Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem
A person asked me a question
regarding a talk wherein I mentioned that Allah Ta’ala’s Tajalli cascades down
upon the Baitullah, like a waterfall, and drenches all those who are making
Tawaaf and who are near the Ka’bah Sharief.
The person mentioned that when Hazrat
Moosa (Alaihis Salaam) requested that Allah Ta’ala manifest Himself to
him, Allah Ta’ala responded that Hazrat Moosa (Alaihis Salaam) will not be
able to see Him but instead he should look at the mountain. When Allah Ta’ala
manifested His Tajalli upon the mountain, the entire mountain crumbled to dust
and Hazrat Moosa (Alaihis Salaam) fell unconscious.
Allah Ta’ala mentions this incident
is Surah Al-A’raaf:
“And when Musa came at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he
said: My Lord! show me (Thyself), so that I may look upon Thee. He said: You
cannot (bear to) see Me but look at the mountain, if it remains firm in its
place, then will you see Me; but when his Lord manifested His glory to the
mountain He made it crumble and Musa fell down in a swoon; then when he
recovered, he said: Glory be to Thee, I turn to Thee, and I am the first of the
Believers.”
[Surah Al-A’raaf 7 : 143]
His question was: Why does this Tajalli, which is descending
upon Baitullah, not render the Ka’bah Sharief and Haram Sharief into fragments
like in the case of the mountain? And why is it that we also do not fall
unconscious with the Tajalli of Allah Ta’ala descending upon Ka’bah Sharief?
Allah Ta’ala’s Infinite Kindness,
that on listening to the question, Allah Ta’ala placed a beautiful answer in my
mind. And I replied:
“Lightening is highly destructive and causes great damage. It is known
that lightening is attracted to the highest point in any specific area and can
destroy tall buildings. Allah Ta’ala inspired man to invent a simple device
whereby tall buildings are protected. This device is known as the lightning
conductor or lightening rod.
The lightning conductor provides a conducting path and directs the
lightning charge down to the earth. This safely discharges the energy into the
ground; otherwise the lightening would hit the building and cause damage. The
conductor is a means of protection for the building, machines, equipment and
the people inside.
So if Allah Ta’ala gave man the
intelligence to protect buildings and protect himself from lightening, then
what is it difficult for Him to have established a Tajalli "Conductor”, whereby
the Baitullah, the entire Haram Sharief and all the people therein are
protected - yet they still benefit tremendously from that
Tajalli – that special Noor and Mercy pouring down in torrents?”
Alhamdulillah, the brother
appreciated the response and may Allah Ta’ala also accept.
May Allah Ta’ala grant us the Taufeeq
of making the most of the beautiful opportunities whilst being in the Haram
Sharief – whether in Tawaaf, watching the Baitullah, engaging in Salaah, Dua,
Tilawah, Zikrullah, Istighfaar, Durood Sharief – all of which is compounded in
rewards and a means of great Noor and purification.
Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb (Rahmatullahi ‘alayh)
