بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

وَ بِهِ نَسْتَعِينُ

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ الصَّلاَةُ وَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلَى آلِهِ وَ صَحْبِهِ اَجْمَعِينَ

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ - BISMILLAH – 1

“The Qur'an's style has a comprehensiveness so wonderful that a single Surah contains the ocean of the Qur'an, which in turn contains the universe. A single of its âyah contains the treasury of that Surah. And most of the âyahs are each a short Surah, while most of the Surahs are short Qur'ans. Thus, this is a great favour and guidance and facilitating arising from its miraculous conciseness. For although everyone is in need of the Qur'an all the time, either due to lack of comprehension or for some other reason, they can not read all of the Qur'an every time, or they do not have the time and opportunity. So in order that they should not be deprived of it, each Surah is like a short Qur'an, and each long âyah even has the rank of a Surah. Ahl al-kashf agree that the whole Qur'an is contained in the Surah al-Fâtiha, even, and the Fâtiha in the Bismillah. The proof of this haqiqah is the consensus of Ahl al-tahqîq.” The Words (410)

 

With the well-known calculation of Abjad, بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ is equal to the number of Name of Rabb, and if the reduplicated ( ر ) in الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ is counted two ( ر ), it becomes nine hundred and ninety and a means to numerous important mysteries and with its nineteen letters, it is the key to nineteen thousand ‘âlams.

 The Conclusion of the Seventh Flash

 

“Oh, man! You should know that there is a mi’raj to ascend to that ‘arsh of Rahmah, and that is,  بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ . If you want to understand how important this mi’raj is, look at the beginning of the one hundred and fourteen chapters of the Qur'an of Miraculous Exposition, and at the beginnings of all blessed books, and at the start of all blessed works. And a clear proof of the grandeur of Bismillâh’s value is that the very foremost mujtahids like Imam Shafi'i (ra) said: "Although بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ is one âyah, it was revealed one hundred and fourteen times in the Qur'an." The Flashes (137)

 

For example, the âyah فَاعْلَمْ اَنَّهُ لاَ اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللّٰهُ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنْبِك1 contains so many aspects and degrees that all levels of awliyâ have seen their needs to this âyah in all their ma’nawî journeyings and in all their degrees, and have received a ma’nawî sustenance and a fresh meaning from it worthy of their degree. For, since the Name “Allah” is a comprehensive Name, there are tawhîds within it to the number of Al-Asmâ Al-Husnâ: اَىْ لاَ رَزَّاقَ اِلاَّ هُوَ ٭ لاَ خَالِقَ اِلاَّ هُوَ ٭ لاَ رَحْمنَ اِلاَّ هُوَ 2 And so on...

The Twenty-Fifth Word/First Light/Second Ray/ First Flash

 

 

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

وَ بِهِ نَسْتَعِينُ

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ الصَّلاَةُ وَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلَى آلِهِ وَ صَحْبِهِ اَجْمَعِينَ

O, Brother! You wanted some advice from me. Since you are a soldier, listen together with my nafs to a few haqiqahs with eight short stories, in the form of comparisons pertaining to the military. Because I consider my nafs in need of advice more than anyone else. Once, I had somewhat lengthily said to my nafs the Eight Words that I had benefited from eight âyahs. Now, I shall briefly say to my nafs in the language of ‘awâm. Whoever wishes may listen together.

The First Word

Bismillah is the head of all khayr. We, too, shall start to it at the beginning. Know, O my nafs! Just as this blessed word is a mark of Islam, so is it a constant wird of all beings through the language of their being.3 If you want to understand what a great, inexhaustible strength and what an abundant, unending barakah Bismillah is, look to this short story, which is in the form of a comparison, and listen to it. It is as follows:

It is necessary for a man, who travels in the deserts of Bedouin Arabia, to take the name of a tribal chief and enter under his protection so that he can be saved from the evil of outlaws and procure his needs. Otherwise, he will be ruined alone in the face of his infinite enemies and needs.

Thus, for such a journey, two men go to a desert. One of them was humble, the other proud. The humble one took the name of a chief. The proud one did not. The one who took the name of the chief travelled everywhere with salâmât. If he comes across a highway robber, he says, "I am travelling with the name of such-and-such chief." The outlaw goes away; he cannot harm him. If he enters a tent, he is shown respect for that name. The other proud one suffered such calamities throughout his journey that cannot be described. He always trembled and always begged. He was both degraded and held in contempt.

