183. “It is HU who has revealed to you the KNOWLEDGE (Book); in which there are verses [that are] precise (clear and net to understand) – they comprise the foundation of the Knowledge (Book) – and others that are metaphoric (symbolic expressions). As for those in whose hearts there is deviation [from truth; ill intent], they will follow the metaphoric verses, interpreting them for the purpose of creating discord. Only Allah knows its [true] interpretation [i.e. the exact messages these verses denote]. But those firm in knowledge (deep contemplators) say, ‘We believe in it. All [of it] is from our Rabb.’ And no one can discern this except those who have reached the essence (the enlightened ones with whom Allah hears, sees and speaks[1]).” (Quran 3:7)

184. “And these examples (symbolic language) We present to mankind so they will contemplate.” (Quran 59:21)

185. “...And say ‘My Rabb, increase my knowledge.’” (Quran 20:114)

186. “...To whom We had given (gifted) grace (enabling him to experience his Reality) and had manifested through him Our Knowledge (the manifestation of divine attributes as the pleasing self [nafs-i mardiyya]).” (Quran 18:65)

187. “...Say, ‘Can those who know be equal to those who do not know? Only those with deep contemplative intellects can discern this’...” (Quran 39:9)

188. “And your Rabb revealed to the bee...” (Quran 16:68)

189. “And there is no animate creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies with two wings (knowledge and power) except [that they are] communities (formed with an order based on a specific system) like you!” (Quran 6:38)

190. “...Indeed, the grace of Allah is near the doers of good (the grace of Allah reaches you by the hand that delivers it).” (Quran 7:56)

191. “...The (tree’s) oil (the observation of the reality in consciousness) would almost glow even if untouched by fire (active cleansing)... Light upon light! (The individualized manifestation of the knowledge of the Names)...” (Quran 24:35)

192. “Indeed, we offered the Trust (living conscious of the Names) to the heavens (consciousness of the self, ego) and the earth (the body) and the mountains (the organs), and they declined to bear it (their Name compositions did not have the capacity to manifest it) and feared it; but man (the consciousness to manifest the Names that compose vicegerency) undertook to bear it. Indeed, he is unjust (insufficient in duly living his reality) and ignorant (of the knowledge of His infinite Names).” (Quran 33:72)

193. “And those who strive (against their egos) to reach Us, We will surely enable them to reach Our ways (by enabling them to realize their innermost essential reality... The ability to observe the manifestations of Allah’s names ubiquitously). Indeed Allah is with those who have certainty (those who turn to Allah as though they see Him, i.e. the manifestations of the qualities of His Names).” (Quran 29:69)

194. “Except for those who have believed (in their essential reality) and applied the requirements of their faith...” (Quran 103:3)

195. “...Well-pleased is Allah with them, and well-pleased are they with Him (the reflections of divine qualities)...” (Quran 98:8)

196. “...And their Rabb will give them pure wine (the euphoric state caused by the exposure to the reality... all these descriptions pertaining to paradise, are similes and figurative representations as mentioned in verses 13:35 and 47:15. This should not be forgotten)(Quran 76:21)

197. “The hue of Allah! And what can be better than being colored with the hue of Allah?” (Quran 2:138)

198. “And never will Allah fail to fulfill His promise.” (Quran 3:9)

199. “As for he who gives (both of himself, i.e. his constructed identity, and from himself, i.e. from that which is valuable for him) and protects himself, and believes (confirms) the Most Beautiful (Names) (to be his essential reality), We will ease him towards ease. But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need (of purification and protection) and denies the Most Beautiful (to be his essential reality), We will ease him toward the most difficult (to a life veiled from the knowledge of the Reality and the sunnatullah)!” (Quran 92:5-10)

200. “...Pilgrimage to the House (Kaaba, the abode of Allah in one’s heart) is the right of Allah (the qualities of the Names in one’s essence) upon all people who have the means to undertake it...” (Quran 3:97)

201. “Fight them; (so that) Allah will punish them through your hands and will disgrace them...” (Quran 9:14)

202. “You transform the night into the day, and You transform the day into the night; and You bring the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead out of the living. And You give provision (both limited sustenance for the corporeal life and infinite life sustenance pertaining to the realization of one’s inner reality and it’s benefits) to whom You will without account.” (Quran 3:27)

203. “Indeed We have created you, and given you form. Then We said to the angels, ‘Prostrate to Adam (in respect of Adam being the manifestation of the totality of Allah’s Names)’; so they all prostrated (realized their nothingness in the sight of the manifestation of Allah’s Names), except for Iblis[2]. He was not of those who prostrated (He was of the jinn; an ego based existence).” (Quran 7:11)

204. “Thereupon Satan whispered suspicions to them (to make them aware of their ego and corporeality)...” (Quran 7:20)

205. “And he swore to them, ‘Indeed, I am from among the advisors.’” (Quran 7:21)

206. “Thus he deceived them (by imposing deluding thoughts, making them think they are the physical body; drawing their attention to their corporeality).” (Quran 7:22)

207. “And Adam disobeyed his Rabb (succumbed to his ego), and his way of life erred (as a result of being veiled to the reality of the Names comprising his essence).” (Quran 20:121)

208. “And Satan (their ego) had made pleasing to them their deeds and averted them from the (righteous) path... Though they were endowed with the ability to perceive the reality.” (Quran 29:38)

209. “And [mention] when We said to the angels, ‘Prostrate to Adam,’ and all but Iblis prostrated. He was of the jinn... (thus in favor of his ego) He disobeyed the command of his Rabb (he did not have the knowledge of reality [the jinni have no apprehension of the knowledge of reality], they live purely by the ego. A.H.).” (Quran 18:50)



[1] “When the servant approaches Me through his supererogatory acts, I love him, and when I love him I become his ears with which he hears, and I become his eyes with which he sees, and I become his tongue with which he speaks, and I become his hand with which he takes.” (Hadith Qudsi)

[2] Iblis is the name given to a specific jinn-based existence the lineage of which continues to serve the same function. The word Satan, on the other hand, is a symbol of reference to a state of existence driven by the ego and corporeality. Those who possess satanic attributes do not believe in an eternal life after the death of the physical body, and reject the knowledge that the Names of Allah comprise their essence.

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