Prophets and Pirs
Who are the Prophets? To understand them you have to go back to the time before the creation. Allah as we understand is the NOOR or some call him the LIGHT. He alone was existing and at one point he decided to create the universe.
First of all he took a chunk of his NOOR and separated from himself and we in Islam believe that this was the NOOR of prophet Mohamed. Allah made this a FEMININE NOOR and gave it a responsibility to create. Hence a concept of gender came into existence. A female always gives birth. So the Noor of Prophet was given the task of creating the universe. So the Prophet created the universe and we live in one galaxy in the whole of universe. We live on Earth, a blue planet, and everything that you see around you and experience it is the creation. The prophet has been given all the powers of Allah but it still has to follow the WILL OF ALLAH.
This Noor of Prophet has been travelling from body to body through the ages and according to our belief it has been in 124,000.00 (One hundred and twenty four thousand bodies). This means that there have been these many prophets. Allah has said that HE has sent prophets everywhere to preach the population what is RIGHT AND WRONG. Hence no one can give the excuse that they did not know this message. In our old Dua, which was written by Pir Sadardin, there was a mention of this fact.
Now when Prophet Mohamed physically became the prophet we were told that this is the last of the Prophets and there will be no more prophet after him. So what happens to the creation then. The creation stopped? No, you can see all kinds of new things created in the universe. Study astronomy, and other sciences and you will find out that new things are constantly being created. So who is in charge of the FEMALE PART of ALLAH that has been creating for millions of years?
Our belief is that the PIRS have been given this responsibility. Prophet Mohamed appointed Hazrat Ali as his successor at a place called Ghadire Khum. He had been given both SPIRITUAL AND WORLDLY powers and responsibility to guide the followers. Hazrat Ali became the first Imam of Shia sect of Muslims. This means that he has the final say in any matter related to spiritual and worldly actions.
Now the Imams started to appoint PIRS who were given the responsibility of the PROPHETS. Pirs are appointed from the family of the Imams. They could be brothers of the imams or sons of the imams. So the Pirs have been appointed ever since the first Imam. In our old Dua we used to recite the names of all the Pirs and the Imams. Currently we just recite the names of all our Imams. In one of the ginans of Pir Hasan Kabirdin he says “AME SHRISTEE NA SIRJAN HAAR”. Means we have created the universe. He can say this because it is the same noor of the Prophet which is transferred into him.
Imams are the MALE representations of Allah. It says in the holy Quran (Wa Kul-la Shay-in Ahsaynahu fi Imamim Mubin i.e. And we have vested the KNOWLEDGE AND AUTHORITY OF EVERYTHING IN THE MANIFEST IMAM). The Pirs are the Female representations of Allah just as the Prophets were. These are the NOORS residing in the HUMAN BODIES.
These are the two institutions that are responsible for all the creation and what happens within it. The institution of Imamat, and the institution of Piratan. THE BODIES CHANGE BUT THE NOOR REMAINS THE SAME. I Hope this gives you some idea about the PROPHETS, PIRS AND ALSO THE IMAMS.
YAM
Amiji
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