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- Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
- Sprache: Englisch
Praise be to God, the Provider of the worlds, perfect and complete communication with God is through the best of the Creatures, our Prophet Mohammad who was sent as the great Mercy to the worlds and also through his family, his companions and anyone who follows his guidance till the Day of Resurrection.
After that:
Everything in this universe has a fact, which can be recognized through a constant and a serious contemplation... The most important thing for you as a creature is to know your Creator the Almighty God and communicate with Him. The easier way of approaching that is through His Envoy (cpth) and the (Holy Qur'an) which was sent down by Allah, wherein man can find the entire truth, by applying Al’lah’s Word the human reaches the spiritual perfection rank and be overwhelmed with the Godly Light, where he becomes of insight-eyed (enlightened hearted seeing) and knows the Godly purpose of his coming to this worldly life, he also recognizes the great wisdom behind the creation of that spacious universe, knowing that this worldly life is arranged as a school for the human to have a reward and exaltedness by making all his efforts and doing all his deeds during his life seeking only God’s satisfaction, he proceeds in this way sacrificing his wealth, rest and prestige because he knows that such as this behavior brings him God’s favor and reward, therefore you will see all his deeds are full of goodness and humaneness to the creatures, and all his speeches are guidance to guide people to virtue and God’s Perfections.
We discuss in this book some facts of the spirit science, some rules which control the spirit and everything that is linked with it, as well as we will discuss some issues which are the subject of many disputes, so we will clarify the truths and put the right rules between your hands, these rules and truths are based on the science and the knowledge of the greatest scientist in the present century; He is the great Eminent scholar Mohammad Amin Sheikho (His soul has been sanctified by Allah) who has a great Divine revelation, may you and us benefit from his Holy high, sublime knowledge of the Words of the Almighty God “the Holy Qur'an”.
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Facts of Psychology and Sociology
Islamic Education for Youths
BookRix GmbH & Co. KG81371 MunichFacts of Psychology and Sociology
“Islamic Education for Youths”
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The great humane eminent scholar
Mohammad Amin Sheikho
His soul has been sanctified by Al’lah
1964-1890
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Checked and Introduced by
The Researcher and Thinker
Prof. A. K. John Alias Al-Dayrani
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Introduction
In the Name of God, the All-Compassionate, the All-Merciful
Praise be to God, the Provider of the worlds, perfect and complete communication with God is through the best of the Creatures, our Prophet Mohammad who was sent as the great Mercy to the worlds and also through his family, his companions and anyone who follows his guidance till the Day of Resurrection.
After that:
Everything in this universe has a fact, which can be recognized through a constant and a serious contemplation... The most important thing for you as a creature is to know your Creator the Almighty God and communicate with Him. The easier way of approaching that is through His Envoy (cpth)1 and the (Holy Qur'an) which was sent down by Allah, wherein man can find the entire truth, by applying Al’lah’s Word the human reaches the spiritual perfection rank and be overwhelmed with the Godly Light, where he becomes of insight-eyed (enlightened hearted seeing) and knows the Godly purpose of his coming to this worldly life, he also recognizes the great wisdom behind the creation of that spacious universe, knowing that this worldly life is arranged as a school for the human to have a reward and exaltedness by making all his efforts and doing all his deeds during his life seeking only God’s satisfaction, he proceeds in this way sacrificing his wealth, rest and prestige because he knows that such as this behavior brings him God’s favor and reward, therefore you will see all his deeds are full of goodness and humaneness to the creatures, and all his speeches are guidance to guide people to virtue and God’s Perfections.
We discuss in this book some facts of the spirit science, some rules which control the spirit and everything that is linked with it, as well as we will discuss some issues which are the subject of many disputes, so we will clarify the truths and put the right rules between your hands, these rules and truths are based on the science and the knowledge of the greatest scientist in the present century; He is the great Eminent scholar Mohammad Amin Sheikho (His soul has been sanctified by Allah) who has a great Divine revelation, may you and us benefit from his Holy high, sublime knowledge of the Words of the Almighty God “the Holy Qur'an”.