Thus, O my proud nafs! You are the traveller. As for this world, it is a desert. Your impotence and poverty are boundless. Your enemies and needs are infinite. Since it is thus, take the name of the Eternal Mâlik and Azalî Hâkim of this desert so that you can be saved from begging the whole universe and trembling before every event.

Yes, this word is such a blessed treasury that your infinite impotence and poverty bind you to the infinite Qoudrah and Rahmah, and it makes the impotence and poverty a most acceptable intercessor (Shafî’) 4 at the court of Qadîr, Who is Rahîm. Yes, one who acts with this word resembles a man, who enrols in the military; he acts in the name of the government and becomes free from the apprehension of anyone. He says, “In the name of the law, in the name of the government,” performs every kind of service and withstands against everything.

In the beginning, we said, All beings say "Bismillah" through the language of their being. Is that so?

Yes, just as if you see that a single man came, drove all the inhabitants of a town to a place by compulsion and compelled them to work, you would certainly know that he does not act with his own name and his own power, but rather he is a soldier. He acts in the name of the government and relies on the power of a sultân. In the same way, everything acts in the name of Janâb-i Haqq; the seeds and grains, like tiny particles, bear huge trees on their heads; they raise loads like mountains. It means that each tree says, "Bismillah." It fills its hands from the fruits of the treasury of Rahmah and becomes a tray-bearer for us. Each garden says, "Bismillah" and becomes a cauldron from the kitchens of Qoudrah where plenty of various kinds of different delicious foods are cooked in it together. Each blessed animal, like cow, camel, sheep and goat, says, "Bismillah" and becomes a fountain of milk from the faydh of Rahmah. In the name of Ar-Razzâq, they present to us the most subtle and clean sustenance, like the water of life. The roots and veins of each plant, tree and grass as soft as silk say, "Bismillah"; they pierce and go right through hard rock and earth. They say, “In the name of Allah, in the name of Rahmân”; everything becomes subject to it. Yes, the roots being spread in that hard rock and earth with perfect ease and bearing fruits below the ground as the branches being spread through the air and bearing fruits, and also the delicate green leaves retaining their moisture for months in the face of the severity of heat deal a slap severely in the mouths of naturalists, poke a finger in their eye – may it be blind – and say, "Even hardness and heat, in which you most trust, act under the command that each of those rootlets as soft as silk splits the rocks like the Staff of Mûsâ (as) by conforming to the command ofفَقُلْنَا اضْرِبْ بِعَصَاكَ الْحَجَرَ5 . And like the members of Ibrâhîm (as), against the face of the heat scattering fire, each of those delicate leaves as fine as cigarette paper recites the âyahيَا نَارُ كُونِى بَرْدًا وَ سَلاَمًا6 .7

Since everything says, "Bismillah," in a ma’nawî manner. They bring the ni’mahs of Allah in the name of Allah and give them to us. We too should say, "Bismillah." We should give in the name of Allah and take in the name of Allah. Since this is so, we should not take from ghâfil people who do not give in the name of Allah.8

Question: We give a price to people who are tray-bearers. I wonder what price Allah, Who is the true Owner of the goods, wants?

The Answer: Yes, the price the True Mun’im wants in return for those valuable ni’mahs and goods is three things.

One is dhikr, another is shukr and the other is tafakkur. "Bismillah" at the beginning is dhikr. "Alhamdulillah" at the end is shukr. In the middle, thinking and understanding that those precious ni’mahs, which are wonders of art, are the miracles of Qoudrah and the gifts of Rahmah of Al-Ahad, Who is Samad, is tafakkur. How foolish it is to kiss the foot of a poor man, who conveys a precious gift of a sultân to you, and not recognise the owner of the gift; so praising and loving the things that outwardly give the ni’mah and forgetting the True Mun’im is a thousand times more foolish than that.

O nafs! If you do not want to be such a fool, give in the name of Allah, take in the name of Allah, begin in the name of Allah and act in the name of Allah. Wassalâm!

 

The Second Station of the Fourteenth Flash

This consists of Six of the thousands of mysteries contained in بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

NOTE: A bright nûr of Bismillah concerning Rahmah appeared to my dull mind from afar. I wanted to record it for my nafs in the form of notes, and to hunt it down and capture it, and circumscribe that nûr with twenty to thirty Mysteries. But unfortunately, I was not able to do this at the present time and the twenty or thirty were reduced to five or six.

When I say: "Oh, man!", I mean my nafs. And while this lesson is directed particularly to my own nafs, I refer it as the Second Station of the Fourteenth Flash for the approval of my meticulous brothers in the hope that it may benefit those with whom I am connected by rûh and whose nafs are more awake than my nafs. This lesson looks to the heart more than the mind and regards ma’nawî pleasure rather than rational proofs.

