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Tablet Four
Surah Women
Everything is done by
God, verse 78:
"Wheresoever you might be, death will overtake
you, even though you hide in strong towers. Still if something good
happens to them, they say it is from
God, and if something
unfortunate comes to them, they make you [Muhammad]
responsible for it. Tell them: It is all from
God. What is with these
people that they do not even come close to the understanding of the
events?" (Women, 78)
<1>This means that whatever happens in this
world comes from God.
When something bad happens it is a warning that you are not walking
on the path. When good happens it is a reward. In
other words, we can say that this world is self-sustaining:
the laws are set up in such a way that bad actions provoke bad
reactions and good actions bring good return. <2>However,
God has complete control
over everything.
<3>So, a realized person will be content in
both situations and will use all his efforts for His Purpose. Also
we have
intelligence to
do our best!
Best religion, verse 125:
"Whose religion is better than he who submits his
will to
God, while doing good,
and follows the tradition of
Abraham, the upright.
God took
Abraham as a
friend." (Women, 125)
<4>The best religion is one in which you are
surrendered and submissive to the purpose of the Lord while at the
same time are helping others reach their goal.
Abraham was surrendered to the Will of the Lord. Being
surrendered is the greatest achievement for a spiritualist.
<5>However, this does not mean escapism. That is
surrendering
from ignorance. Be
surrendered to the Lord's purpose which is to try to establish the
Kingdom Of Heaven within and without, and surrender the results to
the Lord.
<6>"God
took Abraham as a
friend": This sentence shows completely that
Father is also a
unit consciousness
(besides other things) like us, who is able to choose another
unit
consciousness as a friend.
<7>Also, whoever surrenders himself to Him and His purpose
might become as
Abraham, His friend.
Everything belongs to Him and is in Him, verse
126:
"To
Allah belongs
whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and He
encompasses all things [All things are within Him; He is All and
beyond]." (Women, 126)
<8>Again, He created all, and all belongs to
Him. Also He is all-pervasive; He is All and is beyond all.
Christ
was not slain, verses 157 and 158:
"And they say: We did kill the
Messiah
Esa son of Mary, the
Messenger of
God. They did not
kill him, nor crucified him, but it just appeared to them as such,
and those who have different opinions about this certainly are in
doubt [are lost]; they pursue a conjecture; they surely did not slew
him."
"But
Allah took him up into
Himself. Allah is
Mighty, Wise." (Women, 157-158)
<9>Christ
was in Pure
Consciousness, which means that he was immortal. So how can you
kill an immortal person? That is why they just think they killed him
but in truth he went to His
Father in
heaven. Indeed all
Souls are immortal!
Surah The Table Spread
Justice, verse 8:
"O ye who believe! Be steadfast in
Allah's ways, and be
an example (for others) in equity, and let not the enmity of the
people toward you make you deal with them unjustly. Be just, it is
nearer to righteousness, and be aware of your duty to
Allah; verily He knows
all that you do." (The Table Spread, 8)
<10>You should not let your differences
affect your justness, because justice is even "nearer to
righteousness," and righteousness is the way to become close to Him.
Prophet
Muhammad
was not the last Prophet, verse 54:
"O ye who believe! Whoso of you turns his back
from his religion, know that in His stead
Allah will bring a people whom He loves and they love Him, kind
and considerate toward believers, firm and stern toward
disbelievers. They will struggle in the way of
Allah and will fear
not the blame of the fault-finders. Such is
Allah's
Grace, which He
bestows upon whosoever He will,
Allah is
All-Embracing, All-Knowing." (The Table Spread, 54)
<11>This verse says that if
Moslems, or those who
call themselves
Moslems, fail in
their fate, duties, and following the real teachings of
Prophet
Muhammad, they will be disregarded. A new nation or a new people
will be selected as the new forerunners of the champion of belief in
God
and will be completely in love with Him. They will replace those who
fail!
<12>God
also will love them because they will be kind towards believers and
stern towards disbelievers. They will be striving in the way of
God.
<13>Who are striving with
God? As you know,
Israel means, "he who
struggles with
God." Who are those who
struggle with Him in establishing His Kingdom? They are the
Elected Ones.
They are the
Children of Israel. <14>If people do not follow the
example of the
Elected Ones
which brought
Islam, then these
Elected Ones
will be incarnated somewhere else and will again establish
God's faith. They will
become new Moslems or
new surrendered ones.
<15>This again shows that
Prophet
Muhammad
did not regard himself as the last Prophet, "Allah
chooses of His Messengers whom He will..." (Surah Family of Imran,
179). There could be other
Prophets who will come with the
Elected Ones
and will bring the truth again and again on this earth. So in this
verse
Prophet
Muhammad clearly declared that he was not the last Prophet. There would be more
Prophets to come.
Any time the truth is lost a Prophet will come.
Following the ancestors of
ignorance, verse
104:
"When it is said unto them: Come to that which
God has sent, and to the
Messenger, they answer: Wherein we found our fathers is sufficient
for us. Would they insist even though their fathers had not
knowledge and true guidance?" (The Table Spread, 104)
<16>It is true that you should honor your
parents and your ancestors. However, if they are ignorant and a
hindrance in your spiritual progress, you should not follow them. But always love and help them. To love someone is not to follow him. Of course if they are also a
light
and advanced in truth, they should be followed. They can become both
the parents and
spiritual
teacher of the person.
Surah Cattle
Evolutionary process, verse 38:
"There is not one animal in the earth, nor a
flying bird which flies on its two wings but are peoples like unto
you. We have neglected nothing in the Book. Then unto their Lord all
will be gathered." (Cattle, 38)
<17>This verse shows that the evolutionary
process had been revealed to
Prophet Muhammad. He says all animals are like people, because
they are consciousnesses too. They are in the evolutionary process
and will reach higher consciousness, and eventually
Pure
Consciousness. Then they will become sons of the Lord, and they
will be gathered unto Him.
Reincarnation,
verse 96:
"Surely it is
Allah
who sprouts the grain of corn and the datestone. Verily it is He who
brings forth the living from the dead and brings forth the dead from
the living. Such is
Allah..." (Cattle, 96)
<18>He created this universe and is the
knower of the laws of this universe. He can bring the dead from the
living and the living from the dead. He can do whatever He wants to
do, so He can reincarnate also. If He can bring you once to
existence, then He can bring you to this world again.
<19>The problem is that people think they are
their bodies. We are not our bodies but are our Souls
(consciousnesses). Our bodies might change, but the consciousness
does not. <20>In fact, the whole body, except for the brain,
changes each seven years. So which body will be resurrected?
<21>Even if we consider that we are the
brain, if He can bring it once into existence, then He can bring it
into existence again! <22>In truth we are the unchangeable,
indestructible Soul which changes bodies from one lifetime to the
other, as a person changes his clothes when they become old. It is
this Soul which will eventually reach salvation and will be
liberated.
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