Existence of Deep Knowledge (Ma’rifat)
This is a knowledge that cannot be learned through books. It is knowledge, which is a gift of
Almighty Allah, Who bestows it to His chosen ones among the Awliya Allah (Friends of Allah) who
have reached a certain degree of nearness to Allah. It is about this knowledge that Hazrat Abu
Huraira (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh), one of the Sufi companions (Ashaab-as-Suffa) has said:
“I have memorized two kinds of knowledge from Allah’s Rasool (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). I have
propagated one of them to you and if I propagated the second, then my pharynx (throat) would be
cut (i.e. be killed).” [Bukhari]
This knowledge cannot be disclosed. It has been transmitted from the breast of the Spiritual Guide to
his disciples. To spiritually grasp and experience the real meaning of the undermentioned verse of the
Holy Quran, it is only possible to those rare persons who have obtained the Grace of Almighty Allah.
“Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His Light is as a niche wherein is a
lamp. The lamp is in a chandelier (of glass). The chandelier is as it were a star glittering like a pearl; it
is lighted from the blessed olive tree which is neither of east nor of west; it is near that its oil may
flare up even though the fire touches it not. The Light is upon the Light. Allah guides to His Light
whomsoever He will and Allah narrates examples for the people. And Allah Knows all things.” [Surah
Noor, V35].
May Allah Ta’ala grant us the Taufeeq to follow these words of wisdom, to try to fight our nafs and to
make an effort to gain the nearness to Almighty Allah, Lord of the Worlds, Ameen.
