Fusus al-Hikam The Seals of Wisdom by Shaykh al ... - ImagoMundi

up again alive." (19:15) He brought the attribute of life, which is his name, and He
informed him of His peace upon him. His words are true. He completed it, even if it is
the word of the spirit, "Peace be upon me the day I was born, the day I die, and the day I
am raised up again alive," (19:33) and this is more sublime and more perfect in oneness
and belief in the interpretation. That in which the order of nature (2) was broken in
respect to 'Isa was articulation. His intellect was given mastery and perfected at that
time when Allah made him speak. In any case, mastery of articulation is not necessary.
'Isa spoke the truth in what he articulated but this is different than the one who was
testified to, as in the case of Yahya. (3) Allah's greeting on Yahya was higher than the
greeting of 'Isa on himself in this way since the ambiguity occurring in divine concern
was removed. The immediate circumstances indicate his proximity to Allah in that and
his sincerity, since he spoke in the cradle the form which indicated the innocence of his
mother. He was one of the two witnesses. The other witness was the shaking of the
dried trunk of the palm tree. (4) Fresh, ripe dates came tumbling down without the male
palm tree or pollination. In the same way, Maryam bore 'Isa without a man, that is,
without normal and customary intercourse. If a Prophet had said, "My sign and my
miracle is that this wall will speak," and then the wall speaks and says, "You have lied,
you are not the Messenger of Allah," then the sign is proven and it is confirmed by it
that he is the Messenger of Allah. One does not pay any attention to what the wall said.
He introduces this probability into the words of 'Isa when his mother pointed to him
while he was in the cradle. Allah's greeting on Yahya is higher than this element. The
passage which indicates that he is the slave of Allah is in respect of the claim made
about him that he was the son of Allah. The indication is completed by sheer
articulation. He is the slave of Allah according to another group who speak of
Prophethood. It increases the principle of probability in logical thought until his
truthfulness appeared in the future regarding all that he spoke about when he was in the
cradle. So understand our allusion!
Notes to Chapter 20:
1. The wife of Pharaoh who was one of the perfect women.
2. Kharq al-'adat, miracle, literally, the breaking of the normal pattern of things.
3. 'Isa was a witness, not one who is the object of witness, since he testified on behalf of
his mother.
4. See Qur'an 19:29.
21: The Seal of the Wisdom of Sovereignty (1)
in the Word of Zakariyya (Zachariah)
Know that the mercy of Allah encompasses everything in existence and judgement, and