my Father, my Shaikh, my Guru, I need your love, please, please destroy me." A prayer which this child has been saying, at least once every day, since we heard this story, and a prayer which over the years has grown into the following "The "Father's Prayer" of Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen", calling on Bawa within us, and God within Him, by saying the word "Bawa", the name of the "Gift of God" for our age, the name of the place within us where God, and all of the "Stuff of God", dwell within us for our age, and in this way, the "Name of God" for our age, to come and join in this prayer, at each point of the prayer, as follows: a. The "Father's Prayer" of Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen: (Bawa) Oh our Father, our Shaikh, our Guru, we need your love, please, please, please destroy us and reveal You. (Bawa) Destroy us as "separate from" You and You as "separate from" us, and reveal us as "One with" You and You as "One with" us. (Bawa) Destroy the life of "separation and differences" that You have given us, and reveal the Life of "Oneness and Unity", of "Justice and Truth" and of "Compassion and Unity" that You have also given us. (Bawa) Bringing us to completion. Finding completion within Your grace, wisdom within your completeness, truth within Your wisdom, and the "Oneness of God and True Man" within Your truth, within Your wisdom, within Your completeness, within Your grace. (Bawa) Amen, Amen, Ya Rabil Alameen. (Bawa) Amen, Amen, Ya Rahman Alameen. (Bawa) Amen, Amen, Ya Rahim Alameen. (Bawa) Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. [Note: for more on the history of this prayer, click on the following: Spiritual Prayer 001 (www.spiritualprayer001.homestead.com), and for a list of some other prayers that this child has found very helpful, living at the feet of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of God within Him, please click on the following: Spiritual Prayers - Home Page (www.spiritualprayers. homestead.com). Thank you. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar) B. Review of Chapter 86, of "At Tarique" - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) 1-0. Original Version of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique", of "The Night Visitant or the Morning Star" Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. 01. By the heaven and the Morning Star. 02. Ah, what will tell thee what the morning Star Is? 03. The piercing Star? 04. No human soul but hath a guardian over it. 05. So let man consider from what he is created. 06. He is created from a gushing fluid, 07. That issues from between the loins and ribs. 08. Lo! He verily is able to return him. 09. On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out. 10. Then will he have no might nor any helper, 11. By the heaven which giveth the returning rains, 12. And the earth, which splitteth. 13. Lo! His is a conclusive Word, 14. It is no pleasantry. 15. Lo! They plot a plot. 16. And I plot a plot. 17. So give a respite to the disbeliever, deal thou gently with them for a while. 2-0. Summary of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" - In process. Please come back later. thank you. - 3-0. Expanded Version of Chapter 86, of "At Tarique" 3-1. Review of The "First Three Lines" of Chapter 86 a. Original Version - of the "First Three Lines" Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. 01. By the heaven and the Morning Star. 02. Ah, what will tell thee what the morning Star Is? 03. The piercing Star? b. Expanded Version - of the "First Three Lines" Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. 01. By the 24 and the 25th letter within you, 02. Ah what will tell you what the 25th letter is within you, 03. The Nur Muhammad within you? c. Explanation of The Expansion - of the First Three Lines of "At Tarique", which describes the first step on the "Straight Path" of God within us, or "Shari'at" within us, which is defined in the beautiful book of wisdom, "The Golden Words of a Sufi Shaikh", on page 466, as "the realization of good and evil, and conducting one's life according to good), but which in truth is God showing the Iman or faith of God in God within us to God within us, to "God happening" within us, to the Light of God within us, to the Nur Muhammad within us, allowing the Light of God on the forehead of Adam (peace be upon Him) within us to awaken within us, to become the "Shepherd And The Tree" within us, as explained in another beautiful book of wisdom by His Holiness, starting on page 09, in Chapter 01 of the book, "A Mystical Journey" In this way, when looked at with wisdom, when looked at living at the feet of God for our age, which is the feet of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of God within Him, these First Three Lines in Sura or Chapter 86, of "At Tarique", of "The Night Visitant or the Morning Star", expand in truth into the following: "What will tell you what the Nur Muhammad is within you, that God placed on the forehead of Adam (peace be upon Him) within you, within Adam (peace be upon Him) within you, when God created man within you, and the fall of man within you, within Adam (peace be upon Him) within you, where God placed His 7th and 6th levels of consciousness or wisdom within you, but without an understanding of themselves within you, so the fall of Adam (peace be upon Him) occurred within you, and the fall of each of you as well". "That is, with the fall of man as the Children of Adam (peace be upon Him) within you, which has also occurred within each of you as well, and with His recovery, the recovery of Adam (peace be upon Him) from His fall within you, and in this way, as your recovery within you, as the recovery of each of you within you, all of this, is also planned within each of you by what God created within you, and in this way, everything is perfect within you. May you all know this now without the slightest doubt and start to act accordingly, start to act as if you are "One with" God within you, because in truth you are, with you doing all of this, joined as "One with" God within you, before you die to the "outside" of you, for in truth you are all "One", as God within you is "One", in this way revealing the "Oneness of God and True Man" within you, which in truth is God and True Man within you. Amen". "For the answer to the question, what is the Morning Star?, the Piercing Star, what is the 25th letter of the 28 letters, what is the Nur Muhammad?, is all contained within the answer to the question, "Who am I?, that God asked of God in the time before the beginningless beginning, in the age known as Anathi, or the age of darkness or lack of understanding within you, that preceded what you are now all experiencing as your life within you, that you currently see in our ignorance as existing on the "outside" of you, but a time which set the wheel rolling that you are all now moving around, and around, until you die to the "outside" of you". "But before you die to the "outside" of you, you have the opportunity to truly understand it, to truly come to understand the answer to God's question of God within you, if you will only let Him, if you will only let Him answer His question, to let Him freely use what He has created within you to answer His question, for the benefit of all that He has created, which allows you to return to the "Oneness of God and True Man" within you, sharing your understanding, as "One with" God within you, for eternity, before it is too late, before you die to the "outside": of you". "For in truth you are not what you are currently experiencing on the "outside" of you, nor are you the 4 elements that underlie this experience, nor are you the 28 letters just waiting to be revealed behind the 4, behind the 4 elements within you, that is, you are not even the mystical form just waiting to be revealed within the physical form within you, that you see in our ignorance as existing on the "outside" of you, the mystical form of light within you as well as the consciousness and power within it, you are not even this, which in truth is the Holy Trinity of God in the age of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within you, and the Triple Flame of God in the age of Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) within you, when the 25th letter is explained by the 26th, the 27th, and the 28th letter within you". "Which your Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and God within Him, teaches you is your "soul joined with your wisdom", having liberated your soul from your impure