Secrets of Iron

Secrets of Iron
Magnetism and Guidance
Lataif Sir- Article

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Al-Hadid – Iron "57"

The understanding of iron is a secret and a key to spiritual
development, particularly at this time. For dunya, the world as it is,
iron is the bedrock of technology and industry. Without physical
mastery over iron, none would have been able to assert his will. In
essence, iron equals power. However, it’s proper and full application,
use and potential is to be found within spirituality.



Spiritual Power

The 57th Surah of the Holy Qur’an is entitled “Al-Hadid,” Iron.
Correspondingly, the 57th name of Prophet (S) is al-Mahdi, signifying
the particular relevance of iron to Akhir Zaman, the Last Days.

Mahdi is the Guide, teaching us that Iron is essential for guidance
whether physical {Global Positioning Satellites} or Spiritual
Furthermore, there is an importance to the understanding of iron for
those who are in the line of and seeking to be of service to Sayyidina
al-Mahdi (A).

The word Hadid is spelled in Arabic by the letters “H”, “D”, “Y”, “D”,
and is comprised of two root words, “Had” and “Yad.” “Had” means
“Blade” and “Yad” means “Hand.” Thus, the root of iron translates to
“Blade-Hand.” This signifies the importance of iron with regards to
spiritual and physical power, and it’s relevance as an instrument to
manifest the will of God.

Being a prophetic king, Sayyidina Daud (A), like Sayyidina Suleiman
(A), represented the merging of temporal and spiritual power, the
application of spiritual authority to mundane reality. Regarding him,
the Holy Qur'an states:

“We bestowed grace aforetime on David from Ourselves. O ye mountains!
Sing ye back the praises of Allah (SWT) with him, and ye birds as
well! And we made the iron soft for him.” – Qur’an As-Saba (34:10)

Sayyidina Zhul-Qarnain (A), another king, used the power of iron to
imprison chaos and evil, Yajuj and Majuj (Gog and Magog):

“’Give me pieces of iron’ – ‘til when he had leveled up (the gap)
between the cliffs, he said, ‘Blow!’ – ‘til when he had made it a
fire, he said, ‘Bring me molten copper to pour thereon.’” – Qur’an Al-
Kahf (18:96)



Regarding iron and this subject in general, there is an important
hadith of Prophet (S):

Allah’s Messenger (S) said, “When Allah (SWT) created the Earth it
began to oscillate, so He created the Mountains, ordered them onto it,
and it became steady. The angels marveled at the strength of the
Mountains and asked their Lord whether there was anything in His
creation stronger than the Mountains, to which he replied that Iron
was stronger. They asked if anything in His creation was stronger than
Iron, and He replied that Fire was. They asked if anything in His
creation was stronger than Fire, and He replied that Water was. They
asked if anything in His creation was stronger than Water, and He
replied that Wind was.” {States of Matter Solid Liquid Gas}


As an aside, this Hadith specifies the stages of personal progress and
spiritual achievement.

* The Mountains refer to the Awliya, the Saints of God, who
through great firmness of faith reach a station that corresponds with
that which stabilizes the Earth, i.e. they balance the universe with
their positive light and energy. The Mountain is unshakeable, solid
and stable, and perfectly describes the rank of the Friends of God and
of Prophet (S).

* Through their further development and evolution, and the
application of spiritual power, Awliya then become Iron – absolutely
firm and unbreakable.

* The next stage is Fire, wherein the Saint’s essence burns
and is ignited with the flame of Divine Power from the Presence of
God, a state that may melt even Iron. Afterwards, the Saint’s being
and container becomes Water, a fluid mountain which responds
automatically and instantaneously to the will of the Divine, and which
may douse even Fire.

* This corresponds to a state wherein one is completely
melted and annihilated in Bahr ul-Qudra, the Ocean of Power wherein
all creation swims.

* Lastly, Awliya may reach the station of Wind, pure
Prophetic Essence, subtle, ethereal, completely without mass – pure
Divine Will.



The common individual is far from these realities and is instead weak,
vulnerable and easily breakable. Such is the result of asserting
personal will. However, as a spiritual practice under the guidance of
one’s Shaykh, one may meditate and imagine himself in these states and
filled with their realities depending on his current need.



Magnetism

All of creation maintains coherence via magnetism and magnetic fields,
of which iron is the essential element. Significantly, there is no
power in the Universe that may create this element other than the
immense power and energy of the Sun. It is a heavenly element*, and is
so stated by Holy Qur’an.

Thus, to maintain control over oneself and to move towards the human
potential, one must acquire control over his magnetic field and the
iron in his system. That control must be taken from the reigns of the
ego, Shaytan, vain desires and dunya, and handed into the hands of the
Divine that a servant may manifest his true capacity.

In summary, magnetism operates in the following manner.

* One takes an iron rod and coils a wire around it, perhaps
hundreds or thousands of times.
* Modern magnets are coiled at least tens of thousands of
times.
* The more the iron is coiled, the more powerful its
resultant magnetic attraction.
* Then by simply passing electricity to the system, the iron
rod becomes magnetized and attracts metal. Similar to Iron in ones
blood is charges with energy.


There are many things the spiritual seeker may learn from this
physical reality.

