The Real Gnosticism(irfan)

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “I swear by Him who has sent me with the Truth as a bearer of glad tidings! Allah will never punish those who believe in His Unity. Verily, those who believe in Divine Unity will be granted the right to intercede (on the Day of Judgement), and their intercession will be accepted.“

After that he ﷺ added, “On the Day of Judgement, Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He, will order that a group of evil doers from this world be cast into Hell. They will plead to Him, O our Lord! How can You cast us into Hell when we used to accept Your Unity? How can You burn our tongues in the fire when they used to profess Your Unity? How can You burn our hearts in the fire when they believed that `There is no god, but You’? How can You burn our faces when we placed our foreheads on the dust in prostration for You? How can You burn our hands when we lifted them up in prayers to You?“

Allah, Mighty be His Glory, will say, “O My Servants! You committed evil deeds in the world. Hence, you have earned the punishment of Hell-fire.” They will then plead, “O our Lord! Are our mistakes greater than Your forgiveness? Or is Your forgiveness greater than our mistakes?” Then Allah, the Mighty and High, will reply, “My Forgiveness, of course.” They will ask, “What is greater? Your Mercy or our sins?” So He, the Mighty and High, will answer, “My Mercy, of course.” They will then ask, What is greater? Our belief in Your Unity or our sins?” He, the Mighty and High, will reply, “Your acceptance of My Unity is greater, of course.” Then they will say, “O Our Lord! Then let You Forgiveness and Mercy encompass us as it encompasses everything.”

Hence, Allah, Mighty be His Glory, will say, O My Angels! I swear by My Dignity and Glory! I have not created anyone more beloved to Me that the ones who embrace My Unity professing that here is no god but Me. Since I refuse to cast those who believe in My Unity into Hell, enter Ye, O My Servants, in Heaven!

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When a man lies on his back, contemplates the sky and the stars, and says: By Allah! Verily, you have a Lord who is your Creator. O Allah! Forgive me!’ Then Allah, the Mighty and High, looks down upon him with mercy, and forgives him.”

The Compiler of this book says: Allah, the Mighty and High, has already said: Or look they not into the Kingdom of the Heavens and the Earth and whatever things Allah created. What is meant by this is either: `Have they not contemplated the Kingdom of the Heaven and the Earth, and the wonders of their creation?’ or `Have they not contemplated these things like people of reason, and reflected upon them?’ If they did, they would know that Allah, the Mighty and High, made the Heavens and the Earth with greatness: they are supported without pillars, and they are tranquilized without any tool. He created the Heavens and the Earth so that people could ponder upon their Creator, their Master, and their Manager. He created them so that people would know that He does not resemble anything, including what the unbelievers have taken as gods other than Allah, the Mighty and High. Matter does not have to power to hold the tiniest of particles in air without a pillar or tool Through such comparisons people recognize that Allah is the Creator of the Heavens, the Earth, and of all bodies. They also recognize that nothing in Allah’s Realm or Kingdom resembles Him. He is the Owner of the Heavens and the Earth. It is He who has power over them. He has created the Heavens and the Earth so that people can contemplate them and witness that they are the creations of Allah, the Mighty and High. In so doing, they realize that Allah, the Mighty and High, is their Master. They realize that Allah has power over them since they form part of His Belongings, and His Creation. They are part and parcel of His Omnipotence, Authority, and Ownership. It is through the vision of the Heavens and the Earth, and the creation of Allah, that people realize that Allah has power over them since Allah, the Mighty, and High, does not create but what He owns, and what He has power over. His Word: And whatever things Allah created, refer to various types of creation. Through introspection, people can reason that since Allah is their Creator, He is more worth of Lordship than the recently created celestial bodies.