birth, or Jesus (peace be upon Him) within you (the 26th letter within you), and is "Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) having completed His 20 year journey to God within you, or Mi'raj within you, removing the final veil that separates you from God within you, or the earth world or dunya within you, revealing the next world or the hereafter or akhirah within us (the 27th letter within you), and with the 28th letter being Insan Muhammad within you. And in truth you are not any of this either". "For in truth you are of God within you, you are of what God is doing within you, which is revealing God to God within you for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within you, and you are of what is left when all of this is over within you, which is the "Oneness of God and True Man" within you, which in truth is God and True Man within you". "And you are how God does all of this within you, which is to "Hide Himself" from Himself, and then "Find Himself" again, if you will only let Him, if you will willingly and freely let your current life end, so God within you can again live, live as our Iman within you, which are the 24 letters within us, the 24 letters of the kalimah within you, and then as the Nur Muhammad within you, which is the 25th letter within us, and then as the 26th letter within you which is the Palace of the Soul within you, the House of wisdom within you, the House of Qutb Muhaiyaddeen Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani (may God be pleased with Him) within you, and then as Muhammad (peace be upon Him) within you opening True Prayer within you, the "Prayer of the One to the One who Is" within you, which is the 27th letter within you, and then as Insan Muhammad, as Insan Kamil or Perfected Man within you, who has become One with God within you, before you die to the "Outside" of you, which is the 28th letter within you. Amen". "And you are everything that is beyond this, if you will only let it go, let go of what in your ignorance you have become, if you will only join in partnership with God within you to empty the cup within you, so what is next can occur within you, through your faith and trust in God alone within you. Amen". "If you can only do at least as much as what an apple seed does, and germinate, germinate to the "truth of you" and to the "truth of God" hidden within the "truth of you", in this way letting "truth surrender to truth" within you, as an apple seed does, at least most of them, having realize, understood, accepted, and joined with the truth of itself, and the truth of what is hidden within it, and in this way, letting itself end, letting its life of "selfishness", of "separation and differences", that it is "separate from" the earth, and from what is hidden within it, the apple seed, and from what is hidden within that, the apple fruit, in this way, letting its life buried within the earth come to an end, before it physically dies in the earth, and instead joins with the earth to tell the story of the apple tree hidden within the apple, and the story of the apple hidden within the apple tree, and within that, again the story of the apple seed hidden with the apple". "May you at least do as much as an apple seed does. Amen". 3-2. Review of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" a. Original Version - of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. 04. No human soul but hath a guardian over it. b. Expanded Version - of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. 04. No human soul but hath a guardian over it [because this is the "Gift of God" for each human life entering the world, which is the 6th level of wisdom or consciousness within you, which is the "wisdom surrounding your soul", which is what differentiates man from all of the other Creation of God within you, with man being the only Creation of God who has the necessary consciousness to come to an understanding of God within himself, and of True Man within God within himself, and of the true relationship between God and True Man within himself, which is "Oneness", which is the "Oneness of God and True Man" within himself, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God (or the earth world or dunya) within him, and for the benefit of all of the Creation of True Man (or the hereafter or akhirah) within him, in this way, revealing the "Oneness of God and True Man" within you, which in truth is God and True Man within you. Amen] c. Explanation of The Expansion - of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 "For as your Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within you, and God within Him, teach you on page 6, in the "Forward" to the beautiful book of wisdom, "The Pearl of Wisdom", "Man appearing on this earth forgets God, and falls into many a trap. He does not know to seek himself, although God exists within man. This "Guru Mani or Pearl of Wisdom", is (provided) to explain (to you) in detail this concept (of Tawhid, or the affirmation of the Unity of God, within each of you. Amen." "And this is why His Holiness told you one day, "In-the-room", "I have not come for you. I have come to awaken the wisdom surrounding your soul, so the wisdom surrounding your soul can do battle with the "Enemy of your soul". "And upon hearing this, this child immediately asked Bawa, "O Bawa, who is the enemy of my soul?" "And Bawa looked at this child and said, "You!" "Such is the clarity that must dawn within each of you before it is too late, before you physically die to the world on the "outside" of you, because this is only the first of "God's Schools", this earth world or dunya within you, that you currently see in your ignorance as existing on the "outside" of you, this is the "School of Contrast" where, if you like, you can join in partnership with God within you to learn about what is "separating you" from God within you, and "separating you" from all of the "Stuff of God" within you, like from all of the 124,000 Prophets, Heavenly Beings, and Lights of God within you, which are just waiting to be revealed within you, if you will only let Them." "Separating you" from all of the "Stuff of God" within you, which is just waiting to be revealed within you, which is just like all of the "apple tree stuff" that is hidden within each apple seed buried within the earth, like the "apple tree", the "apple fruit", and again the "apple seed", all of which is just waiting within each apple seed buried within the earth to be revealed, by the apple seed joined with the earth, if it will only let them be revealed, if it will only realize, understand, accept, and join with the "truth of itself", and the "truth of the apple tree" hidden within it, a truth that naturally emerges from within the apple seed when it is ready to hear it, and ready to either accept or reject it." "The "truth of itself", the truth that it is an apple seed buried within the earth, and the "truth of the apple tree" hidden within it", the truth that the earth contains everything necessary for the "apple tree" hidden within the apple seed to grow." "In this way, if the apple seed buried within the earth will only let the "truth surrender to the truth" within it, if having realized, understood, accepted, and joined with the "truth of itself", and with the "truth of what is hidden" within it, the truth of the "apple tree" hidden within it, if it will only realize and accept this truth and then join with the earth that it is buried within, in order to germinate". "In order to tell the story of the apple tree within the story of the apple hidden within it, and to tell the story of the apple within the story of the apple tree hidden within it, if it will only do this, if it will only tell these stories hidden within it, and not just continue to live a life of "selfishness" buried within the earth, until it physically dies in the earth, living a life of "selfishness" as "separate from" the earth, and as "separate from" the stories of the apple tree and of the apples hidden within it, until it dies in the earth. Amen." "If it will only do this, before it physically dies within the earth, before it rots in the earth, and is absorbed into the earth, taking on 105 million rebirths, but never again as an apple seed, forever breaking its connection to the story of the apple tree hidden within it, within the apple within it, and the story of the apple hidden within it, within the apple tree within it, the stories that it came to the earth, to join with the earth, to tell". "If it will only do this, if it will only join as "one with" the