* Specifically, one may gain a valuable understanding of the
secret of Haqiqat Jazba, the Reality of Attraction, one of the six
powers conferred and realized by the Naqshbandi Murid, one who has
totally and completely surrendered his will to that of his Shaykh and
Murshid.



Spiritual attraction or magnetism is based in the secret of the Light
of the Prophet (S), for it is his Holy Light that is the essence of
the unity of creation. When that pure Light is veiled by the density
of dunya, veils of separation from reality and the imprisonment and
confinement of the soul within the cage of the body is the result.
Awliya are they who through having overcome all density by completely
abandoning dunya and embracing zuhd, ascetism, shine brilliantly with
and as the Light of Prophet (S). Having not been deceived by illusory
freedom, their souls have been freed through denial of the body and
physicality, which in reality exist only through the insistence and
belief of mankind. Because the essence of the Light of Prophet (S) is
based in unity, it is naturally attractive, i.e. it seeks unity. Thus,
when one is in the presence of a Saint who has completely manifested
the Light of Prophet (S), he feels naturally attracted towards him.
This is because his soul is seeking unity, and clearly sees and
recognizes the ocean from where it came.

It is for this reason that the spiritual practice of Muraqabah,
meditation and annihilation in the presence of the Shaykh, is so
important for seekers of truth and reality. For during muraqaba, the
Murid is but melting in the reality and light of the perfected Shaykh,
who manifests completely the Light of Prophet (S). In muraqaba, the
Murid is overcoming the barriers of his physicality to return to his
source and the essence of his soul, which is the Soul and Light of
Prophet (S).

* Being dressed with the Light of the Shaykh then becomes
analogous to wrapping a copper wire around an iron rod. When wrapped
thus hundreds, thousands, or even countlessly through perpetual
presence, the Murid then harnesses a powerful potential that simply
needs to be ignited by the spiritual power of the Shaykh “passing
electricity” or permission, ijaza, to the sincere and humble Murid,
and so opening for him the reality of the power of attraction for the
purpose of guiding lost souls towards their realities and towards
unity.

* The actual physical process described above is particularly
relevant with regards to iron because it is iron within the system
that binds energy, spiritual light.

* It is the iron within one’s system that must become
purified and perfected through muraqaba and through cleanliness (see
below).

* The state of the iron in one’s system reflects the state of
his resultant electromagnetic energy field, or aura.

* They who have developed a powerful spiritual connection to
the Presence of Prophet (S) and their Shaykh will exhibit a brilliant
and attractive aura, clearly visible in the spectrum beyond the range
of the physical eyes, but within the range of the vision of the heart
and soul.


In summary, by being coiled by the light and presence of the Shaykh
and Grandshaykhs, of Prophet (S), angels and positive spiritual
beings, one becomes powerfully charged and magnetized with divine
light and energy, in essence wearing the spiritual jubbah of his
lineage, inheriting their specific honors, manifestations and secrets.
All of this is related to the iron within one’s system and it is thus
critical to physically purify and to keep pure that element within
oneself.



Purification

The primary vehicle and repository for iron within the human system is
the blood, and so it is critical to purify and keep pure the blood.

* Women have a natural cycle through loss of blood monthly
that eliminates negative iron from their system.
* Because men do not have an automatic system for this
process, they tend suffer more so from the effects of iron overload as
well as negatively charged iron.
* By age 40, a man will typically have twice the iron load of
a woman, and will consequently experience twice the rate of diabetes,
cancer, heart disease and infections.
* Bacteria, viruses and fungi all utilize iron as a primary
growth factor, so lower iron levels in females protect them from
infection.
* Blood loss is a method for controlling stored iron levels,
and so full grown men, or women who no longer control iron via monthly
blood loss, who regularly donate blood are healthier.
* It is for this reason that for men, Prophet (S) recommended
cupping, blood-letting, “al-hijjama.”
* The negative and sickly iron within men is deposited at
certain points on the back of the shoulder blades, the back of the
head, and the coccyx.
* Prophet (S) and his Companions would carry out cupping at
least twice per year, and it has its own Prophetic methodology and
interior dimensions.
* Interestingly, this practice is now returning even to
conventional medicine to treat Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s
disease, cancer and diabetes.



Suffice it to say that once one spends so much effort purifying and
enlightening his system, he must pay equal attention to maintaining
and building upon his purity.

* It is for this reason that seekers and spiritual aspirants
pay attention to their food intake, taking great care and precaution
to not allow anything negative to enter their system.
* It becomes pointless to debate regarding Halaal (permitted)
and haram (prohibited) for that route but serves to obscure the
purpose and intent of the matter, which is to purify oneself to the
best of one’s ability.
* The Sahaba said that they refrained from seven-eighths of
what is Halaal out of fear of coming near to what is haram. They did
this because they realized the reality of their actions and they were
not interested in conforming to the letter of the law, but rather they
sought only to arrive at their divine destinations.
* The Shaykhs of the Naqshbandi order are at least as
stringent, sometimes eating almost nothing through the perfection and
purification of their selves, and even then saying BismiAllah with
each bite so that only light may enter their system. One must become
finely attuned to his system and develop an awareness of how all
things affect him. Upon realizing the negative effect of a certain
action, he must then move towards a higher and more disciplined
approach that he may quickly progress towards perfection and freedom.