The rank of time and space within the coordinates of divine knowledge begins in the realm of “decree.” The realms preceding decree—which encompass “will and volition”—are free of time, space and limitation. Beyond them lies God’s pure knowledge, whose wonders and mysteries surpass even those two. And the incomparable, indescribable divine Essence is sovereign over them all.
Thus, the interpretation of every event and phenomenon, from beginning to end, is already inscribed in the realms of knowledge, volition and will. The Messenger of God (ṣ) was God’s envoy to the very heart of these realms.
The higher dimensions govern the lower. Yet the lower dimensions have no awareness of the higher until they reach their horizon; they perceive what descends from above only in terms of their own dimensions. For example, the entirety of time is present all at once in the realm beyond time, while those who dwell within time are nourished by time as infants at the breast are nourished by milk: it becomes information and knowledge, the food of their understanding and perception.
Messages from beyond time are interpreted through the faculties of sight, hearing and the other senses. Material senses, in effect, are the material, temporal display of events that are immaterial and beyond time.
The Muhammadan system (ṣ) has a direct connection with the innate nature of human beings. Indeed, it is the first point of contact each person has with this system. In a sense, human nature is a vast instrument of communication with the divine system of will, volition and knowledge. Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad (ṣ) are the users of human nature; fully awakening and activating it is tantamount to fulfilling the aims of the system of prophethood and the technology of divine mission.
The language of the Muhammadan system (ṣ) may be likened to water, whose scent is familiar to every soul. The language of the technology of the Noble Prophet’s mission (ṣ) is like a light familiar to every person’s understanding and tongue. In short, it is a secret of immense and singular significance.
The City of Knowledge generates knowledge for souls from the realms of divine knowledge, volition and will.
We have not merely received the messages of the prophetic mission during a particular period in history and geography; we are receiving them even now.
Indeed, our failure to witness our connection with the system of prophethood directly is due to the constriction of the human being, imprisoned by attachment to worldly life. When a person emerges from the dark prison of ignorance and attachment to the world, they will attain direct vision. Yet despite all this, the traces of the messages sent by the prophetic mission are preserved in every soul: the abiding love of the Messenger and his descendants (ṣ), the primacy of noble character, and the innate truths.
The messages of the prophetic mission imprinted in the human soul resemble the knowledge of the Day of Alast preserved within it. Their traces and teachings remain, though the details of the encounter at Alast have been forgotten. And surely, one day, all the messages of the prophetic mission and the knowledge of the Day of Alast will be recalled in full.
عن زراره قال: سألت أبا عبد الله ع عن قول الله- و إذ أخذ ربک من بنی آدم من ظهورهم ذریتهم و أشهدهم على أنفسهم أ لست بربکم قالوا بلى قال ثبتت المعرفه فی قلوبهم و نسوا الموقف سیذکرونه یوما ما و لو لا ذلک لم یدر أحد من خالقه و لا من رازقه