earth that it is buried within, in order to destroy itself, in order to destroy its current life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of itself in the earth, and instead, joining as "one with" the earth to reveal the life of "selflessness" hidden within it, the life of "selflessness" hidden within it that is just waiting to be revealed from within it, from within its life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of itself, its life of "selflessness" which is the life of the apple tree hidden within it, which will then selflessly reveal the life of all of the "apple fruits" hidden within it, from all of its mature branches, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God that live on it, that live above it, and that live beneath it, including each of you. Amen." "In this way, can you not do at least as much as an apple seed? And join with the "Earth of God" within you, which is the Creation of God within you, where the "Seed of God" has been hidden by God within you, just waiting to germinate, just waiting to join as "One with" the Creation of God within you to destroy your current life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of you, and replace it with the life of "selflessness" within you, the life of the purified and liberated soul within you". "Which is the life of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within you, which has been hidden by God within you, within your current life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of you, hidden by God within you, within your current life of sin on the "outside" of you, which is your current life of "separation and differences", your current life of "arrogance, karma, and illusion" on the "outside" of you, your current life of "desire for earth, women (either to have a women, or to be a women, it is all the same), and of desire for gold" on the "outside" of you, and your current life of "body, trick, and danger" on the "outside" of you, when in truth there is no danger, for man has no natural enemies, with all of this being seen by you in your ignorance as occurring on the "outside" of you, but which in truth is occurring within you, in the world of darkness within you, in the worlds of hell and of evil within you that in your ignorance you have allowed to grow within you, and come to maturity within you." "In this way, this is your work, your "Heart's Work" within you, to awaken the "wisdom surrounding your soul" with the "Gift of God" for your age, with the life and teaching of God for your age, for the Children of God for your age, which for your age, is the life and teaching of your Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), both within you and on the "outside" of you. Amen." "Allowing the "wisdom surrounding your soul" to do battle with the "Enemy of your soul", if you will only let it, if you will only join as "one with" it within you, in order to do this "Heart's Work" within you, before you die to the "outside" of you, in order to do battle with the "Enemy of your soul", which is your current life on the "outside" of you, which is each of you living a life of sin, a life of "separation and differences" with your dearest loving brothers and sisters in the world that you see in your collective ignorance as existing on the "outside" of you. Amen." "Such is the significance of this fourth line in this beautiful Sura or Chapter of the Holy Qur'an, of Sura or Chapter 86, "At Tarique", the "Night Visitant or the Morning Star", my dearest loving brothers and sisters." "For in the first three lines of Chapter 86, of "At Tarique" God teaches you of "what you must do" to become "One with" God within you, before you die to the "outside" of you, which is to become "One with" the "Light of your wisdom", which is the Nur Muhammad on the forehead of Adam (peace be upon Him) within you, by becoming the Nur Muhammad within the Nur Muhammad within you, by becoming the "Understanding of the Nur Muhammad" within you, in this way, allowing True Prayer to occur within you, the "Prayer of the One to the One who Is" within you. Amen". "And now in this fourth line, God starts to teach you about "how to do this", about how you become "One with" God within you before you die to the "outside" of you. "That is, you must awaken the wisdom surrounding your soul with the "Gift of God" for your age, with the life and teaching of God for your age, and then join as "One with" your awakened wisdom to liberate your soul from the cross of your elemental body, from the cross of your impure birth, in this way, you must join as "One with" your wisdom to do battle with the "Enemy of your soul", to do battle with "you" living a life of sin on the "outside" of you, you must join as "One with" your wisdom to do battle against your current life of "selfishness", your current life of sin, your current life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of you. Amen." "May this become your true intention within you, to join as "One with" God within you, by first joining as "One with" your wisdom within you, to complete what God has started within you, which is to reveal God to God within you, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God (or earth world or dunya) within you, by first revealing True Man to True Man within you, for the benefit of all of the Creation of True Man (or the hereafter or akhirah) within you, and to do all of this before you die to the "outside" of you. Amen." "May God grant you the grace of His wisdom, may He fill your hearts with His grace, allowing you join in partnership with God within you to do this "Heart's Work" within you, to awaken and join with your wisdom within you, before you die to the "outside" of you. Amen." "Amen, Amen, Ya Rabil Alameen. Amen, Amen, Ya Rahman Alameen. Amen, Amen, Ya Rahim Alameen. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar." 3-3. Review of "The Rest" of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" a. Original Version - of "The Rest of Chapter 86" Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. 05. So let man consider from what he is created. 06. He is created from a gushing fluid, 07. That issues from between the loins and ribs. 08. Lo! He verily is able to return him. 09. On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out. 10. Then will he have no might nor any helper, 11. By the heaven which giveth the returning rains, 12. And the earth, which splitteth. 13. Lo! This is a conclusive Word, 14. It is no pleasantry. 15. Lo! They plot a plot. 16. And I plot a plot. 17. So give a respite to the disbeliever, deal thou gently with them for a while. b. Expanded Version - of "The Rest of Chapter 86" Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. - In process. Please come back later. Thank you - 05. So let man consider from what he is created. 06. He is created from a gushing fluid, 07. That issues from between the loins and ribs. 08. Lo! He verily is able to return him. 09. On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out. 10. Then will he have no might nor any helper, 11. By the heaven which giveth the returning rains, 12. And the earth, which splitteth. 13. Lo! This is a conclusive Word, 14. It is no pleasantry. 15. Lo! They plot a plot. 16. And I plot a plot. 17. So give a respite to the disbeliever, deal thou gently with them for a while. c. Explanation of The Expansion - of "The Rest of Chapter 86" - In process. Please come back later. Thank you - End of Review of Holy Qur'an, of Sura or Chapter 86, of "At Tarique" --------------------- May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all. Amen. My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brothers and sisters - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). 