'The Barriers from Al-Mohaimen are four' (qasida 5:16)

This is the motto of this section, which is for talking about the barriers that cuts off the Moslems' relations with Allah [Al-Mohaimen which is a name of Allah that means the Dominant who controls everything]. We need to know these barriers in order for us to be able to avoid or rectify them in our path to Allah.

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A continuation from previous issues:

Subjectivity 2

We stopped last issue while talking about subjectivity as one of the barriers from Allah. We mentioned the Hadith of the Prophet [PPBUH], in which he said (I swear to Allah, that no one of you would believe until his subjectivity would follow what I brought) as-Seyouty in "Game' Hadith" and Abi-Asim. That is because the completion of guidance and perfection of faith would only be when the believer's subjectivity follow what the Beloved Prophet [PPBUH] brought. But when someone follows his own subjectivity, then this will be the exact stray and danger that the Prophet [PPBUH] warned us about.

Allah Almighty said [and obey not him whose heart We have made heedless of Our Dhikr, one who follows his own subjectivity, and whose case has been divided beyond all bounds] al-Kahf 18:28. So the follower of subjectivity is heedless of Allah's Dhikr, and his case is divided, so how can he collect the cases of others.

If one would ask: what is following subjectivity? we would say it is the disagreeing with the scripts of the Qur'an and the purified prophetic Sunna. Because it is our Shari'a duty to follow the scripture and never to disagree with it even if we do not know the prudence of it. So fighting subjectivity and curbing it lies in the strict adherence to the scripture even if it is hard for oneself not to do what he likes and interprets it how he pleases with his subjectivity. This is quite serious.

Maybe subjectivity will try to make it look for someone as if he is not disagreeing with the scripture, rather he merely tried to interpret it. So if he missed, he would have one reword for trying. But this is not true at all. As whoever dares Qur'an, he is actually daring hell and daring Allah Almighty. They also neglect the main Shari'a rule: "There is no trying in any subject when there is a script about it".

So maybe someone would think that he not doing a major sin by going against the scripture. But we say to him: You be careful as you missed the truth among many other things. Be ware of the Sufi saying: "We are afraid for those who never gone deep in our knowledge, that they might die with bad ending". They also said that he would die insisting on grave offenses. Of course he would not be knowing, as he was only concerned with the Shari'a knowledge and forgot that there is a truth he has to believe in, which is the knowledge of signs and interpretations in Qur'an, given by the Lord Almighty to the special ones of His creation the finest of them, saved for them from everyone else.

For Example when Allah says in his precious book, al-Ma'ida 5th Sura , verse 3 [Forbidden to you are dead animal and blood]. We find that Allah has forbidden us from the dead meat and the blood to protect the purity of our bodies and our health, so we are prevented from feeding on foul food from point of view of Shari'a, and that is a fact. However, in the interpretation of the truth: the blood is a sign of subjectivity. This is clear in the interpretation of Imam Mohyeddin; he said: [and blood] i.e. enjoying the self subjectivity in doing the deeds, as mixing subjectivity with any deeds spoils it all. This means that it is forbidden for us to have subjectivity in our religion and leave the scripts. That would be forbidden by Shari'a punishable by Allah Almighty, it is not just hated or not recommended, because if it was so, then it would not be punishable. When Imam Mohyeddin talked about [that which has been strangled], he said that it is keeping the self from the vices and preventing it from the bad deeds to originate all kinds of virtues and good deeds while holding down the subjectivity. As psychological actions gets deeper and more humble to Allah so the subjectivity gets out of it, because it is its power. So its life is without the subjectivity with the will of the heart. Also when the blood is out of it, which is the animal life power, he get his life back by slaughtering the self for Allah.

We understand that while the blood is the power for the animal life, so is the subjectivity for the selves. And as we are required to kill these selves and drain its subjectivity, same like we do with the blood of the slaughtered animals. If this subjectivity was not drained, then the self would be like the strangled animal. And as the strangled animal will not be good for the human body, so is getting the knowledge from someone who is not drained of the subjectivity will be severely harmful to our hearts and souls which should feed on the pure divine knowledge. This divine knowledge should be pure of any impurities and free od any subjectivity.

If you may, you could read the signs from Ibn Ageiba for the verse number 12 of al-Momtahena Sura [O Prophet! when believing women come to you taking oath of allegiance unto thee  that they will not associate aught with Allah, and will not steal, and will not commit fornication]. After he explained the Shari'a meaning, he gives other true meanings for the benefit of souls. He says about the signs of this verse: the sheikh among his seekers is like the prophet in his nation. So the verse says to this sheikh: if the believing souls came pledging allegiance unto you- and this is another meaning from the Shari'a meaning [believing women] which is also ture. [and will not steal] i.e. will not be inclined to the worldly life, and this applies to both women and men. Then he said about [and will not commit fornication]; that they will not be inclined to subjectivity. So he considered subjectivity to be fornication which is forbidden for both men and women. As the commonly known adultery is forbidden for both men and women, so is this moral adultery. And as the known adultery harms the human, also that moral one harms all nation in Allah's religion. The harm of the moral adultery is much more sever and terrible because it ruins the religion of one and consequently ruins his Fatwa [religious decisions] which will mislead Muslims and gets them into undue and ungodly conflicts.

That is why Allah said [and obey not him whose heart We have made heedless of Our Dhikr, who followed his own subjectivity and whose case is one in which due bounds are exceeded] al-Kahf 15:28, which is a direct divine order; not to follow the one with subjectivity, and to keep away from his ideas that takes us away from the true religion that Allah wanted for us.

May Allah helps us to keep away from subjectivity and its people. And may Allah makes us from those whose subjectivity is the right one which is the love of Allah, His Messenger, and Ahl-al-Bait. May Allah's prayers and peace be upon the Prophet and his family.

Written by Mohamed Makboul

Translated by Shayma Bassyouni