There are two words…
They hold each other tightly,
they embrace each other.
Ahad. Ahmad.
Ahad…
One, unique, alone.
Ahmad…
The word of highest rank
that can be used in praise of a human being.
And between the two words, a letter…
Mim.
When the letter mim is added to the manifestation of Ahad,
Ahmad appears
Mim, in the way it is written, has a bowed head.
The station of the letter
is the moment the servant is closest to his Lord
Mim is a bridge.
The way to reach Ahad
is the bridge that Ahmad was made to build.
In the wisdom of the creation
of the Throne, the heavens, the Pen…
the secret of the Light of Muhammad is sought.
It is a birth…
It ends, and it begins.
Ahmad is the apple of Ahad’s eye.
“La mawjuda illa Hu…”
There is no true being but Him.
In the spiritual path, Ahmad
has been seen as the point of the heart
where Hu opens.
The station where divine truth was made known to humankind,
where prophethood reached its perfection…
Ahmad.
“The most beautiful names belong to Allah,
so call upon Him by them,
and leave those who deviate
concerning His names. They will be repaid
for what they used to do.”
Al-A’raf, 180
Our Allah…
has shown His divine will
in the world of being
through the manifestations of His names.
Every being
has come into being through His power.
Every being
carries a trace
of the manifestations of the divine names.
Divine power
created beings through names.
In the visible multitude,
the signs of oneness are hidden.
And this whole world of being
is proof of His power.
Since every being comes from Him,
it cannot be thought of
apart from His creating.
But He
has no need of what He has created.
Humankind begins with Adam.
But the stations are different.
In the words of Sufism…
the Ocean of the Light of Muhammad
is a secret in the wisdom of creation.
“Say: If you love Allah,
follow me, so that Allah will love you
and forgive you your sins.”
Al Imran, 31
A journey that begins with a letter…
opens in a name.
The direction for the fire of love: Ahad…
A bridge with a bowed head: mim.
The guide of the heart that turns to Ahad: Ahmad…
And…
What begins with Muhammad
ends with Muhammad.
mim