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Spiritual Letter 63 - Outline & Summary Version About Spiritual Letter 63 Title: "Review of The Holy Qur'an, of Sura or Chapter 86, of "At Tarique", of "The Night Visitant or the Morning Star" Date Written and Posted: December, 2004 Written by: Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) Written to: The brothers and sisters of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship Go To: Introduction - to Spiritual Letter 63 Go To: Outline & Summary Version - of Spiritual Letter 63 "Silent Outline" - with no short summary of each Topic "Brief Outline" - with a short summary of each Topic. Go To: Summary of Spiritual Letter Home Page - Spiritual Letters Go To Spiritual Letter 64 Letter 63: E-mail Version Library Home Page Go To Spiritual Letter 62 Letter 63: Related Material Introduction - to Spiritual Letter 63 Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Al-salam 'alaykum wa-rahmat Allah wa-barakatuhu kulluhu. Wa 'alaykum al-salam wa-rahmat Allah wa-barakatuhu kulluhu. May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all. My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brothers and sisters - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). Here is the start of a beautiful review of the Holy Qur'an that our dear Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and God within Him, have instructed this child to perform, living at the feet of Bawa within us, and of God within Him, and which They have instructed this child to review with you, as it progresses, with the Children of God for our age, because in truth there is only "One" of us, as there is only "One" God within us, and in truth "They are One" within us, just waiting for us within us, to let Them get on with it within us, get on with what They have started within us, which is to reveal the "Oneness of God and True Man" within us, before we die to the "outside" of us. Please reflect on these words of wisdom a little, as well as the words to follow, my dearest loving brothers and sisters, because it is very important. There is not a lot of time left, for any of us, and still a lot to do, before our time on the "outside" of us is over, and we must harvest the crop we have grown, and move into the house that we have build. May ours be the best of crops, and the most beautiful of houses. Amen. [Note: You can read this and all subsequent reviews of the Holy Quran on-line as a separate Web Page, including a List and a Summary of the Suras or Chapters in the Holy Qur'an that are presently being reviewed by this child, by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler), by clicking on the following: Review of the Holy Qur'an - Home Page, which has the URL or Web Address: www.HolyQuran.homestead.com. Also, you can read a complete review of Chapter 86, "At Tarique", or "The Night Visitant or The Morning Star", as it develops, by clicking on the following: Review of Chapter 86, "At Tarique", which has the URL or Web Address: www.HolyQuranChapter086. homestead.com. Thank you. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar] Outline & Summary Version - of Spiritual Letter 63 "Silent Outline" - with no short summary of each Topic Introduction - to Spiritual Letter 63 A. A Few Wisdom Points And A Short Story - before the review B. Review of Chapter 86 "At Tarique" - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) 1-0. Original Version of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique", of "The Night Visitant or the Morning Star" 2-0. Summary of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" 3-0. Expanded Version of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" 3-1. Review of The "First Three Lines" of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" a. Original Version - of the "First Three Lines" b. Expanded Version - of the "First Three Lines" c. Explanation of The Expansion - of the "First Three Lines" 3-2. Review of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" a. Original Version - of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 b. Expanded Version - of "Line 4" of Chapter 86" c. Explanation of The Expansion - of "Line 4" of Chapter 86" 3-3. Review of "The Rest" of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" a. Original Version - of "The Rest of Chapter 86" b. Expanded Version - of "The Rest of Chapter 86" c. Explanation of The Expansion - of "The Rest of Chapter 86" "Brief Outline" - with a short summary of each Topic Introduction - to Spiritual Letter 63 A. A Few Wisdom Points And A Short Story - before the review 1. How We Currently Falsely Define Ourselves - in terms of the darkness and evil that we have in our ignorance allowed to grow and come to maturity within us, and that we now see in our ignorance as our life, and the life of our dearest loving brothers and sisters, in the world on the "outside" of us, rather than in terms of God within us, and in terms of the "Stuff of God" within us, that will naturally grow within us, if we will only trust and love only in God within us, and hold no trust or love for anything of the world on the "outside" of us 2. The Story of The Man From California - who Bawa gave a special prayer to say each day, to strengthen his faith and trust in God within him, which became a. The "Father's Prayer" of Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen - "Oh our Father, our Shaikh, our Guru, we need your love, please, please, please, destroy us, and reveal You. Amen" B. Review of Chapter 86 "At Tarique" - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) 1-0. Original Version of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique", of "The Night Visitant or the Morning Star" 2-0. Summary of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" 3-0. Expanded Version of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" 3-1. Review of The "First Three Lines" of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" a. Original Version - of First Three Lines, "By the heaven and the Morning Star, Ah what will tell thee what the Morning Star is, The Piercing Star?" b. Expanded Version - of First Three Lines, "By the 24 and the 25th letter within you, Ah what will tell you what the 25th letter is within you, The Nur Muhammad within you?" 3-1. Review of The "First Three Lines" of Chapter 86 (continued) c. Explanation of The Expansion - of the First Three Lines of "At Tarique", which describes the first step on the "Straight Path" of God within us, or "Shari'at" within us, which is defined in the beautiful book of wisdom, "The Golden Words of a Sufi Shaikh", on page 466, as "the realization of good and evil, and conducting one's life according to good), but which in truth is God showing the Iman or faith of God in God within us to God within us, to "God happening" within us, to the Light of God within us, to the Nur Muhammad within us, allowing the Light of God on the forehead of Adam (peace be upon Him) within us to awaken within us, to become the "Shepherd And The Tree" within us, as explained in another beautiful book of wisdom by His Holiness, starting on page 09, in "Chapter 01" of the book, "A Mystical Journey" 3-2. Review of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" a. Original Version - of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 b. Expanded Version - of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 c. Explanation of The Expansion - of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 3-3. Review of "The Rest" of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" a. Original Version - of "The Rest of Chapter 86" b. Expanded Version - of "The Rest of Chapter 86" c. Explanation of The Expansion - of "The Rest of Chapter 86" Text of Spiritual Letter: A. A Few Wisdom Points And A Short Story - before the review 1. How We Currently Falsely Define Ourselves - in terms of the darkness and evil that we have in our ignorance allowed to grow and come to maturity within us, and that we now see in our ignorance as our life, and the life of our dearest loving brothers and sisters, in the world on the "outside" of us, rather than in terms of God within us, and in terms of the "Stuff of God" within us, that will naturally grow within us, if we will only trust and love only in God within us, and hold no trust or love for anything of the world on the "outside" of us But in our current state we fail to realize this "truth of our life" and the "truth of what has been hidden within us", by God within us, that in truth we are the "Seed of God" within us buried within the "Earth of God" within us, which is the Creation of God within us, which is the earth world or dunya within us, just waiting to germinate, and as such we are in truth "God happening" within us. And the "truth of God" within us, the truth of "what has been hidden within us, by God within us, that in truth God within us is the "Seed of True Man" within us, within the "Seed of God" within us, and as such is "True Man happening" within "God happening" within us, which will all naturally happen within us when we let the "truth surrender to the truth" within us, as God has ordained for us within us, as God has intended within us, if we will only join with Him in this intention, giving up everything else in the process. But in our current state we have failed to do this, we have failed to realize, understand, accept, and join with this truth of us, which has now naturally emerged from within us, because now we are ready to hear it and to either accept or reject it, as the coming of the "Gift of God" for our age, as the life and teaching of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), both within us and on the "outside" of us. And in this way, we have failed to join with it to correct ourselves accordingly, and instead we have set out in our ignorance, in our arrogance, and in our karma, to continue to define ourselves only in terms of what God has discarded and placed on the "outside" of us, rather than in terms of God, and of what God has embraced us with in our age, which is the "Gift of God" for our age, that God has every so patiently and ever so lovingly placed within each of us living in this age, whether we know it or not, and even whether we want it or not, because in truth it is both our "judgment and our salvation", for the Children of God for our age, as it was at the time of Jesus (peace be upon Him) over 2000 years ago, for the Children of God in that age, as the "Stuff of God" within us that is just waiting to happen within us, as a apple tree is just waiting to happen within each apple seed. This is how we must define ourselves, my dearest loving brothers and sisters, in terms of the "Fruits of God" on the "Tree of God" that must grow within the "Earth of God" within us, if we will only let it, if we will only join in partnership with God within us, to let God, and to let the "Stuff of God" happen within us, rather than keeping the "drama" of "you and I", of "mine and your" going on all the time on the "outside" of us, a drama which we can never win, a drama which in truth is but a distraction from what God has given us to do, before we die to the "outside" of us. Because we are not what we currently see on the "outside" of us, this is not "who we are", or "where we are", or "what is happening" in our life, for in truth we are of God, and we are of what God is doing within us, and we are within God, we are how God reveals God to God from within God within us, and in this way, in truth we are "True Man happening" within "God happening" within the Creation of God within us, and we are not "us" happening on the "outside" of us, we are not us becoming a man, or us becoming a women, or us having a baby, or us raising a family, or us getting rich, or us getting old and dying, on the "outside" of us. None of this drama of our "outside" is us, it is just a scene that we are seeing, that we are being shown. And it is all of what God discarded to become God, and it is what God will again discard, if we will but let Him, but this time within us. Amen. For as Bawa teaches us, in the beautiful song, starting on page 108, in "Chapter 30", "The Mystical Meaning of Man's Body" (www.SpiritualBook001Chap30. homestead.com), in the beautiful book of wisdom, "The Pearl of Wisdom" (www.ThePearlOfWisdom.homestead.com) "Fate rules me with a show of scenes, What will my conscience do to me in the world? And we only see our current state, our "outside" of us, because in our ignorance we have falsely let the darkness grow within us, which we now see in our ignorance as the life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of us, that we now see in our ignorance as "us" and our dear loving brothers and sisters living a life of "arrogance, karma, and illusion", a life of "desire for earth, women (either to have a woman, or to be a women, it is all the same), and gold", when in truth God is our only property and wealth, and a life of "body, trick, and danger", when in truth there is no danger. For example, all of our effort to protect and take care of ourselves, and our family, and our friends, and our country, and all of the endangered species in the world, and the whales in the arctic, and the monkeys in brazil, is not needed, for in truth there is no danger, since man is without any natural enemies, and everything that we see, including all of the endangered species, are within us, not "outside" of us. Such is the state of our current life of illusion, that has taken control of us, that we have learned to love and trust, and that we have let falsely define for us "who we are", and "where we are", and "what is happening" in our life. But it is not true. All of it is false. In this way, we have become subject to a very powerful life of illusion, a very powerful life of "separation and differences", both within us and on the "outside" of us, that we must pray to God to destroy within us, before we die to the "outside" of us, because only God can do it, only God can end the darkness and evil within us, by bringing it to judgment within us, before we die to the "outside" of us, by making it complete, by sending down the 1000 generosities of God, giving 300 to water, 300 to fire, 300 to air, and giving 99 to the light, keeping 1 for Himself, and by sending down the One who can transform all of our darkness into light, by revealing the 99 within everything, if we will only let Him. For if we don't do this before we die to the "outside" of us, then this is what we will get for eternity, what we have grown within us other than God within us, other than the "Stuff of God" within us, this is what we will get, what God has discarded to become God within us, but this time seeing these lives of darkness and evil within us as they really are within us, not as we currently see them in their illusory form on the "outside" of us. Such is the hell of our life just waiting for us to die, which is an eternal life of "separation from" God within us, of "separation from" the truth of us, and the truth of God within us, of "separation from" the story of God and of True Man within us, that like the apple seed, that we came to the earth, to join with the earth, to tell, to join with the "Earth of God" within us, which is the Creation of God within us, to tell, to tell the story of God within the story of True Man within us, and to tell the story of True Man within the story of God within us, just like the apple seed, if it germinates, joins with the earth to destroy itself as "separate from", and reveal itself as "One with", as "One with" the apple tree, and then as "One with" the apple, and finally, again as "One with" the apple seed. Amen. May we do the same, may we do at least as much as an apple seed does, before we die to the "outside" of us, but to do this transformation from a life of "selfishness" on the "outside" into a life of "selflessness" on the "inside" of us, we need God's help. For as Bawa teaches us, "We must use God to get to God within us, not what God has discarded." 2. The Story of The Man From California - who Bawa gave a special prayer to say each day, to strengthen his faith and trust in God within him For as Bawa told a man from California one day, in-the-room, in 1972, "you must call for your own destruction", if you are to become successful in your life, before you die to the "outside" of you. Such is the short story of a man who had a group of disciples, but who had come to see Bawa for himself in Philadelphia, a man who wanted to publish the "10 Mystical Experiences" of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), after reading them and experiencing the "Presence of God" within his reading. And Bawa told the man, after giving him the name "Shaikh Hamid", that he could not publish the "10 Mystical Experiences", as only one in that state, the state required to have these kinds of experiences, could do that kind of work, but instead Bawa told him to publish the "Resonance of Allah". But he declined. And then Bawa told the man, Shaikh Hamid, to go back to California and bring his disciples to a good state, and the man seemed overwhelmed by the suggestion, and indicated this to Bawa, and then Bawa told with, as if it was obvious, that He could do it, and said to the man, "But you have Me!" In this way, with Bawa indicating to the man, and to all in-the-room, and to all of us hearing it now, perhaps for the first time, from this child, that this was all that the man need, that this was all that any of us needed, that "having Bawa", that accepting and using "Bawa" as our direct connection to God within us, was all that we would ever need in our life, to become successful in our life, before we died to the "outside" of us, and in his case, for "Shaikh Hamid", that this was all that he would need to bring his disciples to a good state. If he would only realize, understand, accept, and join with this truth of his life, that he was now hearing. And so it is also true for each of us. May God open our hearts to this truth of us, which in truth is our own life speaking to us, is God within our own life speaking to each of us, right now. Amen. But still the man from California wavered, and Bawa then told the man that He would give the man something that would help him, a prayer to say each day, that would strength his faith and trust in God, and allow him to do what he had just been told to do, which was to use Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) as his direct connection to God within him, for in truth God alone is sufficient, and for our age, this translates into becoming "One with" Bawa within us, and "One with" God within Him. Amen. And here is the prayer that Bawa gave this man from California to say each day, "Oh my Father, my Shaikh, my Guru, I need your love, please, please destroy me." A prayer which this child has been saying, at least once every day, since we heard this story, and a prayer which over the years has grown into the following "The "Father's Prayer" of Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen", calling on Bawa within us, and God within Him, by saying the word "Bawa", the name of the "Gift of God" for our age, the name of the place within us where God, and all of the "Stuff of God", dwell within us for our age, and in this way, the "Name of God" for our age, to come and join in this prayer, at each point of the prayer, as follows: a. The "Father's Prayer" of Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen: (Bawa) Oh our Father, our Shaikh, our Guru, we need your love, please, please, please destroy us and reveal You. (Bawa) Destroy us as "separate from" You and You as "separate from" us, and reveal us as "One with" You and You as "One with" us. (Bawa) Destroy the life of "separation and differences" that You have given us, and reveal the Life of "Oneness and Unity", of "Justice and Truth" and of "Compassion and Unity" that You have also given us. (Bawa) Bringing us to completion. Finding completion within Your grace, wisdom within your completeness, truth within Your wisdom, and the "Oneness of God and True Man" within Your truth, within Your wisdom, within Your completeness, within Your grace. (Bawa) Amen, Amen, Ya Rabil Alameen. (Bawa) Amen, Amen, Ya Rahman Alameen. (Bawa) Amen, Amen, Ya Rahim Alameen. (Bawa) Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar. [Note: for more on the history of this prayer, click on the following: Spiritual Prayer 001 (www.spiritualprayer001.homestead.com), and for a list of some other prayers that this child has found very helpful, living at the feet of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of God within Him, please click on the following: Spiritual Prayers - Home Page (www.spiritualprayers. homestead.com). Thank you. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar) B. Review of Chapter 86, of "At Tarique" - by Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler) 1-0. Original Version of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique", of "The Night Visitant or the Morning Star" Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. 01. By the heaven and the Morning Star. 02. Ah, what will tell thee what the morning Star Is? 03. The piercing Star? 04. No human soul but hath a guardian over it. 05. So let man consider from what he is created. 06. He is created from a gushing fluid, 07. That issues from between the loins and ribs. 08. Lo! He verily is able to return him. 09. On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out. 10. Then will he have no might nor any helper, 11. By the heaven which giveth the returning rains, 12. And the earth, which splitteth. 13. Lo! His is a conclusive Word, 14. It is no pleasantry. 15. Lo! They plot a plot. 16. And I plot a plot. 17. So give a respite to the disbeliever, deal thou gently with them for a while. 2-0. Summary of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" - In process. Please come back later. thank you. - 3-0. Expanded Version of Chapter 86, of "At Tarique" 3-1. Review of The "First Three Lines" of Chapter 86 a. Original Version - of the "First Three Lines" Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. 01. By the heaven and the Morning Star. 02. Ah, what will tell thee what the morning Star Is? 03. The piercing Star? b. Expanded Version - of the "First Three Lines" Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. 01. By the 24 and the 25th letter within you, 02. Ah what will tell you what the 25th letter is within you, 03. The Nur Muhammad within you? c. Explanation of The Expansion - of the First Three Lines of "At Tarique", which describes the first step on the "Straight Path" of God within us, or "Shari'at" within us, which is defined in the beautiful book of wisdom, "The Golden Words of a Sufi Shaikh", on page 466, as "the realization of good and evil, and conducting one's life according to good), but which in truth is God showing the Iman or faith of God in God within us to God within us, to "God happening" within us, to the Light of God within us, to the Nur Muhammad within us, allowing the Light of God on the forehead of Adam (peace be upon Him) within us to awaken within us, to become the "Shepherd And The Tree" within us, as explained in another beautiful book of wisdom by His Holiness, starting on page 09, in Chapter 01 of the book, "A Mystical Journey" In this way, when looked at with wisdom, when looked at living at the feet of God for our age, which is the feet of our Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within us, and of God within Him, these First Three Lines in Sura or Chapter 86, of "At Tarique", of "The Night Visitant or the Morning Star", expand in truth into the following: "What will tell you what the Nur Muhammad is within you, that God placed on the forehead of Adam (peace be upon Him) within you, within Adam (peace be upon Him) within you, when God created man within you, and the fall of man within you, within Adam (peace be upon Him) within you, where God placed His 7th and 6th levels of consciousness or wisdom within you, but without an understanding of themselves within you, so the fall of Adam (peace be upon Him) occurred within you, and the fall of each of you as well". "That is, with the fall of man as the Children of Adam (peace be upon Him) within you, which has also occurred within each of you as well, and with His recovery, the recovery of Adam (peace be upon Him) from His fall within you, and in this way, as your recovery within you, as the recovery of each of you within you, all of this, is also planned within each of you by what God created within you, and in this way, everything is perfect within you. May you all know this now without the slightest doubt and start to act accordingly, start to act as if you are "One with" God within you, because in truth you are, with you doing all of this, joined as "One with" God within you, before you die to the "outside" of you, for in truth you are all "One", as God within you is "One", in this way revealing the "Oneness of God and True Man" within you, which in truth is God and True Man within you. Amen". "For the answer to the question, what is the Morning Star?, the Piercing Star, what is the 25th letter of the 28 letters, what is the Nur Muhammad?, is all contained within the answer to the question, "Who am I?, that God asked of God in the time before the beginningless beginning, in the age known as Anathi, or the age of darkness or lack of understanding within you, that preceded what you are now all experiencing as your life within you, that you currently see in our ignorance as existing on the "outside" of you, but a time which set the wheel rolling that you are all now moving around, and around, until you die to the "outside" of you". "But before you die to the "outside" of you, you have the opportunity to truly understand it, to truly come to understand the answer to God's question of God within you, if you will only let Him, if you will only let Him answer His question, to let Him freely use what He has created within you to answer His question, for the benefit of all that He has created, which allows you to return to the "Oneness of God and True Man" within you, sharing your understanding, as "One with" God within you, for eternity, before it is too late, before you die to the "outside": of you". "For in truth you are not what you are currently experiencing on the "outside" of you, nor are you the 4 elements that underlie this experience, nor are you the 28 letters just waiting to be revealed behind the 4, behind the 4 elements within