Preface
It is clear for any thinker and researcher that the Holy Qur'an gives the spirit a great importance through addressing the spirit itself repeatedly and informing mankind about it and its affairs in details in so many Fortresses2; the Holy Qur'an clarifies the reason of its existence, the secret of its essence, the way of achieving its happiness and of being guided, the Holy Qur'an also illustrates how to remove all the difficulties from its way to the Almighty Al’lah and consequently to have Godly purification and all the superior humane moralities, virtues and qualities, and exhorts and warns it from the way which leads it to distress and misery.
We can say that the Holy Qur'an is the Divine addressing to the human spirit, the Holy Qur'an with its entire great content is the Godly Law and System which was sent down to be the Constitution of the human spirit to be safe and exalted in this life and in the life to come.
Many researchers and philosophers from different religions were searching through ages to find out what the spirit is, How to define it idiomatically, Where the centre of its existence is, What its function is, What the reflection of its deeds on itself or on the universe around it is?
As now, we aren’t seeking to correct those studies and conceptions because it takes long time and haven’t any benefit or importance for the students themselves. Such dispute could reduce the focus of students and affect negatively their minds, therefore they would be astray.
Alternatively, the importance of this book is to set the main rules of psychology; what the reality of the spirit is, Where the centre of its existence is, What its function is… and many other facts of the spirit. All that are illustrated and investigated throughout the knowledge of the Holy Qur'an, some practical examples and real stories.
Through this book we try to build a true and constant basic knowledge for the student, where he can be able to debate or to discuss by himself any research that he faces, to repel what is wrong and take what is right.
Therefore, we will start our lessons with the spirit, its source, the centre of its existence, the wisdom of its being created and everything attached to it including the large human society in which it lives. In the end we mention some orders and rules set by the Almighty God to this spirit in order to live a happy and blissful life.
We expect that you will put all your efforts and your hard work, and we hope you get the success and the prosperity…
Checked and Introduced by the Researcher and Thinker
Prof. A. K. John Alias Al-Dayrani
The Frist Section
1- What is the Spirit? Where is the Centre of Its Existence? What Is Its Function?
2- The Cause behind the Human Coming to This World.
3- The Effect of the Freedom of Choice on the Values of Deeds.
4- The Noble Angels and the Rest of the Creations.
5- The Destiny and Fate: The Spirit Responsibility between Proportion and Prescription.
6- The Differences between the Spirit and the Soul.
7- The Differences between the Mind and the Thought, and Their Link with the Body.
Lesson One - The Nature of the Human Spirit
What Is the Spirit? Where Is the Centre of Its Existence? What Is Its Function?
God has created each human to be composed of three elements a body, a soul and a spirit, to have knowledge of each one of these elements we will start in our lesson with the human spirit study as it has the greatest importance because it is the main creature in this creation and this existence of this worldly life.
What Is the Spirit?
The definition of the human spirit: As for the spirit, it is the subtle consciousness of human. It is a Godly light and its centre is in the chest. Its rays spread to all parts of the body through the nerves. This spirit, confined to the body, is aware of its surroundings through the five senses. It sees with the eye, hears with the ear, smells with the nose, feels and touches with the skin and tastes flavours with the tongue, which is also used to express ideas and thoughts.
In more detail: we say that if one stands by the sea shore, undoubtedly, from watching the sea, his awareness will make him revere and glorify it. This submission and glorification comes from the ‘spirit’.
If we see someone dear to us whose hand is bleeding because it is badly wounded, we feel sorry for him, and sympathize with him. This pain and grief also comes from the ‘spirit’.
If we hear that one of our dear relatives has returned safely from a long journey, we feel pleased and happy to know this. These feelings of pleasure and happiness are possible because of the ‘spirit’. Thus, the spirit is the essential component of man. It glorifies and submits, grieves, annoys, delights, rejoices, feels contentment and anger, tastes, enjoys and suffers. It is the centre of our existence.
The spirit is always addressed in the Qur'an. God says: “O (thou) spirit, in (complete) rest and satisfaction (with this world)!”
The Holy Qur'an,
Fortress (89) Al-Fajr (The Coming Appearance), verse (27).
It is charged to follow the straight path. God says: “(Behold) the spirit, and (wonder about) the evenness given to it so that its wrong and its right were inspired to it. Truly, he succeeds that purifies it, and he fails that corrupts it!”
The Holy Qur'an,
Fortress (91) Ash-Shams (The Sun), verse (7-10).
The spirit tastes the taste of death, but this taste differs from one spirit to another according to its state when leaving the body. God says: “Every spirit shall have a taste of death: in the end to Us shall ye be brought back.”
The Holy Qur'an,
Fortress (29) Al-’Ankabut (The Spider), verse (57).
The sinful spirit receives painful treatment on doomsday in order to be cured. God says: “Lest a spirit should (then) say: Ah! Woe is me! In that I neglected to be near to God, and was but among those who mocked!”
The Holy Qur'an,
Fortress (39) Az-Zumar(The Groups), verse (56).
The spirit enjoys staying in paradise, and does not like to be removed there from. God says: “… therein shall ye have all that your spirits shall desire…”
The Holy Qur'an,
Fortress (41) Fussilat (Explained), verse (31).
It is called a ‘spirit’ which is derived in Arabic from the words ‘magnificent-value’.
What is the source of this spirit? Why did the Almighty God create it with this magnificent universe for its benefits?
The Source of the Spirit:
The Almighty God was alone nothing with him, no earth or sky, no day or night, no time or place, no human or animal, no angels or Jinns and He is the first without any beginning, whatever you say He is the first of all the beginnings and nothing before him, He is the Greater and the Grandeur, whatever you say He is Greater, He is greater and greater and whatever you say He is Grandeur He is Grandeur and Grandeur more than your imagination, there are no limits or ends to His Grandeur, He is the last of everything and nothing after Him, the Almighty God says: “He is the Firs (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him), The Most High (nothing is above Him), and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him). And He is the All-knower of everything”
The Holy Qur'an
Fortress (57) Al-Hadid (The Iron), verse (3)
The Almighty God is the source of Generosity and Favor, Mercy, Sympathy and Graces, Grandeur, prettiness and Benevolence with all His supreme Names that indicate the supreme perfection, therefore the Almighty God Wants to create the creations in order to acquaint them with His supreme Names to make them witness the Godly prettiness and Benevolence and feel pleasure with His graces and His divine perfection.
God says in a holy saying:
“I was a hidden treasure, and I desired to be known, and so I created creation and acquainted them with Me, so that they knew Me through Me”.
In describing the meaning of this holy saying I say that this “treasure” is a thing that is both beautiful and valuable. In the saying, the meaning is that the great Godly Beauty and the supreme perfection were “hidden”, and unknown to anyone.
The phrase “I desired to be known” is in reference to the generosity and kindness of the Almighty God. It was the aim of the most generous (Al’lah) to manifest and display his generosity and kindness.
“I created creation” refers to the enjoyment of watching the Godly Beauty, and becoming engrossed in watching its endless Perfection. It indicates that God created creation in a world called ‘al-Azal’, the pre-existent world.
“I acquainted them with Me”: I showed them My Greatness, and My Benevolence to them in creating them.
“They knew Me through Me”: By looking at themselves they could know Him, and following this, they enjoyed watching this glorious treasure as they looked upon a part of His beauty and perfection.
When creation was first brought into existence by Almighty God in that world known as al-Azal, the pre-existent world, it was made up of abstract spirits without shapes or bodies. This includes man, animals, the sky, the earth, and the angels and jinns (ghost-like demons).
That is to say, all creation was then of a single kind and quality without any differences existing among them. All these spirits enjoyed watching the glorious treasure and were very fond of seeing the great Godly Beauty. (The greatest pleasure of Paradise is gazing at God.)
Questions:
1- Define the Spirit and why is it called ‘Spirit’?
2- What is the practical benefit that the five senses offer to the spirit?
3- Why does the Almighty God always address the Spirit in the Holy Qur'an?
4- Why did the Almighty God call that subtle consciousness a ‘spirit’ and what is the denotation of its name?
5- What is intended by the word ‘treasure’ in the Holy God Saying?
Lesson Two - The Cause of Human Coming to This World
The Godly Justice and the Equality of Creatures in al-Azal World
In al-Azal world, the pre-material world, when God first created creatures; they had been mere spirits far from shapes and bodies. Man and animals, the earth, Angels and jinns; you can say all creatures were on that day of one kind and quality. There was no difference among them. All these spirits had enjoyed witnessing that treasure at that time and were infatuated with love and eagerness at witnessing that Grand Godly Beauty.
The Cause of Human Coming to This World
Remaining at one degree of witnessing Godly Beauty the creatures would later feel bored of their state whatever high it is. To have complete kindness and enjoyment, they must be elevated in that witnessing from a degree to a higher one endlessly. To clarify this we say:
“If a man sits in a very beautiful orchard and stays there for a long time, he will undoubtedly be bored of it and he will no more see its beauty. To have this pleasure continued, he should move to a more beautiful orchard than his”.
The creature cannot elevate in witnessing the Godly Beauty from a state to a higher one unless he has done good deeds, which make him sure that his God is satisfied with him. Such deeds will be as stairs through which he gets nearer to God.
Therefore, God offered all these spirits an exodus from the world in which they have nothing to do, to a world where they have good deeds which help them come nearer to their Creator in order to seek that Glorious Treasure, to drink continuously and endlessly from the seas of Beauty and Perfection.
The Effect of Good Deeds on the Elevation of the Spirit and Its Attainment of Closeness to Its Creator:
To show the effect of these good deeds on the Spirit’s elevation and its attainment of closeness to its Creator, we give the following example. Let us imagine a commander fighting a battle with his soldiers. When they come back after the battle, will all the soldiers be in the same psychic and spiritual state? Undoubtedly, they will be at different levels. The braver soldiers who have done well and have sacrificed a lot will come back feeling themselves nearer to their commander, having a higher status and enjoying a greater share of spiritual wellbeing than the others.
This example applies to the sons and their fathers, the students and their teachers, the disciples and their guide, and those who are obedient to their Creator.
One of the firm rules of the spirit is that it cannot approach its Creator unless it has a good deed upon which it can depend, and the greater the sacrifice and the good deeds are, the closer it will allow its approach to become.
This is why the Almighty God made this world an abode of deeds and a path to the other world where the heavens and rivers are in a condition of truth before an Omnipotent King.
After we clarified the effects of the good deeds on the spirit to be as essential elements for happiness and heavens and a cause for its perfection and exaltation… therefore we must mention another important thing which is the yearning in the human spirit.
Why the Almighty God put that yearning in our spirit?
The Effect of Yearning in Generating Deeds and Giving Them Their Values.
Having explained the value of deeds as being the bases of happiness and enjoyment; we should deal with another point; that is yearning without which the creature does not start the deed and rush to it. Yearning makes the creature go ahead to deed willingly and seek it happily. Without this yearning the creature would not have any wish for seeking any of the deeds and furthermore, he should stay still and motionless finding no taste nor pleasure and would not taste a flavor of happiness.
So, yearning is the stimulus through which taste and happiness are achieved. It gives the action a value without which the deed is valueless in the eye of the doer. The more the thing is attractive and desirable to the spirit, the more valuable the sacrifice will be, and the more effect it has on the spirit. If a man does not like money or does not yearn for it, then charity will have no meaning and he does not find a spiritual rising or zeal for spending it. The same case applies to aversion of one’s gaze and abstinence from doing the forbidden things. If the spirit did not like women, chastity and aversion of one’s gaze would not have a meaning so the chaste believer would not have found those sublime meanings, which he finds in his spirit due to his chastity and purity.
So, yearning gives the good deeds values proportional to them. The more the yearning one sacrifices is desirable to the spirit, the greater the deed arising from it will be in the eye of the doer and the greater the elevation and raising of the spirit will be relatively.
The Almighty God says: “Beautified for men is the love of things they covet...”
The Holy Qur'an,
Fortress (3) Aal-Emran (The Family Of 'Imran),verse (14)
Without the yearning the universe will not run, it’s adornment organizes the worldly life which helps everyone to acquaint his beginning and end, so if you abandon this yearning in order to have God’s satisfaction, you will be closer to God and confident of God’s satisfaction. The Almighty God says: “Beautified for men is the love of things they covet; women, children, much of gold and silver (wealth) branded beautiful horses, cattle and well-tilled land. This is the pleasure of the present world’s life…”
You will desist from all that one day, then why does the Almighty God put all these adornments for human? Is it just for enjoyment? “…but Allah has the excellent return (paradise with flowing rivers) with Him”
The Holy Qur'an,
Fortress (3) Aal-Emran (The Family Of 'Imran),verse (14)
Alternatively, make all your deeds according to God’s law to have His satisfaction, in return you will be rewarded with goodness, once you attain the link with Him the Almighty, you will be able to control that yearning and to have a benefit and goodness from it, consequently you will achieve the real happiness, therefore the deed of the believer is great and superior in this worldly life.
As previously mentioned if you abandon that yearning just to have God’s satisfaction you will find a pleasure, enjoyment and happiness more than having the pleasure of adornments, that yearning has a materialistic pleasure so if you leave it you become confident of God’s satisfaction, then you attain the link with God and all your deeds become virtuous, the believer enters Paradise through his yearnings adornments but the unbeliever enters the fire, the believer raises his children with morally virtuous qualities then he will enter the Paradise as well as the wealth if you spend your money in charity, you will have the paradise, and as for the horses when you raise them to struggle through them to spread God’s Word and also the cattle and well-tilled all that will be a way to have the paradise.
But for the one who didn’t attain the true belief his children, his wealth and everything of him will be as a curse or a malignant return for him, actually the worldly life is a crossing path to the hereafter, the believer uses all his efforts only to have God’s satisfaction and finally to be rewarded here and in the hereafter.
The true belief is the cause of happiness, wherein the believer can achieve the link with the Almighty God through his good deeds and with that link he has a great real pleasure and happiness more than any materialistic worldly one.
Questions:
1- What is the purpose of humanity coming to this Worldly life?
2- Explain the effect of the good deeds on the elevation of the Spirit and its attainment of closeness to its Creator? Mention an example for that.
3- What is the effect of man’s yearning on generating deeds?
Lesson Three - The Effect of the Freedom of Choice on the Values of Deeds
As we clarified in the previous lesson about the effect of yearning on generating deeds and elevating it, and how it gives an act its value and without it, the deed has no value in the doer’s eye, therefore we should acquaint you with the fact of freedom of choices.
God the Almighty gave us the freedom of choice which gives the creature the ability to do a deed without obligation, and in fact no creature can approach even one step towards his Creator or find it worthy through his deeds unless such a creature has freedom of choice.
To explain that more, read the example:
Imagine that there was a prince walking on the street, then he step by to buy some goods, one of the people came forward and carried voluntary that goods without any obligation from anyone, he couldn’t be in the same state as if the prince obligated him to do that, surely he will hate that, alternatively when he performs the deed according to his choice his link with the prince becomes closer and closer,
So, performing deeds based on the freedom of choices which made that deed more evaluated and elevate the spirit where it can attain the link with the Almighty God, where it will find the happiness and pleasure and witness His Beauty and Perfection through that good deeds.
How and when did the Almighty God give us the freedom of choices?
Offering the ‘Trust’ and Undertaking of Man to Bear It in ‘al-Azal’ World
The Almighty says: “We offered Trust to the heavens, earth and mountains and they refused to bear it for they feared it; Man bore it. Man was unjust to himself and ignorant of its results!”
The Holy Qur'an,
Fortress (33) Al-Ahzab (The Combined Clans), verse (72).
