"And he for whom Allah hath not appointed light, for him there is no light." — Holy Qur'an 24:40
:: Luminous Tasbi No. 28: Rabbi Zidni ilmaa ::
40 Dhikr Tasbi Project Day
28:
Thursday,
Feb. 23, 2023
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
Ya Ali Madad. Let us first declare our noble intentions which are listed below. You may add your own list after this. Then we will say the prayer for the day and angelic salwat.
Ya NOOR Mowlana Hazar Imam, we pray for:
Knowledge Section
Let us first read an ayat from the Holy Qur'an where Allah teaches the Holy Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.) to seek an increase in knowledge:
Fata-'aalallahul-Malikul-Haqq! Wa laa ta'-jal bil-qur'aani min-qabli 'anyyuqzaaa ilayka wahyuh: wa qur-Rabbi zidnii 'ilmaa. (20:114) | Say (O' Our Apostle Muhammad!) High 1394 above all is God, the King, the (Self-Existent) Truth; And hasten not (O' Our Apostle Muhammad!) with the Qur'an ere its completion unto thee its revelation, and say thou: My Lord ! Increase me in knowledge! (20:114) |
Here is an excerpt from footnote 1394 (p.988) of S. V. Mir Ahmed Ali's translation of the Holy Qu'ran, which explains the above ayat:
This verse makes is quite clear that the matter of the whole of the Holy Qur'an was already in the heart of the Holy Prophet even before it was revealed to him gradually. Here, God desires the Holy Prophet to follow the order of the revelation and to disclose it as it was revealed to him by Angel Gabriel. (p.988) |
Satisfaction versus Search for True Knowledge
(Source: Ibn al-'Arabi's Metaphysics of Imagination: The Sufi Path of Knowledge by William C. Chittick, State University of New York Press, 1989)
Chittick writes: In the following passage, Ibn al-'Arabi is discussing the station (maqam) of "satisfaction" (rida), which he, like other Muslims, recognizes as an important character trait that must be developed in the path of spiritual growth. But he points out that satisfaction is not always desirable, especially in the matter of [true] knowledge. (p.104)
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In this enlightenment post, we have learned on how God casted His Light into the heart of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.). The door of Prophethood closed with the passing to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.), however the door to "God-given" knowledge, ('ilm-ladunni), is open to everyone. In order to be gifted with this knowledge, we have to develop capacity within ourselves because Light is given according to one's capacity to absorb and bear it. The Light comes through our soul, which has a capacity to extend laterally. Symbolically, the soul can expand from the size of a small pond, to a lake, to a great lake, to an ocean, to several oceans, and can encompass the whole creation as it did for the Holy Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.). We have to assess our own capacity and increase it immensely in order to be truly enlightened!
The Dhikr of 'Rabbi Zidni Ilmaa'
The highest form of knowledge is light so let us recite this dhikr 'Rabbi zidni ilmaa' with utmost humility and tenderness of the heart. Let this dhikr ring in our spiritual hearts and create an aspiration to actualize the Light of the Holy Ahlul-Bait and Noor Mowlana Hazar Imam. May our spiritual hearts get filled with this NOOR and nothing else. Ameen. The lyrics for the 40 beads are given below:
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
Rabbi zidni ilmaa
My Lord, increase me in knowledge!
Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil 'alamin.
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!
Anchor Tasbi
Let us now start presenting a nazrana of at least 101 salwats or continuous salwat for 3 to 5 minutes to our beloved NOOR Mowlana Shah Karim Al-Hussaini Hazar Imam for blessings, guidance and empowerment for the fulfillment of our noble wishes.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
Allâhumâ salli alâ Muhammadin wa âle Muhammad:
O Allah! Bestow Peace on and through Muhammad and his Descendants
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Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil 'alamin.
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!
Global Prayers and Three Grand Aspirations
Through the barakat of recitation of dhikr tasbis and angelic salwat by many individuals of the global Jamat, O Noor Mowlana Hazar Imam, bless the global Jamat with:
Haizinda — Qayampaya
(Our Present Imam is Living and His NOOR is Eternal)
Forty Dhikr Tasbis With Explanation