you, that is, you are not even the mystical form just waiting to be revealed within the physical form within you, that you see in our ignorance as existing on the "outside" of you, the mystical form of light within you as well as the consciousness and power within it, you are not even this, which in truth is the Holy Trinity of God in the age of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within you, and the Triple Flame of God in the age of Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) within you, when the 25th letter is explained by the 26th, the 27th, and the 28th letter within you". "Which your Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and God within Him, teaches you is your "soul joined with your wisdom", having liberated your soul from your impure birth, or Jesus (peace be upon Him) within you (the 26th letter within you), and is "Muhammad (blessing and peace be upon Him) having completed His 20 year journey to God within you, or Mi'raj within you, removing the final veil that separates you from God within you, or the earth world or dunya within you, revealing the next world or the hereafter or akhirah within us (the 27th letter within you), and with the 28th letter being Insan Muhammad within you. And in truth you are not any of this either". "For in truth you are of God within you, you are of what God is doing within you, which is revealing God to God within you for the benefit of all of the Creation of God within you, and you are of what is left when all of this is over within you, which is the "Oneness of God and True Man" within you, which in truth is God and True Man within you". "And you are how God does all of this within you, which is to "Hide Himself" from Himself, and then "Find Himself" again, if you will only let Him, if you will willingly and freely let your current life end, so God within you can again live, live as our Iman within you, which are the 24 letters within us, the 24 letters of the kalimah within you, and then as the Nur Muhammad within you, which is the 25th letter within us, and then as the 26th letter within you which is the Palace of the Soul within you, the House of wisdom within you, the House of Qutb Muhaiyaddeen Abdul-Qadir al-Jilani (may God be pleased with Him) within you, and then as Muhammad (peace be upon Him) within you opening True Prayer within you, the "Prayer of the One to the One who Is" within you, which is the 27th letter within you, and then as Insan Muhammad, as Insan Kamil or Perfected Man within you, who has become One with God within you, before you die to the "Outside" of you, which is the 28th letter within you. Amen". "And you are everything that is beyond this, if you will only let it go, let go of what in your ignorance you have become, if you will only join in partnership with God within you to empty the cup within you, so what is next can occur within you, through your faith and trust in God alone within you. Amen". "If you can only do at least as much as what an apple seed does, and germinate, germinate to the "truth of you" and to the "truth of God" hidden within the "truth of you", in this way letting "truth surrender to truth" within you, as an apple seed does, at least most of them, having realize, understood, accepted, and joined with the truth of itself, and the truth of what is hidden within it, and in this way, letting itself end, letting its life of "selfishness", of "separation and differences", that it is "separate from" the earth, and from what is hidden within it, the apple seed, and from what is hidden within that, the apple fruit, in this way, letting its life buried within the earth come to an end, before it physically dies in the earth, and instead joins with the earth to tell the story of the apple tree hidden within the apple, and the story of the apple hidden within the apple tree, and within that, again the story of the apple seed hidden with the apple". "May you at least do as much as an apple seed does. Amen". 3-2. Review of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" a. Original Version - of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. 04. No human soul but hath a guardian over it. b. Expanded Version - of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. 04. No human soul but hath a guardian over it [because this is the "Gift of God" for each human life entering the world, which is the 6th level of wisdom or consciousness within you, which is the "wisdom surrounding your soul", which is what differentiates man from all of the other Creation of God within you, with man being the only Creation of God who has the necessary consciousness to come to an understanding of God within himself, and of True Man within God within himself, and of the true relationship between God and True Man within himself, which is "Oneness", which is the "Oneness of God and True Man" within himself, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God (or the earth world or dunya) within him, and for the benefit of all of the Creation of True Man (or the hereafter or akhirah) within him, in this way, revealing the "Oneness of God and True Man" within you, which in truth is God and True Man within you. Amen] c. Explanation of The Expansion - of "Line 4" of Chapter 86 "For as your Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him) within you, and God within Him, teach you on page 6, in the "Forward" to the beautiful book of wisdom, "The Pearl of Wisdom", "Man appearing on this earth forgets God, and falls into many a trap. He does not know to seek himself, although God exists within man. This "Guru Mani or Pearl of Wisdom", is (provided) to explain (to you) in detail this concept (of Tawhid, or the affirmation of the Unity of God, within each of you. Amen." "And this is why His Holiness told you one day, "In-the-room", "I have not come for you. I have come to awaken the wisdom surrounding your soul, so the wisdom surrounding your soul can do battle with the "Enemy of your soul". "And upon hearing this, this child immediately asked Bawa, "O Bawa, who is the enemy of my soul?" "And Bawa looked at this child and said, "You!" "Such is the clarity that must dawn within each of you before it is too late, before you physically die to the world on the "outside" of you, because this is only the first of "God's Schools", this earth world or dunya within you, that you currently see in your ignorance as existing on the "outside" of you, this is the "School of Contrast" where, if you like, you can join in partnership with God within you to learn about what is "separating you" from God within you, and "separating you" from all of the "Stuff of God" within you, like from all of the 124,000 Prophets, Heavenly Beings, and Lights of God within you, which are just waiting to be revealed within you, if you will only let Them." "Separating you" from all of the "Stuff of God" within you, which is just waiting to be revealed within you, which is just like all of the "apple tree stuff" that is hidden within each apple seed buried within the earth, like the "apple tree", the "apple fruit", and again the "apple seed", all of which is just waiting within each apple seed buried within the earth to be revealed, by the apple seed joined with the earth, if it will only let them be revealed, if it will only realize, understand, accept, and join with the "truth of itself", and the "truth of the apple tree" hidden within it, a truth that naturally emerges from within the apple seed when it is ready to hear it, and ready to either accept or reject it." "The "truth of itself", the truth that it is an apple seed buried within the earth, and the "truth of the apple tree" hidden within it", the truth that the earth contains everything necessary for the "apple tree" hidden within the apple seed to grow." "In this way, if the apple seed buried within the earth will only let the "truth surrender to the truth" within it, if having realized, understood, accepted, and joined with the "truth of itself", and with the "truth of what is hidden" within it, the truth of the "apple tree" hidden within it, if it will only realize and accept this truth and then join with the earth that it is buried within, in order to germinate". "In order to tell the story of the apple tree within the story of the apple hidden within it, and to tell the story of the apple within the story of the apple tree hidden within it, if it will only do this, if it will only tell these stories hidden within it, and not just continue to live a life of "selfishness" buried within the earth, until it physically dies in the