The Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship

From The Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh, Word#801.

Son, have you seen the dangerous discoveries man has made in the world? Ultimately, the energies and forces he discovers will destroy him and all other lives.

Allähu ta‘älä Näyan, Almighty God, has given to man all the potentialities of the world of the souls, this world, and the kingdom of heaven. He has given him the inner secret and the outer secret of these worlds. Man is free to do what he wants, but it is important for him to discover and understand these secrets and all the potentialities.

Because God has given him wisdom, it is possible for man to discover and understand everything, but his intention must be for God. Giving all responsibility to God, he must use his discoveries to help the growth and prosperity of all lives. Rather than harming others, if man can use his knowledge to help the world—with devotion, faith, peace, equality, and unity—he will never cause any accidents or danger to anyone. One who discovers this will be wise and respected among men, a representative of God, and God will give him his due reward.

There are those who have made valuable discoveries recently, but how are they using their knowledge? First, they claim they can prove that there is no God. Second, they use energies and atomic rays to make bombs, rockets, missiles, and other deadly weapons which they use to murder people, destroy lands, and conquer and torture human life. With these weapons, they are trying to prove the strength and superiority of their own nations.

Some deny the existence of God and say that everything comes from nature. Did man come from nature? No. Men are born, they suffer from illness, and after some time they die. Their bodies are bound by a time agreement. But some have illnesses and some do not; some suffer and some do not. If it were all according to nature, all bodies would be the same, would they not?

There is a truth and a power above all. That power is God, who dwells beyond all our research. As we continue to cut into everything we research, that power is endlessly beyond it. Whoever understands this must believe in and have certitude in God and give Him the entire responsibility for everything that happens.

There are some things we can do, but there are things man cannot prevent. He cannot stop the rain, the lightning, a hurricane, an earthquake, a volcano, or a tornado. We must understand that these and similar things are controlled by that power of God. Realizing this, we must trust in God and know that there is a difference between good and bad. We must realize that the suffering or illness of another is as great as our own suffering, no matter what his color: black, white, yellow, or brown. Man must have the thought that he should not hurt other lives. Whether he studies science or true wisdom, he must understand unity and the suffering of others, and he must have compassion for all lives.

Furthermore, man must realize that even tiny birds can fly in the sky; God created them that way. There are stars that fly in the sky. The sun and the moon fly between east and west. Water and air encircle the earth; they are above and below it. This is how God created them. So it is not a big wonder for man to travel in a rocket; such a long time ago God made things that fly. He is the Causal One who rules everything.

Man must realize this and understand that our Creator existed before anything else existed. He must understand that there is an atom within him that will eventually destroy him. He must reflect on this, find the atom bomb within himself, and fling it away from him. He must praise God for the atoms he discovers on the outside and use them for the benefit of all mankind. This will save the world and all the lives in it from danger.

M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen