I am not discussing the topic Mazhar of Allah because you are dried up and I do not want to bother you on this subject. What I am discussing is your quotes that 'HA saw God with batni eyes' or 'Hazrat Ali saw himself'. Here question arises, Why HA wanted to see himself? Was there any beautiful mole on his beautiful face he wanted to see!! What is philosophy behind it that he wanted to see himself? When you say ' Hazrat Ali saw Allah with batni eyes, the question arises Ali saw Allah, so you are talking of 2 entities.kmaherali wrote:When you a a friend to someone those superficial designations of respect melt away. You don't have to elaborate when the initials are obvious just as MHI means Mowlana Hazar Imam. In normal circumstances is it not possible to see yourself? In the same manner HA saw himself but with batini eyes not physical. There is only one God. We have been through why the Mazhar of God is also God himself. No need to start all over again.shivaathervedi wrote:Why are you writing HA and not clearly what you mean Hazrat Ali. You wrote God saw God means there were or are 2 Gods still seeing each other. When one is Hazrat Ali and other is Allah obviously these are 2 different entities. Do you believe in 2 God theory. Still if you say Imam is merged with God and become one unit does not mean Imam is God as Imam is Mazhar of God. There is difference in original and xerox copy. When a soul merges with Universal soul can't claim to be Universal soul..In the couplets the Pir is asking to open the curtain of separation. He is NOT asking for intercession.shivaathervedi wrote: The couplets of Ginans you mentioned is Pir's humble request to Imam as Mushid e Kamil for eternal salvation and union because Imam is intercessor..The tenets are one, but their elaboration can have degrees depending upon individual capacity. On the issue of the Imam speaking different things to different audiences, there is a hadith of Imam al-Baqir:shivaathervedi wrote: The Islamic and Ismaili tenets mentioned in Preamble are same for all individuals whether male or female, rich or poor, educated or highly scholastic, Mukhi or leader, alijah or waris.
There is a hadith of Imam al-Baqir (a.s.):
Zararah narrates that I asked a certain question to Imam al-Baqar (a.s.). He gave me its answer. Another person then asked the same question and the Imam gave him a different answer. Later a third person asked the same question, but the Imam's answer this time was different from the previous two answers. I then asked him: "O, the son of the Messenger (s.a.a.s)! The two persons who just came here to ask you questions were from Iraq and were Shias, yet you gave them contradictory answers". The Imam then answered: "O Zararah! This is good for me as well as for you and this will help us survive and prosper".
(Usool Al Kafi, p.37)
Regarding your abbreviation of HA, you never before wrote name of Mowla Ali in abbreviation, I was just curious.
You wrote," tenets are one but their elaboration can have degrees." My query is , do Imam ask one murid to say 2 parts of Du'a and to other to recite full Du'a. Du'a is compulsory for all, there is no need of degrees. Or Imam allows one person to recite half Kalim e Shahadah and ask others to recite full. Tenets are equal for all to practice.
With reference to parts of Ginans, curtain of separation can not be dropped without intercessor," through Noor of Ali it is possible for one to become nearer to He who is above all else."
Regarding Hadith of Imam Baqir narrated by Dhararah, it gives us sense that Imam Baqir talked to those 3 persons diplomatically in religious affairs. The last sentence is strange from mouth of Imam that,' this is good for me as well as good for you (Dhararah) and this will help us survive and prosper'. Was Imam scared he used the word 'survive' and in what sense prosperity? This Hadith is of poor category may be mixed up few words of his own by narrator.