earth, living a life of "selfishness" as "separate from" the earth, and as "separate from" the stories of the apple tree and of the apples hidden within it, until it dies in the earth. Amen." "If it will only do this, before it physically dies within the earth, before it rots in the earth, and is absorbed into the earth, taking on 105 million rebirths, but never again as an apple seed, forever breaking its connection to the story of the apple tree hidden within it, within the apple within it, and the story of the apple hidden within it, within the apple tree within it, the stories that it came to the earth, to join with the earth, to tell". "If it will only do this, if it will only join as "one with" the earth that it is buried within, in order to destroy itself, in order to destroy its current life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of itself in the earth, and instead, joining as "one with" the earth to reveal the life of "selflessness" hidden within it, the life of "selflessness" hidden within it that is just waiting to be revealed from within it, from within its life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of itself, its life of "selflessness" which is the life of the apple tree hidden within it, which will then selflessly reveal the life of all of the "apple fruits" hidden within it, from all of its mature branches, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God that live on it, that live above it, and that live beneath it, including each of you. Amen." "In this way, can you not do at least as much as an apple seed? And join with the "Earth of God" within you, which is the Creation of God within you, where the "Seed of God" has been hidden by God within you, just waiting to germinate, just waiting to join as "One with" the Creation of God within you to destroy your current life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of you, and replace it with the life of "selflessness" within you, the life of the purified and liberated soul within you". "Which is the life of Jesus (peace be upon Him) within you, which has been hidden by God within you, within your current life of "selfishness" on the "outside" of you, hidden by God within you, within your current life of sin on the "outside" of you, which is your current life of "separation and differences", your current life of "arrogance, karma, and illusion" on the "outside" of you, your current life of "desire for earth, women (either to have a women, or to be a women, it is all the same), and of desire for gold" on the "outside" of you, and your current life of "body, trick, and danger" on the "outside" of you, when in truth there is no danger, for man has no natural enemies, with all of this being seen by you in your ignorance as occurring on the "outside" of you, but which in truth is occurring within you, in the world of darkness within you, in the worlds of hell and of evil within you that in your ignorance you have allowed to grow within you, and come to maturity within you." "In this way, this is your work, your "Heart's Work" within you, to awaken the "wisdom surrounding your soul" with the "Gift of God" for your age, with the life and teaching of God for your age, for the Children of God for your age, which for your age, is the life and teaching of your Father, Shaikh Muhammad Rahim Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (may God be pleased with Him), and of His Children (may God be pleased with each of Us), both within you and on the "outside" of you. Amen." "Allowing the "wisdom surrounding your soul" to do battle with the "Enemy of your soul", if you will only let it, if you will only join as "one with" it within you, in order to do this "Heart's Work" within you, before you die to the "outside" of you, in order to do battle with the "Enemy of your soul", which is your current life on the "outside" of you, which is each of you living a life of sin, a life of "separation and differences" with your dearest loving brothers and sisters in the world that you see in your collective ignorance as existing on the "outside" of you. Amen." "Such is the significance of this fourth line in this beautiful Sura or Chapter of the Holy Qur'an, of Sura or Chapter 86, "At Tarique", the "Night Visitant or the Morning Star", my dearest loving brothers and sisters." "For in the first three lines of Chapter 86, of "At Tarique" God teaches you of "what you must do" to become "One with" God within you, before you die to the "outside" of you, which is to become "One with" the "Light of your wisdom", which is the Nur Muhammad on the forehead of Adam (peace be upon Him) within you, by becoming the Nur Muhammad within the Nur Muhammad within you, by becoming the "Understanding of the Nur Muhammad" within you, in this way, allowing True Prayer to occur within you, the "Prayer of the One to the One who Is" within you. Amen". "And now in this fourth line, God starts to teach you about "how to do this", about how you become "One with" God within you before you die to the "outside" of you. "That is, you must awaken the wisdom surrounding your soul with the "Gift of God" for your age, with the life and teaching of God for your age, and then join as "One with" your awakened wisdom to liberate your soul from the cross of your elemental body, from the cross of your impure birth, in this way, you must join as "One with" your wisdom to do battle with the "Enemy of your soul", to do battle with "you" living a life of sin on the "outside" of you, you must join as "One with" your wisdom to do battle against your current life of "selfishness", your current life of sin, your current life of "separation and differences" on the "outside" of you. Amen." "May this become your true intention within you, to join as "One with" God within you, by first joining as "One with" your wisdom within you, to complete what God has started within you, which is to reveal God to God within you, for the benefit of all of the Creation of God (or earth world or dunya) within you, by first revealing True Man to True Man within you, for the benefit of all of the Creation of True Man (or the hereafter or akhirah) within you, and to do all of this before you die to the "outside" of you. Amen." "May God grant you the grace of His wisdom, may He fill your hearts with His grace, allowing you join in partnership with God within you to do this "Heart's Work" within you, to awaken and join with your wisdom within you, before you die to the "outside" of you. Amen." "Amen, Amen, Ya Rabil Alameen. Amen, Amen, Ya Rahman Alameen. Amen, Amen, Ya Rahim Alameen. Al-hamdu lillah. Allahu Akbar." 3-3. Review of "The Rest" of Chapter 86 - of "At Tarique" a. Original Version - of "The Rest of Chapter 86" Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. 05. So let man consider from what he is created. 06. He is created from a gushing fluid, 07. That issues from between the loins and ribs. 08. Lo! He verily is able to return him. 09. On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out. 10. Then will he have no might nor any helper, 11. By the heaven which giveth the returning rains, 12. And the earth, which splitteth. 13. Lo! This is a conclusive Word, 14. It is no pleasantry. 15. Lo! They plot a plot. 16. And I plot a plot. 17. So give a respite to the disbeliever, deal thou gently with them for a while. b. Expanded Version - of "The Rest of Chapter 86" Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim, In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate. - In process. Please come back later. Thank you - 05. So let man consider from what he is created. 06. He is created from a gushing fluid, 07. That issues from between the loins and ribs. 08. Lo! He verily is able to return him. 09. On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out. 10. Then will he have no might nor any helper, 11. By the heaven which giveth the returning rains, 12. And the earth, which splitteth. 13. Lo! This is a conclusive Word, 14. It is no pleasantry. 15. Lo! They plot a plot. 16. And I plot a plot. 17. So give a respite to the disbeliever, deal thou gently with them for a while. c. Explanation of The Expansion - of "The Rest of Chapter 86" - In process. Please come back later. Thank you - End of Review of Holy Qur'an, of Sura or Chapter 86, of "At Tarique" --------------------- May all the peace, the beneficence, and the blessing of God be upon us all. May God help us all. Amen. My love you (anbu), my dearest loving brothers and sisters - Shaikh Muhaiyaddeen (Louie Beutler). 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