3-Endless Bliss Third Fascicle - Hakikat Kitabevi

karâmats and khâriqas. The exhibition of khâriqas (wonders) is
necessary in prophethood. It is not necessary in Wilâyat. For,
prophethood must be declared to everybody. But it is not wâjib
to declare the fact that one is a Walî. On the contrary, it is better
to cover the fact. For, prophethood is to invite people to Allâhu
ta’âlâ. But being a Walî is to get close to Allâhu ta’âlâ.
Everybody knows that inviting people requires advertising
oneself. But approaching is to be done secretly. If many
karâmats are seen on a Walî, this does not show that he is
higher than another Walî who has few karâmats. A Walî who
has no karâmats seen may be more exalted than the Awliyâ
who exhibit many khâriqas. Author of the book Awârif [Hadrat
Shihâbuddîn-i Suhrawardî], who is one of the greatest Awliyâ,
wrote this fact in detail. While prophets’ exhibiting many or few
khâriqas does not denote their being higher or lower in degree
despite the fact that it is a condition for them to exhibit miracles,
how could it ever show superiority in a Walî though it is not a
condition? In my opinion, prophets’ doing riyâdat and mujâhada
and using even the mubâhs in the least degree was intended to
exhibit miracles. For, it is wâjib for them to exhibit miracles and
it is a condition of prophethood. It was not intended to go up to
the grades close to Allâhu ta’âlâ. For, prophets
‘alaihimussalawâtu wattahiyyât’ are the beloved leaders who
have been chosen for the way of ijtibâ. Allâhu ta’âlâ, by
catching hold of them with the hook of love, pulled them up to
Himself. Thus, they were made to reach the grades of
closeness without taking pains. Doing riyâdat and mujâhada
and struggling in order to reach the grades of closeness to
Allâhu ta’âlâ are peculiar to the way of inâbat and irâdat, which
is the way for murîds. But the way of ijtibâ through which
prophets are taken is the way of murâds. Murîds proceed by
suffering hardships. But murâds are made to proceed by
fondling, by endearments. They are made to reach the grades
of closeness without any hardships.
In the way of inâbat and irâdat, it is necessary to put up with
riyâdats and mujâhadas. In the way of ijtibâ these are
unneccessary. They are useful, however. If a person who is
being made to proceed through fondlings and services
struggles himself and facilitates his progress, he reaches the
purpose faster and goes further up. If he himself does not
struggle, his progress will not be so easy and fast. Yes, Allâhu
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