Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss Third Fascicle

And they bestow it upon whomever they like of those who obey
and follow them. The îmân of all Believers through the way of the
ghayb cannot be safe against the interference of fancy. For,
according to the ignorant ‘warâ-ul-warâ’ means remoteness. In
such an understanding fancy interferes with the matter. On the
other hand, to those great people ‘’alaihimussalawâtu wa-tteslîmât’
‘warâ-ul-warâ’ is closeness. With this understanding
fancy cannot interfere with the matter. As long as the world
survives and we live in a worldly life, there is no other way than
believing through the ghayb. For, the îmân which happens by
seeing here is invalid. When life in the Hereafter begins, fancy and
imagination will no longer have any power and the îmân-i
shuhûdî, which happens by seeing, will become valuable. Fancy
and imagination will not be able to mix evil with this îmân. I think
that because Rasûlullah Muhammad ‘’alaihissalâm’ was honoured
with seeing Allâhu ta’âlâ in the world it would be beautiful to say
that his ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’ îmân is shuhûdî. Evil
emanating from fancy and imagination have not been mixed with
this îmân. For, the blessing that will be bestowed upon other
Believers in the Hereafter fell to the lot of that exalted Prophet in
the world. This is such a great gift from Allâhu ta’âlâ. Allâhu
ta’âlâ bestows His gifts upon whomever He chooses. Allâhu ta’âlâ
is the giver of so many gifts.
It should be understood well that Khalîlullah Ibrâhîm
‘’alaihissalâm’ explained very well the fact that it is wrong to
worship things other than Allâhu ta’âlâ. He thoroughly closed all
the gates which would lead to polytheism. For this reason, he
became the imâm of Prophets. He surpassed them all ‘’alaihi wa
’alaihimussalawâtu wa-t-tehiyyât’. For, the highest point of
progress in worldly life is to realize well the fact that there is
nothing to be worshipped other than Allâhu ta’âlâ. For, the exact
meaning of the saying, “Allâhu ta’âlâ alone is worthy of being
worshipped,” which is communicated by the second part of the
beautiful word “lâ ilâha illallah,” will be understood only in the
Hereafter. Nevertheless, because the last Prophet ‘’alaihi wa
’alaihimussalawâtu wa-t-teslîmât’ was honoured with seeing
Allâhu ta’âlâ in this world, he attained many things of the exact
meaning of that word in this world, too. It may be said that of that
meaning what is possible in this world has been communicated
with the coming of the exalted Prophet. We may say, again, that
the tajallî of the Dhât-i Ilâhî in this world has fallen only to the lot
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