TAKWÎN – TAKWÎNÎ

تكوين –تكويني

 

Literally and Etymologically: A making or bringing into existence; a creating; an originating; a production. It derives from the Arabic triconsonantal root k-w-n (ك-و-ن ), which signifies being, becoming, or calling into existence.

As an Islamic term: Takwîn is one of the affirmative attributes (As-sifât as-thûbûtiyah) of Allah, denoting His absolute act of making everything existent from non-existence.

Takwînî: Pertaining to the creation of Allah; inherently related to His absolute act of calling into existence.

Takwînî is also the name of one of the two great Sharî’ahs. The Takwînî Sharî’ah arises from the Attribute of Irâdah and refers to the universal, sovereign laws that govern the entire universe — from subatomic particles to galaxies — and meticulously organise their interrelations. These laws constitute the various branches of sciences which are erroneously misnamed as "nature" by the people of dalâlah. The Takwînî Sharî’ah is interchangeably referred to as Sunnah of Allah or 'Âdâtullah.

(For further explanation, please refer to The Risale on Nature-23rd Flash.)

Excerpts from the Risale-i Nur that elucidate this haqiqah:

There are two distinct manifestations of Sharî’ah arising from two attributes of perfection belonging to the Zuljalâl One:

The determining through the execution of the attribute of Irâdah, and that is the Takwînî Sharî’ah; And the well-known Sharî’ah arising from the attribute of Kalâm.

Just as there are obedience and rebellion to the commands of the revealed Sharî’ah, so there are obedience and rebellion to the Takwînî commands.

The sawâb and punishment for the former are received mostly in the âkhirah, while the rewards and punishment of the latter are suffered mostly in the realm of this world.

For example, just as the reward of patience is victory. The punishment of laziness is poverty; So too, the reward of endeavour is wealth.

In steadfastness, triumph is the reward. The punishment of poison is illness; The reward of its antidote is health.

Sometimes, the commands of both Sharî’ahs are united in a single thing that has aspects looking to each.

The Gleams

 

The Malâikah are an Ummah, Who are Employed with the Sharî’ah of Fitrah

There are two Ilahî Sharî’ahs that arise from two Attributes; two forms of "man" are both addressed by them and bound by their obligations.

The takwînî Sharî’ah, arising from the Attribute of Irâdah, is the law that organises the states and involuntary movements of the ‘âlam, which is the vast man. It is the execution of Rabbânî Irâdah, which is erroneously misnamed as "nature" through a faulty terminology.

As for the Sharî’ah arising from the attribute of Kalâm, it is the law that organises the voluntary actions of man, which is the minute ‘âlam. These two Sharî‘ahs sometimes become united in the same place.

The malâikah of Allah are an immense ummah and an army of Subhân.

They are obedient bearers and representative workers of that first Sharî’ah. Moreover, some of them are ‘abds performing tasbîh, while others are completely immersed (istighrâq1) as the muqarrabûn2 of the ‘arsh.

The Words – Gleams