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

9 قَالَتْ يَا اَيُّهَا الْمَلَؤُا اِنِّى اُلْقِىَ اِلَىَّ كِتَابٌ كَرِيمٌ اِنَّهُ مِنْ سُلَيْمنَ وَ اِنَّهُ بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

A number of mysteries will be mentioned in this Station.

First Mystery: I saw one manifestation ofبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِas follows:

On the face of the universe, the face of the earth, and the face of man are three Stamps of rubûbiyyah one within the other and each showing samples of the others.

The First is the Great Stamp of Ulûhiyyah, which is manifest through mutual assistance, co-operation, and embracing and corresponding to one another of beings in the totality of the universe. This looks to Bismillâh.

The Second is the Great Stamp of Rahmâniyyah, which is manifest through mutual resemblance and proportion, order, harmony, favour and compassion in the disposal, tarbiyyah and administration of plants and animals on the face of the earth. This looks to Bismillâhirrahmân.

Then there is the Exalted Stamp of Rahîmiyyah, which is manifest through the subtleties of Ilahî beneficence, fine points of Ilahî clemency, and rays of Ilahî compassion on the face of man's comprehensive reality. This looks to Ar-Rahîm in Bismillâhirrahmânirrahîm.

That is to say, Bismillâhirrahmânirrahîm is the sacred title of three Stamps of Ahadiyyah, which form a luminous line on the page of the ‘âlam, and a strong cord, and shining filament. That is, through being revealed from above, the tip of Bismillâhirrahmânirrahîm rests on man, the fruit of the universe and miniature copy of the ‘âlam. It binds the earth to the ‘arsh. It is a way for man to ascend to the ‘arsh pertaining to human….

Second Mystery: In order not to overwhelm minds by Wâhidiyyah, which becomes manifest in the boundless multiplicity of creatures, the Qur'an of Miraculous Exposition constantly points out the manifestation of Ahadiyyah within Wâhidiyyah. That is, for example, the sun encompasses numberless things with its light. In order to consider the sun itself in the totality of its light, a most extensive conception and comprehensive view are necessary. So, lest the sun itself be forgotten, it is displayed in every shining object by means of its reflection. And in accordance with the capacity of each, all shining objects display the sun's qualities, such as its light and heat, together with the manifestation of its essence. And just as in accordance with their capacities, all lustrous objects show the sun together with all its attributes, so too do the sun's qualities, like its light and heat and the seven colours in its light, all encompass all the things facing it.

In the same way, 10 وَ لِلّٰهِ الْمَثَلُ اْلاَعْلَى -but let there be no mistake in the comparison- just as Ilahî Ahadiyyah and Samadiyyah have a manifestation together with all the Names in everything, in animate creatures in particular, and especially in man's mirror-like essence, so too each of the Names which are connected to beings encompass all the beings through Wahdah and Wâhidiyyah. Thus, lest minds become overwhelmed in Wâhidiyyah and hearts forget the Most Pure and Holy Essence (Zhât Al-Aqdas), the Qur'an constantly puts before the eyes the stamp of Ahadiyyah within Wâhidiyyah. And that is Bismillahirrahmânirrahîm, which points out the three important points of that stamp.

Third Mystery: What makes this boundless universe rejoice is clearly Rahmah. And what illuminates these dark beings is self-evidently Rahmah. And what does tarbiyyah creatures struggling within these endless needs is self-evidently again Rahmah. And what causes the whole universe to be turned towards man, like a tree together with all its parts is turned towards its fruit, and causes it to look to him and run to his assistance is clearly Rahmah. And what fills and illuminates boundless space and the empty, vacant ‘âlam and makes it rejoice is self-evidently Rahmah. And what designates transient man to eternity and makes him the addressee and beloved of a Pre-Eternal and Post-Eternal One is self-evidently Rahmah.

Oh, man! Since Rahmah is such a powerful, alluring, sweet, assisting lovable haqiqah, say:بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِadhere to this haqiqah and be saved from absolute desolation and the pains of unending needs. Draw close to the throne of the Pre-Eternal and Post-Eternal Sultân, and through the compassion, shafâ’ah and rays of that Rahmah, become the addressee, friend, and beloved of that Sultân.

