Allah has created all things in pairs (Surah al-Zariy’at). The greatest pair that this Ayah alludes to is that of Zahir and Batin – that which is evident and that which is concealed. The subject of Tawil illuminates Batin or the hidden. Allah bestowed His glorious Fayd upon Rasulallah (S), who then transformed it into a physical state and brought it to the people of the world in the form of Shariah.
Allah has created all things in pairs (Surah al-Zariy’at). The greatest pair that this Ayah alludes to is that of Zahir and Batin – that which is evident and that which is concealed. The subject of Tawil illuminates Batin or the hidden. Allah bestowed His glorious Fayd upon Rasulallah (S), who then transformed it into a physical state and brought it to the people of the world in the form of Shariah. Those who study the Tawil of Qur’an and seek ‘ilm at the hands of Rasulallah (S) and his descendants Imams (as) and their Du’at (ra) return from their human state into transcendent beings. Only through Awliy’a (ra) is this transformation even possible; others who attempt to read and understand the hidden and evident meanings of the Qur’an and the Shariah will not be able to reach this heavenly destination. This is the Sh’an of Awliy’a (ra) and their magnificence. It is for this reason that Allah sent them from the Aalam al-Anw’ar to the physical world that we live in. Science attempts to understand the form and state of various objects. Physicists research the process of transformation of matter into energy and atoms into nuclear energy. However, neither science nor ordinary human beings have the ability or power to transform physical matter into a spiritual state – only Awliy’a (ra) possess this unparalleled capability.
Sciences of Islam are like an ocean that engulfs precious ornaments which can only be extracted by an experienced diver with the ability to navigate the deep. Uloom Khafiyyah cannot be transferred through books. There are many branches of Uloom Khafiyyah dealing with various astonishing triumphs and activities, and it is very difficult to classify them. Kimiya, Limiya, Himiya, Simiya, Rimiya are also branches of the Sciences of Islam that are not accessible to all, except those who are endorsed by the divine world. Al Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (as) is the founder of occult sciences in Islam. According to Shi’i Imami tradition, he taught al-Zahir (the exoteric), al-Batin (the esoteric), and Batin al-Batin (the esoteric of the esoteric). He was the fountain of occult sciences that includes ‘ilm al-Jafr. Through esoteric sciences, cures are sought for afflictions attributed to black magic, the evil eye, Jinn, and spiritual disturbances. The Sciences of Islam emerged from the union of al-‘ilm emanating from the Wahy of the Qur’an and the inherited sciences of earlier cultures, transmuted by Islam’s spiritual power into a new body, at once continuous with what preceded it and distinct from it.
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