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[quote]Brother Imran,

Following is a reflection of a brother on "Wahdat-ul-Wujud.I hope it might help us to understand it better.

I completely believe in "Wahdat-ul-Wujud" and also "Wahdat-ul-Shuhud".
It is not something I believed just by reading books or listening to scholars. It is something that my heart was opened to it by Allah. And, I consider it the highest level of "Tawheed"

Also, I believe that this "tawheed" is the tawheed of Prophets and Awaliya'. However, since Islam and Quran addresses all level of "mind-capacities" and "personal acceptance", people who don't reach to the level of realizing that Allah is his creation, too, are also on the right track. This is Allah's mercy. At the end, he gave everything its creation. So, every person has special creation given to him by Allah guarded by unique Divine Name (The Lord) which gives him the knowledge Allah gave him since pre-existance.

the term "Wahdat-ul-Wujud" was coined later in Islamic history, but that doesn't mean that the Prophet (saaws) didn't have it. He had it as well as some of the companions, like AbuBak, Ali. AbuBakr once said: "Whenever I looked at something, I see Allah behind it". He is refering to that the reality behind the images sensed in this world is Allah and that the images are manifestation of his reality. However, we cannot comprehend that reality.

Also, "wahdat-ul-wujud" is the at the deeper meaning of Allah's Divine Name "Al-Ahad", that is, it is completely different than the Name "Al-Wahid"

Among the ancient scholars who had "ma'rifa" of Allah (and believed in wahdat-ul-wujud) are Al-Junaid, Abu Yazeed Al-Bistami, Al-Hallaj. Then, came Abdul-Qadir Al-Jilaani, then, Ibn Arabi, and many others.

Also, one cannot attain the belief in "wahdat-ul-wujud" just by reading books or listing to shyoukh. It is a gift from Allah put into one's inner sight. To reach to that level, one has to understand deeply different Islamic issues, like (1) "Al-Qadar" (Pre-destination) to a very deep level, (2) the secrets of "Kun Fa Yakoun" (BE and It is), (3) the deeper meaning of "creation", and many others.
People who believe in "Wahdat-ul-Wujud" are no longer see "cause-and-effect", "reasons",..etc. They perceive eveything as 'KUN' even their talks. They are no longer with the "creation", they are with Allah. That's why "Wahdat-ul-Wujud" remains absurb and mind-boggling to normal people or people who cannot perceive things beyond their appearance level.

And for those who restrict the meaning of Quranic verses to one meaning, they are striping the Quran from its endless oceans of knowledge. One verse (even one word or one letter) has different meanings on different layers. They are all true and consistent on that layer. Each one gets into the level of understanding according to his creation. This is Allah's mercy and wisdom.

so, no one can restrict a Quranic verse to one meaning and force others to believe in that meaning.[/quote]

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