Indeed, to gather within the sphere of hikmah around man the varieties of creatures in the universe, and to make them hasten to meet all his needs with perfect order and ‘inâyah is clearly one of two situations. Either each variety of creatures in the universe itself knows man, and obeys him, runs to help him, which just as it is completely irrational is also impossible in many respects, or an absolutely impotent being like man has to possess the qoudrah of the mightiest absolute Sultân, or this assistance occurs through the ‘ilm of an Absolutely Qadîr behind the veil of the universe. That is to say, it is not that the different beings in the universe know man, but that they are the evidences of a Knowing, Compassionate One being acquainted with him and knowing him.<

Oh, man! Come to your senses! Is it at all possible that Zuljalâl One, Who causes all the varieties of creatures to turn towards you and stretch out their hands to assist you, and causes them to say: "Labbayk!" in the face of your needs, is it possible that He does not know you, is not acquainted with you, does not see you? Since He does know you, He informs you that He knows you through His Rahmah. So, you know Him too, and with respect let Him know that you know Him, and understand with the certainty that what subjugates the vast universe to an absolutely weak, absolutely impotent, absolutely needy, transient, insignificant creature like you, and despatches it to assist you is the haqiqah of Rahmah, which comprises of hikmah, ‘inayah, ‘ilm, and qoudrah.

Most certainly, a Rahmah such as this requires universal and sincere shukr and earnest and genuine respect. Therefore, say بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ , which is the interpreter and title of such sincere shukr and genuine respect. And make it the means of attaining to the Rahmah, and a shafî’ at the Court of Ar-Rahmân.

Indeed, the existence and reality of Rahmah are as clear as the sun. For just as an embroidery centred on one point is formed by the order and situation of the threads of its warp and weft coming from all directions, so too the luminous threads extending from the manifestation of a thousand and one Ilahî Names in the vast sphere of the universe weave such a seal of Rahîmiyyah, embroidery of clemency, and seal of ‘inâyah within a Stamp of Rahmah that it demonstrates itself to minds more brilliantly than the sun.

Ar-Rahmân Zuljamâl, Who orders the sun and moon, the elements and minerals, plants and animals like the warp and weft of a vast embroidery through the rays of His thousand and one Names, and causes them to serve life; and demonstrates His compassion through the exceedingly sweet and self-sacrificing compassion of all mothers, plant and animal; and subjugates animate creatures to human life, and from this demonstrates man's importance and a most fine and lovely large embroidery of Ilahî Rubûbiyyah, and manifests His most brilliant Rahmah, has, in the face of His own absolute istighnâ made His Rahmah an acceptable shafî’ for animate creatures and man.

Oh, man! If you are truly a human being, say  بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ “Bismillahirrahmânirrahîm”. Find that shafî’. For sure, it is clearly, self-evidently, Ilahî Rahmah which, without forgetting or confusing any of them does tarbiyyah and administers the four hundred thousand different plant and animal species on the earth at precisely the right time, and with perfect order, hikmah, and ‘inâyah, and stamps the Seal of Ahadiyyah on the face of the globe of the earth. And just as the existence of  Rahmah is as certain as the existence of the beings on the face of the earth, so too do the beings form as many evidences to its reality as their own number.

Like on the face of the earth there is such a Seal of Rahmah and Stamp of Ahadiyyah, so also on the face of man's ma’nawî reality is a Stamp of Rahmah which is not inferior to the Stamp of Compassion on the face of the earth and vast Stamp of Rahmah on the face of the universe. Simply, man possesses a comprehensiveness like being a point of focus of a thousand and one Ilahî Names.

Oh, man! Is it at all possible that the One Who gives you this face, and places such a Stamp of Rahmah and Seal of Ahadiyyah on it would leave you to your own devices, attach no importance to you, pay no attention to your actions, make the whole universe, which is turned towards you, futile and pointless, and make the tree of creation rotten and insignificant with decayed fruit? Would He cause to be denied His Rahmah, which is as obvious as the sun, and His hikmah, which is as clear as light, neither of which can in any way be doubted, nor are in any way deficient? Hâsha!

Oh, man! You should know that there is a mi’raj to ascend to that ‘arsh of Rahmah, and that is,  بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ . If you want to understand how important this mi’raj is, look at the beginning of the one hundred and fourteen chapters of the Qur'an of Miraculous Exposition, and at the beginnings of all blessed books, and the start of all blessed works. And a clear proof of the grandeur of Bismillâh’s value is that the very foremost mujtahids like Imam Shafi'i (ra) said: "Althoughبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِis one âyah, it was revealed one hundred and fourteen times in the Qur'an."

