NOT THINKING PROFOUNDLY, NOT PONDERING

A person should think about his sins and repent for them and think about his worships and thank for them. He should also ponder about extremely beautiful and delicate arts and systems and their relationships to each other on his own body as well as on other creatures in order to appreciate the greatness of Allâhu ta’âlâ. The totality of all creatures and other beings are called world (’âlam). 

[“’Âlam” consists of three parts, ’âlam-i-ajsâd, i.e. the world of bodies, the physical world or corporeal world; ’âlam-i-arwâh, i.e. the world of souls, the spiritual world; and ’âlam-i-mithâl, i.e. the world between the spiritual and the physical worlds. “’Âlam-imithâl” is not a world of existence. It is a world of appearance. Every existence in the other two worlds has an appearance in ’âlam-i-mithâl. ’Âlam-i-arwâh (the world of souls) consists of beings beyond the ’Arsh, (i.e. the ninth heaven). They are not material beings. Their world is also called ’âlam-i-amr. ’Âlam-i ajsâd is the world of material beings. It is also called ’âlam-i-khalq.
It consists of two parts. Mankind is called ’âlam-i-saghîr. Everything other than mankind is called ’âlam-i-kebîr. Everything which exists in the ’âlam-i-kebîr has a representation or likeness in mankind (’âlam-i-saghîr). Man’s spiritual heart is a gateway to the world of souls. This gateway is blocked off, ruined in the hearts of disbelievers. For this reason, disbelievers are not aware of the world of souls. The only possibility, the only prescription in order for the spiritual heart to obtain life, in order for it to open its door to the world of souls is through believing and becoming a Muslim. A Believer should strive hard to enter the world of souls through this gateway of the spiritual heart and thereafter make progress towards eternity. The comprehensive knowledge of Sufism (Tasawwuf), which is one of the main eight branches of Islam’s teachings, disciplines in this kind of endeavour. The specialists of this branch of knowledge are called friends (Walî) of Allah and enlightener (Murshid). The most famous among all “Murshids” is Imâm ar-Rabbânî Ahmad Fârûqî ‘rahimahullâhu ta’âlâ’. He passed away in India in 1034 Hijrî, 1624 A.D.