Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Couplet 540-542


گر جَسَد خانہ حَسَد باشد و لیک

Although the body could be the home of jealousy, but


نیک      اللّاہ   آں جَسَد را پاک کرد


Allah has made the body pure

یافت پاکی از جنابِ کبریا

The purity has been acquired with the blessings of Allah

جسمِ پُر از کبر و پُر حقِدورِ یا

Of the body, which is full of proud, malice & showiness


"طَہِرَا بَیْتِی" بیانِ پاکی ست

“You both clean My house” is the statement of purity

گنجِ نورست ار طلسمش خاکی ست

This is full of noor, though it is made of clay




                    The condemnation of jealousy has been mentioned in the above couplets and the reason for this is the dominance of human and carnal characteristics of human beings. Now if someone asks that body, its attributes & effects are also there in saints as well, then they must also be feeling this attribute of jealousy. Therefore, if we are feeling jealous in following them, what is strange in it and why do we follow those who are indulged in the same ailments as we are. Maulana answers that though this body is full of jealousy, but this body i.e. body of a perfect saint has been purified thoroughly by Allah  i.e. Allah has removed the bad carnal and human attributes because of the blessings of their struggles(ریاضات) and austerities (مجاہدہ) that they practice. Now they don’t have any jealousy etc. left and Allah has provided them purification, which was full of jealousy, malice and showiness earlier. The Ayaah of Quran containing the direction for Abraham and Ishmael to ‘purify my house’ i.e. Ka’abah, also contains the purification of the heart, indicatively and not specifically, as it is researched soon. (Quran 2:125) –

And (remember) when We made the House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) a place of resort for mankind and a place of safety. And take you (people) the Maqam (place) of Ibrahim (Abraham) [or the stone on which Ibrahim (Abraham) stood while he was building the Ka'bah] as a place of prayer (for some of your prayers, e.g. two Rak'at after the Tawaf of the Ka'bah at Makkah), and We commanded Ibrahim (Abraham) and Isma'il (Ishmael) that they should purify My House (the Ka'bah at Makkah) for those who are circumambulating it, or staying (I'tikaf), or bowing or prostrating themselves (there, in prayer).

               The saints have purified their heart from bad attributes, as apparently (طلسم – an effigy standing on treasure) this human body seems to be made of clay but it is full repository of jewels of Allah’s nor (نورِ الاہی), lights of knowledge (نورِ معرفہ) and good ethics.

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