The Source

The Source of Energy

O, The Genderless Source

Allah is the Energy of the universe. He is Light. I say He, because in English, there is no word, like in Turkish. The third person singular in Turkish is O, means everything, you know, there is no gender. But here, I have to use one, which my tongue is used to: He. If it was used to She, I would have said She. And so I want to invent a word: Hischt, or something. He-she-it! Hischt! All of them because there is no gender. He is the Source of Energy. I mean, Hischt includes everything.

Heart Connection to the Source

So there is a line from Hischt coming to your heart, and so we are not like some people thinking that we are left alone here and Hischt is over there and, you know, we are here free to do anything we want to do here. Not like that. He is still with you, at all times.

Can we ignore the Source?

So what is the thing to do? That is called religion. The thing to do. What is the thing to do?

To Him belongs all that is in the universes and on earth, and the din [right path of connectedness with Allah] belongs to Him at all times. Then will you act according to the guidelines of any other than Allah? (Al Nahl:52)

What is the purpose of being here? What are we going to do? Are we going to look for Hischt? Or are we going to just ignore it? If we are going to ignore it, we can have a life. He is with you all the time, but you can still ignore. So whether you recognize or not, this Hischt is there and He is the Boss! And it would be wise to do things according to His pleasing, because Hischt might ask: How come you are not doing this like this?

Qur’an References for The Source

There is no thing that does not have its source with Us, but We only send it down according to a certain qadr [measure; formula; laws and regulations]. (Al Hijr:21)

Allah is the Nur [Light; Energy] of the universes and the earth. (Al Nur:35)

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Keywords

Arhamul Rahimin: Source of Mercy and Kindness of all who show mercy and kindness

Basmala: The saying “Bismillah Al Rahman Al Rahim [In the name of Allah, The One Who Acts with Mercy, The Source of Mercy]”

dzan: assumption; thought (good dzan is to assume the best or to give the benefit of the doubt)

Names of Allah

Al Salaam: The Place and Source of Peace

Al Wadud: The Loving One; The Source of Love

This is an edited excerpt of a Sohbet given on January 11, 1994 by Murshid Shaykh Taner Vargonen Ansari and published on sufiview.com on September 26, 2022. The translation of the Qur’an verses are also from Murshid Shaykh Taner Vargonen Ansari.

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