#AskYounusAlGohar Question & Answer Session - Part 2

His Holiness Younus AlGohar replies to questions from the public.

12) What is the Esoteric Triangle of Allah, Mohammad and Imam Mehdi?

The Esoteric Triangle of Allah, Mohammad and Imam Mehdi refers to God on top of the triangle with Imam Mehdi connected to his left and Prophet Mohammad to his right. This triangle is in Alam-e-Ahdiyat (Realm of God) and we have named it the Esoteric Triangle of Mehdi. The knowledge of recognising God was granted to Prophet Mohammad and passed down from the Prophet to the Saints of God and through them to the common people. However, only those obtained Spiritual Grace from this knowledge who accepted Mohammad’s prophet-hood and religion. Those who followed any other religion for except Islam were deprived of this particular spiritual grace from Prophet Mohammad.

In spirituality, the Moon symbolises prophets, stars symbolise their companions and the Sun symbolises God.

According to Prophetic Tradition, 'In the End Times, the Sun shall rise from the West.'

The Muslim scholars thought this referred to the physical Sun; however, this refers to the Esoteric Sun and Imam Mehdi. On the left-side of God (West), is Imam Mehdi and on the right-side of God (East) is Prophet Mohammad. Those who obtained spiritual grace from God’s east entered into close proximity of God and those who shall obtain spiritual grace from Imam Mehdi shall enter into close proximity of God also.

The Quran says:

رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ الْمَغْرِبَيْنِ

[55:17]

He is the Lord of the East (Mashriq) and the Lord of the West (Maghreb).

Mehdi is from the West (Maghreb) of God and He is neither a saint nor a prophet. There are no conditions for obtaining spiritual grace from Imam Mehdi. Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Jews or one from any religion or sect may reach God through Imam Mehdi.

In the Realm of God (Ahdiyat), God has kept some of his reflections known as Tifle Noorie (auxiliary souls of God). The first reflection of God, Aks-e-Ilahi, belongs to Imam Mehdi and one of the Tifle Noorie belongs to Prophet Mohammad.

In his book, Sultan Haq Bahu said, 'One day God thought to see himself, how does he look.' When we want to see ourselves, we look in the mirror. But God does not see himself in a glass mirror, God manifested his being through his attributes. Through this manifestation, a reflection came out and stood in front of God, upon which God fell madly in love.

According to Muslim saints, upon seeing the reflection, God moved in ecstasy seven times; but according to Hindu saints, he danced out of love. This is simply a play on words; moving in ecstasy and dancing essentially is the same thing. Elaborating further, Hindu saints say that not only did God dance, but he sang also upon seeing his reflection and the seven musical notes were created. Muslim saints say that seven colours (of the rainbow) were created and those seven colours are the colours of the seven subtleties (Lataif) within a human being. The seven days of the week were also created and the seven continents of the world.

According to some Muslims, music is forbidden in the religion. Because they are narrow-minded, if they are told that God sang upon seeing his reflection, they would say, 'You are placing an allegation upon God'. But this is not the case with God. God gave Prophet David a melodious voice. When he would sing in praise of God, even the birds and animals would become ecstatic. If music was prohibited (haraam), then David would not have been granted a melodious voice.

Singing and playing music is not prohibited provided you are not doing it out of carnal desires. Anything done for the sake of carnal desires is prohibited, be it music or something else. Is the Quran not recited in a melodious manner? According to some people, poetry is prohibited. But is the Quran not poetry? The people of Arab, in the era in which the Quran was revealed, were good poets. Therefore, God presented the Quran in such a poetic manner that even those poets were left in awe. Is Surah Ikhlaas not poetry?

Music is the diet of the botanical soul and HDE Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi has given the real explanation of this in His book, ‘The Religion of God (Deen-e-Ilahi)’. An experiment was carried out in America to see the effect of music on crops. Some crops were kept in a musical environment while others were not; the growth of crops in the musical environment was relatively better. 

Some people have such a melodious voice that when they sing, it touches the heart and may bring tears to the eyes. When Prophet David would sing, even the animals and birds become ecstatic. What would have happened when God sang? How melodious would the divine melody be!

God granted Moses the ability to speak with him. God granted Prophet Mohammad the ability to witness his divine splendour, whereas God facilitated Imam Mehdi with the essence and presence of Divine Beauty. 

Singing and dancing are divine. We know the secret that no one else knows because it has been revealed to us by HDE Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi. We know that God moved in ecstasy seven times out of love, upon seeing his reflection. Every time he moved in ecstasy, he called upon the reflection with a special name, a special name that was greater than ‘Allah Hu’. While God moved in ecstasy he whispered some holy phrases and the first phrase he whispered was ‘ALRA’. This is the first phrase that he whispered involuntarily upon seeing his initial reflection.  If you recite ‘Allah, Allah’ it will only take you to God. However you will not be able to reach the ultimate state of immense pleasure and ecstasy that God felt in that moment through the word ‘Allah’. The state of ecstasy that God was engulfed in could not be reached with the help of God’s name. The first name was ‘RA’ and then veils were placed upon this name with ‘Alif’ and ‘Laam’, thus ‘ALRA’. This ‘Alif’ and ‘Laam’ are all shells/veils upon the original name ‘RA’, so that it remains protected.

When God whispered seven times, seven holy phrases emerged. And the first of the seven holy phrases was ‘RA’.

When we do physical exercise, our body temperature rises. To cool down the temperature, our body naturally perspires. Similarly, when God moved in ecstasy, sparks of his Divine Light emanated from his body. Those sparks of Divine Light formed a Tifle Noorie. Each time he moved, one Tifle Noorie came into existence. He moved in ecstasy seven times, thus seven auxiliary spirits of God (Tifle Noorie) came into existence. It was the initial reflection of God that God fell in love with and because of which he moved in ecstasy. The seven Tifle Noorie are the result of seeing his reflection and his emotions of immense pleasure and ecstasy. Those seven Tifle Noorie were given to the Sultan ul Fuqra including Prophet Mohammad, whereas the initial reflection of God was granted to Imam Mehdi.

Now, in the Esoteric Triangle, the Sultan ul Fuqra are connected to God through Prophet Mohammad on the right side, while Imam Mehdi, with the initial reflection of God, is connected directly to God on the left side.  On one side, the spiritual grace was granted through prophet-hood to reach the paradise.

And on the other side, God facilitated Imam Mehdi with his divine splendour directly and then opened the door to all who wished to obtain it. Those who wish to obtain God’s divine splendour must submit to the feet of HDE Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi! That is the only condition.

13) What is the Exoteric Person (Zahir) and Esoteric Person (Batin) of God?

God’s Esoteric Person is in Alam-e-Ahdiyat (Realm of God). God has not come down on earth, so where then is his Exoteric Person? You live in your homes, but when you travel to another city or country, you stay at a guesthouse or in a hotel and it becomes you temporary abode. In a similar way, God’s Esoteric Person is always present, however, sometimes we see his Exoteric Person and His Divine Eminence Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi has given us the method to do so. God’s Exoteric Person can come to you also. For this, God has placed one of his Makhlooq (creation) in your head called the Latifa-e-Ana (Subtlety of Ana), which belongs to Alam-e-Ahdiyat, the place where God and his Esoteric Person reside.

You must enlighten all seven subtleties. After this, you must obtain the knowledge of seeing God from a spiritual guide. Then, the spiritual guide must take your Ana to Maqam-e-Mahmoud (Station of Praise and Glory/Prophet Mohammad) and face to face with God. The image of God then transfers to your Latifa-e-Ana; from there it comes into the eyes and then onto the heart. God then instructs his image on your heart to go down on Earth. This is how God’s Exoteric Person can be seen.

The angels cannot see God; they are only able to hear the voice of God. When they find out that God has placed his image on somebody’s heart, then that person may be sleeping on earth and millions of angels line up from the skies to the earth to see that person. When God’s image settles on a person’s heart, such a person is called the Exoteric Person of God.

God’s Exoteric Person has appeared in saints (such as Guru Nanak, Sai Baba and Abdul Qadir Jillani).

When these spiritual dignitaries were present, in that era, God’s Exoteric Person was present also. In the era when such spiritual dignitaries were not present, God’s Exoteric Person could not be seen.

14) When God said, ‘I was in the hidden treasure,’ what was this hidden treasure and who is the owner of this hidden treasure?

A treasure does not consist of just one diamond or pearl. There are many diamonds and valuables that make up a treasure. When God said, ‘I was inside the hidden treasure,’ he was not alone, there were 3.5 million God-like figures in the hidden treasure (Unseen World) also. They were of the same calibre as God.

Today, Muslims say there is no creator (Ilah) for except God, but they do not try to understand how God became a creator. In order to create in this world, a man needs a woman; and in order for God to create, he needs the power of Command 'Be' (Amar-e-Kun). The owner of Alam-e-Ghaib granted God the power of Command 'Be'. If He granted this power to one, then he could have granted this power to as many as he wishes. Now, if He grants this power to 3-4 God-like figures, then there would be 3-4 creators. And they would be creators because of the power granted to them by the owner of the hidden treasure. Being a creator is not significant; the power which enabled him to become a creator is significant.

When people asked Prophet Mohammad about the reality of the soul, God said in the Quran, ‘O’ Mohammad tell them the soul is the Command of God.’ The soul is created from the power of Command 'Be' that God possesses and the power of Command 'Be' was granted to God by the Grand God (Rab al Arbab). All the souls were created from this power, therefore, should the souls not return to their original source?

The Quran says:

لَوْ كَانَ فِيهِمَا آلِهَةٌ إِلَّا اللَّهُ لَفَسَدَتَا

[21:22]

God said, ‘Had there been more than one creator (Ilah) there would be great mischief’.

It is understandable that if there are two wives in one house, there would be great mischief. But God said, ‘There is no creator for except me (La Ilaha Ilallah)’. When there is no other creator, where did this idea of two or more creators come from? And if there were more than one creators, who would create the mischief? This means that God knows there are more creators. When he came out from the hidden treasure, others must have come out also. They too must have been given power to create and they too must have created their own Makhlooq (creation). They were all kept separately. God is saying that if another creator came here, there would be mischief; so something of this nature must have occurred, hence God mentioned it in the Quran.

Jesus came to this world in the guise of a prophet, however, he is among the 3.5 million God-like figures from the Unseen World. God himself did not come down on earth; in order to come down he would have to come in a guise also. When Jesus came in the guise of a prophet, he had a slip of the tongue and revealed some secrets because of which his nation began to call him God. God did not approve of this.

In the Quran, God said to Jesus, ‘O’ Jesus, have you told your nation that you are God? I shall send my wrath upon them.’ The Quran also reveals that Jesus would reply, ‘O’ God, why would I say something which I do not have the right to say?’ Pay careful attention to the words. Had this been wrong, Jesus would have clearly said, ‘No I did not say such a thing’, but instead he said, ‘Why would I say something which I do not have the right to say? I was lifted up, you are their witness this is your Makhlooq (creation). If you are upset with them, send your wrath. I am not their witness.’ This was the mischief-like scenario that occurred.

Those who wish to reach this hidden treasure, we have the knowledge to do so. If someone has the ability to take you there, you can understand what spiritual power and authority they might have.

15) What is Ilm-e-Ladduni?

Ilm-e-Ladduni is the knowledge of recognising God and reaching the Essence of God. This knowledge is not a part of the holy scriptures. This is the knowledge that God grants from his special treasure. The knowledge we are dispensing is Ilm-e-Ladduni.

16) What is the process of pledging allegiance to Imam Mehdi? I understand that until I pledge allegiance at the hands of a spiritual guide, he is not responsible for me. If I pledge allegiance to Imam Mehdi, will He take my responsibility? 

It is true that without pledging allegiance (Bayt) at the hands of a spiritual guide (Murshid), people were unable to obtain spiritual grace. This has been the case so far in this world. Once you pledge allegiance at the hands of the spiritual guide, you must do as the spiritual guide instructs you to do; and in return, the spiritual guide takes you to your destination. This had been the spiritual system: after Bayt, the spiritual guide has all rights on you. Wthout this process, no spiritual guide had rendered spiritual grace. However, there are many types of Bayt. There is the Bayt of the physical body in which the body obtains spiritual grace. Then, there is the Bayt of the Soul and the Bayt of the Qalb (Spiritual Heart). In the Bayt of the heart, your heart pledges allegiance to the heart of Imam Mehdi.

Because Imam Mehdi is for all, He does not want to touch upon anybody’s religion. Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism and Sikhism are all religions of the body. The Bayt of Imam Mehdi is for the heart; Imam Mehdi has all rights over your heart.

It doesn’t matter whether your body is Hindu, Sikh, Muslim or Christian. First the heart must pledge allegiance; only then the name of God will begin to echo in your heart.

HDE Gohar Shahi says, 'Obtain Dhikr from us and if "Allah Allah" begins in your heart, we shall protect you from all evil and support you until God settle in your heart. If you call upon us for help we shall come immediately.'  

Nobody has taken such a great responsibility. HDE Imam Mehdi’s generosity is such that there are no shackles and Imam Mehdi Himself has the responsibility of supporting you until God enters your heart.

If you want to reach God, your heart must pledge allegiance to Imam Mehdi.

Those whose bodies pledge allegiances at the hands of a spiritual guide are not as loyal as those whose hearts have pledged allegiance. The Bayt of the body is like divorce; it can be broken and performed again to somebody else. But if the heart has become Bayt, then this Bayt is unbreakable in this world and in the hereafter. Even on the Day of Judgment, your heart will be connected to Imam Mehdi and you will not face accountability. On the other hand, the bodies will remain here as will their Bayt.

The Quran says, 'On that day [Day of Judgment], nothing shall benefit you; not your wealth or your sons. Successful shall be one who brings forth a Qalb-e-Saleem (Secured Heart).' If a heart which has pledged allegiance to Imam Mehdi is presented before God on that day, what heart could be more successful than such a heart?

HDE Gohar Shahi does not ask of anything from you - and what is it that you possibly have to offer? You only have worldly things to offer. And what is it that you have that the Lord does not? He is the provider, you are the beggar. When the Lord Himself has come in the guise of the spiritual guide then the previous formula no longer applies. Previously those performed Bayt who were human beings and because of the sub-spirit of God in them, they became spiritual guides (Murshid-e-Kamil). They would test individuals and people would serve them in order to reach God. But now the Lord has come Himself and he needs nothing more than loyalty from you.

16) What is the Transfusion of the Soul (Zam)?

The knowledge of the Transfusion of the Soul (Zam) was not previously introduced to this world. The Transfusion of the Soul is when a personality from the ‘hidden treasure’ comes down to earth and upon seeing a person’s loyalty, aspiration and servitude to Him, he decides to perform Zam on the person. He takes one of His personal Aks (reflections) and inserts it into the person’s body. Then, that reflection mixes in with your soul just as the milk, tea and sugar dissolve when you make tea.

After the tea has been made you cannot separate the milk, the tea or the sugar from one another. Similarly, the soul of the person and the reflection of the Lord dissolve in such a manner that you cannot differentiate between the Lord and the man.

Sometimes when he speaks, you shall hear the Lord speak. And sometimes when he speaks, you hear the man speak. At times when people think the Lord is speaking, suddenly the man will begin to speak and when you think the man is speaking, before you can complete this thought, the Lord will be in front of you.

The Quran says that none can enter the Unseen (Ghaib) for except God. Once your soul has been transfused and God has inserted his reflection into your soul, now, that condition has been fulfilled. Your soul is covered with the reflection of God, you appear as God. Now you may enter into the Unseen World. Your soul becomes coloured in the colours of God therefore you appear as God. Then, such people will be taken into the Unseen World and they shall live in close proximity to the Lord.

Through the system of prophet-hood, people would enlighten their hearts and enter the paradise. They would live in the palaces with the damsels. But the people of Zam would not be interested in the damsels or the paradise; they want to live with the Lord.

Such an offer has not come from God. Only Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi has offered humanity the Transfusion of the Soul.

If God wanted to perform Zam, he would have to come down on earth and he has no such intentions. He does not want to come down on earth in the guise of anyone. Therefore, the offer from God is confined to paradise and at the most seeing God. Even after seeing God, one has to live in the paradise. He does not keep anyone with him.

When HDE Gohar Shahi came to this world and people saw the divine splendour of the Lord, they aspired to live with the Lord only.

In order for the Transfusion of the Soul to take place, the Lord has to come down on earth physically so that you may touch him. He may test you; He may test your love, your heart and your soul. When He sees nothing but loyalty to Him in you, when He sees that you cannot live without Him and you have no desires of the paradise or damsels, then he enters His reflection into your soul so that you may live in close proximity to Him. Only Imam Mehdi shall take such people to the Unseen World.