Fourth Mystery: To declare: اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ11 the manifestation of Wâhidiyyah within boundless multiplicity is not sufficient for everyone; the thought wanders.12 It is necessary to possess a heart as broad as the globe of the earth in order to consider the Ahadiyyah of One in all aspects behind the Wahdah in the totality of beings, and to say: اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَ اِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ13 As a consequence of this mystery,  just as the stamp of Ahadiyyah is shown clearly on individuals, the stamp of Ahadiyyah is shown within the seal of Rahmâniyyah, to show the stamp of Ahadiyyah on all species and realms of beings and causing them to consider the One Who is Ahad in all aspects. Thus everyone at every level may turn toward the Most Pure and Holy One (Zhât Al-Aqdas), and saying: اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَ اِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ14 addressing Him directly.

It is in order to express this mighty mystery, Al-Qur’an Al-Hakîm suddenly mentions the smallest sphere and most particular matter when describing the vastest sphere of the universe, for example, the creation of the samâwât and the earth; so that it may clearly be shown the seal of Ahadiyyah.  For example, while mentioning the creation of the samâwât and earth, it opens the subject of man's creation and man's voice, and the subtle details of the ni’mahs and hikmah in his features, so that thought does not wander, nor the heart drown, and the rûh may find directly its Ma’bûd. For example, the âyah, وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ خَلْقُ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَاْلاَرْضِ وَاخْتِلاَفُ اَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَ اَلْوَانِكُمْ15 miraculously demonstrates this haqiqah.

Within innumerable creatures and an infinite multiplicity, there are sorts and degrees of stamps of Wahdah like concentric circles from the greatest stamp to the smallest. But however clear that Wahdah is, it is still a Wahdah within multiplicity. It cannot truly address observers. It is because of this that there has to be the stamp of Ahadiyyah behind Wahdah. So that Wahdah does not call to mind multiplicity, and directly before the Most Pure and Holy One (Zhât Al-Aqdas), a way may be opened up to the heart.

Furthermore, in order to direct gazes towards the stamp of Ahadiyyah and attract hearts toward it, the stamp of Rahmah and seal of Rahîmiyyah which are the most captivating embroidery, shining nûr, agreeable sweetness, pleasing beauty, and powerful haqiqah have been placed on the stamp of Ahadiyyah. For sure, it is the strength of that Rahmah which attracts the gazes of conscious beings and causes them to reach the stamp of Ahadiyyah and to consider the One Who is Ahad in all aspects, and from that causes to being the place of manifestation of the true addressee in اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَ اِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ16 .

Thus, it is through Bismillahirrahmânirrahîm being the index of the Surah al-Fâtiha and a concise summary of the Qur'an that it is the title and interpreter of this mighty mystery. One who acquires this title may travel through the levels of Rahmah. And one who causes this interpreter to speak may learn the mysteries of Rahmah and see the nûrs of Rahîmiyyah and compassion.

Fifth Mystery: In one noble hadith arrived that اِنَّ اللهَ خَلَقَ اْلاِنْسَانَ عَلٰى صُورَةِ الرَّحْمٰنِ17 [As he said (asm)]. Some of the people of tarîqah have interpreted this hadith in a strange way inappropriate to the aqâid of îmân. Among them, some people of ‘ashq even considered man's ma’nawî face to be a form of Ar-Rahmân. Since the people of tarîqah are mostly in sakr18 and people of ‘ashq are mostly in istighraq19 and confused, they are perhaps excusable in their understanding which is contrary to the haqiqah. But those in their senses cannot accept by mind their meanings which are contrary to the fundamentals of aqâid. If they do, they are in error.  

Indeed, the Most Pure and Holy Essence of Allah (Dhât Al-Aqdas), Who administers the whole universe with an order like a palace or house and easily spins the stars like particles and causes them to travel with hikmah and employs particles like orderly officials, has no sharik, similar, opposite or equal. So according to the mystery of لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَىْءٌ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ20 , He also has no form, similar, peer or like. But according to the mystery of وَلَهُ الْمَثَلُ اْلاَعْلٰى فِى السَّمٰوَاتِ وَاْلاَرْضِ وَهُوَ اْلعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ21 , His shuûn, attributes and names can be looked at through parable and comparison. It means that there are parables and comparisons in regard to His shuûn.

One of the many aims of the above-mentioned Noble Hadith is this: man is in a form that completely displays the Name Rahmân. Yes, as we explained before, it means that just as the Name Rahmân, which manifests from the rays of a thousand and one Names, is seen on the face of the universe; the Name Rahmân, which manifests through the infinite manifestations of Allah's absolute rubûbiyyah, is shown on the face of the universe, so He also shows the complete manifestation of the Name Rahmân on man's comprehensive form like the face of the earth and the face of the universe but in a small measure.

Also, it is a sign: the indication of the places of manifestation like living beings and man, which are the proofs and mirrors of the Rahmânurrahîm One, to Al-Wâjib Al-Wujûd One is so certain, clear and obvious that just as in order to indicate the brightness of the mirror and clarity of its indication, it is said to a shining mirror, which holds the image and reflection of the sun: "That mirror is the sun", so in order to indicate the clarity of his indication and his perfect connection, it has been said and is said: "The form of Ar-Rahmân present in man". As a consequence of this mystery, the non-extreme ones amongst the ahl al-wahdah al-wujûd22 said: لاَ مَوْجُودَ اِلاَّ هُوَ23 as a title of the clarity of this indication and perfection of this connection.

اَللّٰهُمَّ يَا رَحْمنُ يَا رَحِيمُ بِحَقِّ بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اِرْحَمْنَا كَمَا يَلِيقُ بِرَحِيمِيَّتِكَ وَ فَهِّمْنَا اَسْرَارَ بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ كَمَا يَلِيقُ بِرَحْمَانِيَّتِكَ آمِينَ

Sixth Mystery: O unhappy man struggling within boundless impotence and endless want! You should understand just what a valuable means and acceptable shafî’ is Rahmah. For Rahmah is the means to a Sultân Zuljalâl in Whose army both the stars and minute particles serve together in perfect order and obedience. And that Zuljalâl One and Sultân of Pre-Eternity and Post-Eternity has istighnâ in His essence, He is in absolute istighnâ. He is Ghanî without limit being in no respect needy of the universe and beings. The whole universe is under His command and direction, utterly obedient beneath His majesty and grandeur, submissive before His sublimity. That is Rahmah for you, Oh man! It raises you to the presence of the One absolutely lacking any need, the Eternal Sultân, and makes you His friend, addressee, and well-loved ‘abd. But just as you cannot reach the sun, are far from it and can in no way draw close to it, although the sun's light gives you its reflection and manifestation by means of your mirror, in the same way, you are infinitely distant from the Most Pure and Holy One (Zhât Al-Aqdas), the Sun of Pre-Eternity and Post-Eternity, and cannot draw close to Him, but the light of His Rahmah makes Him closer to us.

And so, O man! He who finds this Rahmah finds an eternal unfailing treasury of nûr. And the way to find this treasury is the Sunnah of Ar-Rasûl Al-Akram ‘Alayhissalâtu Wassalâm; who was the most brilliant exemplary and representative of Rahmah, its most eloquent tongue and herald of that Rahmah, and was described in the Qur'an as Rahmah li’l ‘Âlamîn24 and following it.

And the means to this embodiment of Rahmah who is Rahmah li’l ‘Âlamîn is salawât. Indeed, the meaning of salawât is Rahmah. And salawât which is the du'â of Rahmah for that embodiment of Rahmah is the means of reaching that Rahmah li’l ‘Âlamîn. So, make salawât the means to the Rahmah li’l ‘Âlamîn for yourself, and at the same time make Him the means to the Rahmah of Ar-Rahmân.

The whole Ummah in all their great numbers uttering salawât with the meaning of Rahmah for the One who is Rahmah li’l ‘Âlamîn ‘Alayhissalâtu Wassalâm proves brilliantly what a valuable Ilahî gift is Rahmah, and how broad is its sphere.

To Conclude: Just as the most precious jewel in the treasury of Rahmah and its doorkeeper is Ahmad ‘Alayhissalâtu Wassalâm, so too is its first key “Bismillahirrahmanirrahîm”. And its most easy key is salawât.

اَللّٰهُمَّ بِحَقِّ اَسْرَارِ بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ صَلِّ وَ سَلِّمْ عَلَى مَنْ اَرْسَلْتَهُ رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ كَمَا يَلِيقُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَ بِحُرْمَتِهِ وَ عَلَى آلِهِ وَ اَصْحَابِهِ اَجْمَعِينَ وَ ارْحَمْنَا رَحْمَةً تُغْنِينَا بِهَا عَنْ رَحْمَةِ مَنْ سِوَاكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ آمِينَ

سُبْحَانَكَ لاَ عِلْمَ لَنَا اِلاَّ مَا عَلَّمْتَنَا اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَكِيمُ