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Is the intellect what leads to self-knowledge—the same knowledge that leads to knowing the Lord?
Can one attain a station where we, too, can say, «أنا محمد و محمد أنا»—“I am Muhammad, and Muhammad is I”?
In other words, can we also become part of the very essence of the Muhammadan Light?
The intellect may be understood as the form and spiritual identity of Muhammad, leading to self-knowledge and, in turn, knowledge of the Lord. As this knowledge deepens, a person may reach a station from which they can say, «أنا محمد و محمد أنا»—“I am Muhammad, and Muhammad is I”—and thus become part of the very essence of the Muhammadan Light.
We can define reason anew as the spiritual (intellectual) form and identity of Muhammad, or as the spiritual manifestation of Muhammad’s beauty, which is active and the source of divine transformations.
As we know, “recognition” is one of the faculties of reason—and recognition and its opposite, denial. It is a noble faculty within the human being which, under the guidance of reason, can illuminate the whole realm of one’s being, dispel the darkness of the soul and replace it with light, and transform ignorance into knowledge. In this state, a person discovers the self and is honoured with beholding its beauty; to the same degree, they are granted success in knowing their Lord—that is, in recognizing the supreme sign of God.
The Muhammadan flashes of light hold the potential to become Muhammadan. صلی الله علیه و آله و سلم. The Prophet is the exemplary model, and a model calls us to attain and become. The goal—attaining the perfection of servitude to God—is, in truth, to reach the Muhammadan station.