Chapter 3 MAN AND THE SECRETS OF NEARNESS

Chapter 3
The Search for Man andhis Real Substance
1. Question: Conceptually, why are the descendants of Adam called Insan?
Answer: Insan is an exaggeration noun. It is derived from the word
Onss, which means easily adjusting or adapting to everything. It even
applies to lodging, property, animals and other objects in the
environment. After a while, man becomes so attached to these things
that, if separated from them, he would suffer as much as if he were
inwardly attached to them, leading to all happiness turn into agony.
About his separation from the Presence of His Glorious Supreme Being,
however, he does not feel unhappy. He does not even sense it.
2. Question: Who is man?
Answer: Man is the two-footed being for whom this entire universe has
been created, and he himself has been created so as to acquire Insight
into and become acquainted with Almighty God. So that he may wisely
establish the struggling path against the covert and overt opponents
of Almighty God and of His Almighty's obedient servants; starting from
himself up to whatever extremes he may encounter. He may make efforts
up until the end, for the peace of God's creatures, in order to attain
God's happiness and for the purpose of establishing justice in
thelight of Monotheism.
Sa'dee, God's mercy be upon him, has stated:
"The clouds, the wind, the moon, the sun, and the firmament are deployed
So that you may find a piece of bread and not eat it heedlessly,
They all are involved and obey commands for your sake
It would be unfair, if you do not obey."
3. Question: Who is man?
Answer: Man is the being who possesses exploring perception. From his
contacts with living and non-living things, he wellunderstands and
sees that there will be affection created within him for those things.
As a result of these contacts, he does not learn that if he were to
persistently repeat the Names of Glorious God as well, then God's
affection would also be created in him within the easiest of ways.
Hence, he would be one of the devout servants.
4. Question: Who is man?
Answer: Man is the being who often likes to have special attachments
to hisAlmighty God. Enslaved by his own thoughts, he wanted to reach
this fortune through a varietyof hardships. Whereas in our age, the
shorter and more effective way is the Remembrance of God everywhere,
observing the things, and hence finding His Glorious Artificer's
Perfection and Magnificence.
5. Question: Who is man?
Answer: Man is the being who is created for the purpose of observing
thevarious secrets of things and for utilizing these objects. He is
created thus so that he may better and more truly know the Creator of
this entire open and hidden land and ocean, with all His Perfection
and Glory. Man should still make requests for more favors by
presenting humbleness and by pleading. He should make the necessary
efforts to ensure peace for God's creatures in order to please Him, so
that he may find higher and more valuable grantsand favors.
6. Question: Who is man?
Answer: Man is the being who has rarely raised thequestion: for what
reason, due to what mastery, and for what purpose, are all things
given to him?
Verily! All things are granted and accessible tohim for the purpose of
acquainting himself with Glorious God, the Almighty Creator, the
Exalted Most Great, Almighty Artificer and thePerfectioner and
Completer of this entire Order, Glorified and Exalted be He.
7. Question: Who is man?
Answer: Man is the being who, upon observing someone's accomplishment,
gives out thousands of compliments and rewards. However, on seeing
this Exhibition (the Universe) created by His Holiness, Glorified
andExalted be He, he makes no acknowledgement to His Greatness and
makes no effort to find the truthof Insight with Exalted Him. Man has
rarely paid any attention to seek thisvirtue.
8. Question: Who is man?
Answer: Man is the being who exerts effort, if accessible, toward
getting acquainted and establishing a friendship with heads of
companies and high authorities of society. But he makes no effort to
get acquainted with or find out the Creator and Artificer of this
entire open and hidden order Who is Almighty Great God of theland and
the ocean in this world and in other worlds, and the rest of the
universe. He does notmake the effort of acquiring the least of Insight
into Him.
9. Question: Who is man?
Answer: Man is the being who, the more he becomes enlightened, the
more he tries to fully establish relationships and get acquainted with
enlightened people, evengreat statesmen. Unfortunately, concerning the
establishment of a relationship with his Creator and Artificer, man,
save for a few exceptions, has not accomplished this act. He did not
even create such ambition and love in himself towards this goal.
10. Question: Who is man?
Answer: Man is such a being to whom Glorious God has given the ability
and the perception to successfully invoke and contemplate scientific
and spiritual secrets.
Where man strives to delve, Glorious and Exalted God makes him
discover the secrets and mysteries. But man never asks himself if all
these successes originated from his own brain alone. There are
billions likewise endowed with brains better and more efficient in
every aspect.
One can say that all man'sefforts are merely a pretext and that the
truthis the gift and grace of the most Gracious Almighty God. By
making this thanksgiving, of course, more success will be bestowed
upon the person and, given constancy, this will increase the person's
relationship with the Almighty.
11. Question: Who is man?
Answer: Man is the being who gets angry with his inferiors, whoever
they may be, should they appear to disobey his commands. Furthermore,
he even beats and metes out other punishments asa tool for reform. But
he himself is not obedient infront of those permitted and prohibited
commands of His Almighty, which were created and established to the
benefit of the social life. He does not believe in punishment from the
Glorious Lord of the open and hidden.
12. Question: Who is man?
Answer: Man is the being who admits that there should be punishment
meted out from high authorities to those who oppose them, but from the
Great God Who has created him, Who has brought him into existence out
of non-existence, Who provides him annually, wherever he may be, with
life, and prescribes sustenance and other favors, he, being
narrow-minded, still does not accept a law. He does notthink of any
punishment in cases of violation against Him Almighty, and he
continues to disobey.
13. Question: Who is man?
Answer: Man is the weak being who, in spite of all his self-importance
and pride of wealth and capital, is vanquished by the smallest
microbe.
14. Question: Who is man?
Answer: Man is the being of whom everything is afraid but who fears
not his own self, even thoughall the harm to man, humanity and to
others comes from man.
15. Question: Who is man?
Answer: Man is the being whom every creature trusts. However, men
themselves rarely trust one another without ulterior motives.
16. Question: Who is man?
Answer: Man is the model by which most of the characteristics and
secrets of the animate and inanimate things of the firmament and earth
are revealed. Therefore, some of the philosophershave called him
the"Small Universe."
"Then outwardly you are the small universe
Then inwardly you are the great universe." Rumi
Commentary
Now we are somewhat introduced to the value of humanity's eminent
position and we understand it. Basically, to some extent we have been
ungrateful and have behaved in such a manner. By observing everything,
wee have appreciated its maker, but by observing all thesegifts and
rewards, and the variety of creation in the world, we have not felt
any responsibility towards the Greatness of the Great God. At most, we
have tried to establish relationships with people of high authority,
rank, and position; however, we have not wished to establish any
relationshipwith the Creator and Artificer of this entire universe,
though our creation has existed and exists for seeking this truth in
this small, trial world.
It is a question of demonstrating to His Almighty's All-Seeing
Knowledge, whether we are to be so amazed by His handiworks that we
forget Him Almighty altogether. Or that, during our involvement, we
would behave in the Presence of the Exalted Evolver, revealing our own
pull and attraction while doing good deeds and refraining from evil
actions, or the opposite. In the end we conclude the following:
Are we trying to establisha relationship with and develop love and
affection for Almighty God, or with someone or something other than
Him, whatsoever and whosoever it may be?
Regarding the question of how to establish this relationship, here we
shall draw your attentionto some topics concerning the "Secret
ofUnion." Afterward, we shall draw your attentionto the human
narrow-mindedness and weakness of knowledge, which, in spite of the
Presence of Almighty God, still cause the denialof His Existence.
After that, we will focus your attention on the study of objects,
which are expressive of the Greatness of the Glorious and Exalted
Supremacy.

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M NajimudeeN Bsc- INDIA

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