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Know Yourself ABOUT THE COVER The black background color of the front cover represents darkness and ignorance, while the white color of the letters represent light and knowledge. The logo is a Kufi caligraphy that writes the Word of Unity: “La ilaha illallah; Muhammad Rasulullah” which means, “There is no concept such as ‘god’, there is only that which is denoted by the name Allah, and Muhammad (SAW) is the Rasul of this understanding.” The placement of the calligraphy, being on top and above everything else on the page, is a symbolic representation of the predominant importance this understanding holds in the author’s life. The green light, reflecting from the window of the Word of Unity, opens up from the darkness into luminosity to illustrate the light of Allah’s Rasul. This light is embodied in the book’s title through the author’s pen and concretized as the color white, to depict the enlightenment the author aims to attain in this field. As the knowledge of Allah’s Rasul disseminates, those who are able to evaluate this knowledge attain enlightenment, which is represented by the white background color of the back cover. As with all my works, this book also is not copyrighted. As long as it remains faithful to the original, it may be freely printed, reproduced, published and translated. For the knowledge of ALLAH, there is no recompense. AHMED HULÛSİ KNOW YOURSELF AHMED HULUSI www.ahmedhulusi.org Translated by ALI CUNEYT TARI KNOW YOURSELF AHMED HULUSI www.ahmedhulusi.org ISBN: PUBLISHER:KITSAN KİTSAN KİTAP BASIM YAYIN DAĞITIM LTD. ŞTİ. Divanyolu Cad. Ticarethane Sok. Tevfikkuşoğlu İşhanı No:41/3, 34400 Cağaloğlu - İstanbul Tel: 0212 5136769, Faks: 0212 5115144 www.kitsan.com Say: ‘I believe in Allah and then remain firm on the straight path.’ Hz. Muhammad (SAW) ‘Having an enquiring mind is half way to acquiring knowledge.’ Hz. Muhammad (SAW) ‘Whether you think you know the reality of yourself or you know Allah, say Allah and then leave all the rest! If you wish, you may continue to spend your whole life with gossiping instead!’ Ahmed Hulusi CONTENTS EDITOR’S NOTE ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 TRANSLATOR'S FOREWORD .......................................................................................................................... 10 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................... 13 THE MEANING IMPLIED BY THE NAME ALLAH ..................................................................................... 16 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROPHET AND RASULULLAH ............................................................ 18 THE KEY TO SPIRITUAL AWAKENING ....................................................................................................... 22 IMPORTANT NOTE FOR THE SECOND EDITION: ................................................................................... 27 COMPREHENDING THE SUPREME SIGNIFICANCE OF THE INITIAL LETTER 'B' IS THE FOREMOST ISSUE ................................................................................................................................................ 30 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES ......................................................................................................................... 33 THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVING IN THE PRESENT MOMENT .............................................................. 36 MANKIND IS ASLEEP; ONLY WHEN THEY DIE, DO THEY WAKE UP! ............................................ 39 EXTINCTION OF THE SELF IN ALLAH IS IMPOSSIBLE! ........................................................................ 54 THE SPIRITUAL PATH DEVIATING HUMANITY FROM THE TRUTH IS NOTHING MORE THAN A RELIGIOUS ORGANISATION .......................................................................................................... 55 UNLESS IMAGINATIVE FACULTIES ARE ABANDONED, UNITY CAN NEVER BE ATTAINED 56 SUFISM IS THE PURSUIT OF SELF-CONSCIOUS PEOPLE ..................................................................... 57 THE KEY TO KNOWING ONE'S SELF ............................................................................................................ 59 ON THE SUBJECT OF BEHOLDING THE DIVINE TRUTH ...................................................................... 61 THE SPIRITUAL PATH DEMANDS COMPLETE SURRENDER TO THE SHEIKH ........................... 64 THE CONCEPT OF UNITY ACCORDING TO IMAM GHAZALI AND ABDUL QADIR AL-JILANI . 70 UNDERSTANDING OF THE ONENESS OF ALLAH ................................................................................... 73 THERE IS NOTHING IN EXISTENCE EXCEPT THE MANIFESTATION OF HIS DIVINE GLORY .................................................................................................................................................................................... 75 HE REVEALS HIMSELF IN WHATEVER FORM HE PLEASES .............................................................. 77 THE CONCEPT OF MAN AND THE HOMO-SAPIENS SPECIES (MODERN HUMANS) ................. 79 THE DIVINE TRUTH IS IMMUTABLE REALITY; WHAT ABOUT MAN? ........................................... 83 PEOPLE WILL SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR OWN ACTIONS ..................................... 89 TAKING THE QUANTUM LEAP IN CONSCIOUSNESS ............................................................................. 92 WHIRLPOOLS ........................................................................................................................................................ 95 THE STATIONS OF THE SELF (From a Classical Perspective) ........................................................... 98 OUR ENEMY, THE FACULTY OF IMAGINATION ................................................................................... 104 THE SPIRITUAL ASCENSION ........................................................................................................................ 108 A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE SPIRITUAL ASCENSION ....................................................... 115 ON THE SUBJECT OF THE ANGELS ............................................................................................................ 124 HIS DIVINE PRESENCE EXTENDS TO EVERYTHING THAT TRANSPIRES .................................. 133 SELF REALISATION ......................................................................................................................................... 136 RATHER THAN SIMPLY SAYING WORDS, ACT UPON WHAT YOU BELIEVE ............................ 139 THE HUMAN BEING APPOINTED AS THE CALIPH, WHETHER MAN OR WOMAN ................. 142 THE NIGHT OF MAJESTY ............................................................................................................................... 144 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUSTAINER AND ALLAH ................................................................... 149 WHAT IS IMPLIED BY THE DESCENSION OF ANGELS?..................................................................... 151 THE ASSEMBLY OF THE SAINTS ................................................................................................................ 155 THE DUTIES OF THE ANGELS ..................................................................................................................... 160 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BRAIN AND SPIRITUALITY ............................................... 164 THE SPIRIT OF THE SYSTEM ....................................................................................................................... 166 IS IT ANGELIC INSPIRATION OR SATANIC TEMPTATION? ............................................................. 170 THE DURATION OF THE NIGHT OF MAJESTY....................................................................................... 172 WHAT IS EXERCISING SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY? ................................................................................. 175 WHAT IS MEANT BY THE JUSTICE OF ALLAH? .................................................................................... 177 WHAT IS DIVINE COMPOSITION (TARKIB)? ......................................................................................... 181 GLOSSARY OF TERMS ..................................................................................................................................... 185 WHO IS AHMED HULUSI AND WHAT IS HIS MISSION? ................................................................ 190 EDITOR’S NOTE The editor’s task is facilitated when an author is as experienced as Ahmed Hulusi, and the translator is as committed and skilled as Ali Junayd Tari. Translating a work is more than merely providing a literal translation of every word, and it is indeed challenging to come up with the same nuances of meaning in a second language that reflect the original voice and tone of the author. To satisfy this need, collaboration between the author, translator and editor are necessary to ensure that the final product in English satisfies the original intent of the work, which has certainly been accomplished here. Ali Tari has completed a superior translation that clearly reflects Ahmed Hulusi’s instructive ideas. This is particularly important when it is the author’s goal to be informative and enlightening. The editor assisted in portraying clarity of expression and ensured that the English expressions adapted were most suitable. It is believed that the final product is a very coherent presentation
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