Esoteric description of the Creation of the transcendental Adam before time, and the meaning of Adam's descent into the veils of time. A declaration, before time begins, by the Satanic principle of arrogance. Spiritual explanation of the existence and function of the subtle force called Satan. Spiritual and metaphysical explanation of the creation of the universe in six days.
Spiritual explanation of the states of conscious being called Hell and Paradise. Dialogue on the Day of Judgment of God Most High with arrogant human beings and with the astonished souls who awaken directly into Paradise. Description, for the purposes of contemplation, of the events of the Last Day of the universe. Spiritual explanation of the resurrection of the body at the end of time.
The intimate greeting of God Most High to the precious human souls as they enter Paradise. A profound description of the soul awakening into Paradise, or the enlightened state. he surprising experience of a soul in Paradise with its own resurrected body. A conversation overheard by God between two souls in Paradise and a soul in hell.
A sermon of the Prophet Noah and a description of his mode of approach to his people. The proclamation of the Prophet Noah to his people, and the spiritual meaning of the Flood. The Enlightenment of the Prophet Abraham--spiritual progenitor of the Jews, Christians and Muslims--as he penetrates beyond the adoration of the Divine Attributes to the direct knowledge of the Divine Essence.
Dialogue between the Prophet Abraham and his hostile kinsmen, and the establishment of Abraham's prophetic lineage The exalted dream of the Prophet Joseph explaining the ultimate meaning of human existence and the dream's spiritual interpretation by his father, the Prophet Jacob.
Esoteric account of the spiritual education of the Prophet Moses by a mysterious prophetic figure who fully embodies the Divine Wisdom. The Prophet Moses hears the Voice of Truth from the Burning Bush, receives the supreme spiritual instruction, and is shown certain spiritual signs and methods he will use in the confrontation with Pharaoh.
The Prophet Moses ascends the mountain, receiving at the end of his forty-day retreat the full revelation of Absolute Reality and the Tablets of Divine Wisdom. The drama of the Prophet Moses confronting Pharaoh, defeating the magicians, and parting the Red Sea. The Virgin Mary's visionary experience of the birth of Jesus, and the newborn infant's first words. God reveals to the Virgin Mary details about the entire life of her unborn child, Jesus the Messiah.
God declares and confirms the authentic Prophethood of His beloved servant, Muhammad. The first revealed verses of the Arabic Koran, experienced by the Prophet Muhammad during his retreat in a cave on Mount Hira. The original call and final enlightenment experience of the Prophet Muhammad, narrated by God Most High. Jesus the Messiah prophesies the coming of the Prophet Muhammad. God instructs the Prophet Muhammad precisely how to respond to various forms of doubt that will arise among his people.
God instructs the Prophet Muhammad on how to correct three basic mistakes made by beginners in the way of Islam. The Prophet Muhammad is instructed by God as to how to answer the question, "When will the Last Day come?" God teaches the Prophet Muhammad to challenge and open the thinking of his people with certain dramatic questions. God reveals to the Prophet Muhammad exactly how to speak with spiritually alienated persons.
The central prayer of Islam, the Sura Fatiha, the seven verses of which are revealed, in the oral tradition of the Prophet Muhammad, to contain all the power of the 6,666 verses of the Koran. The spiritual significance of the various times of prayer in the daily prayers of Islam and two modes of deep meditation.
A mystical prayer taught inwardly by God Most High to His Prophet Muhammad. The essential prayer made by saints, or spiritually mature persons. God Most High explains the practice of midnight prayer and meditation. God instructs humanity in a powerful method of contemplative inquiry, as the unshakeable basis for a life of true prayer.
Outline of the prophetic vision which sees all living creatures as parables to teach the contemplation of Divine Wisdom. God Most High recommends the spiritual exercise of meditation on the creation. Meditation on the Divine Creativity. The creation understood as a constant demonstration of Divine Love and Divine Power.
Praise as the mystical function and ultimate meaning of the creation. The mystical teaching that the entire drama of humanity is the career of a single soul. The central Koranic description of the Divine Light and the subtlety of Its manifestation as the human soul. Source text for the mystical teachings of Islam.
The mode of spiritual experience of the lover of Truth who profoundly encounters the Holy Koran. Contrast between the Words of Truth which constitute Revelation, and the merely human words which cannot be relied upon for ultimate spiritual knowledge.
The four rivers in Paradise and their spiritual meanings. The description of the Night of Power, the anniversary of the first revelation of the Arabic Koran, to celebrate which is "more powerful than practicing intense prayer for one thousand months" and which is "a miraculous transformation of the universe into Paradise." The mystic hymn that souls sing as they ascend through various levels of Paradise and discover their esoteric meanings. A profound meditation on Divine Generosity.
The universal message of Islam, which upholds the essential harmony of all revealed religions and their peaceful coexistence on earth. The continuity, compatibility, and complementarity among the Revelations of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. God reveals the particular intimacy between Islam and the ancient Christian desert fathers.
Spiritual explanation of the traditional pilgrimage of Islam to the Ka'bah, the Holy Shrine in Mecca. The profound spiritual significance of the traditional Friday Prayers of Islam. Spiritual explanation of the function of the ablutions made before the ritual daily prayers of Islam.
Guidance from God Most High on the spiritually authentic and appropriate modes of generous giving, one of the traditional Five Pillars of Islam. Spiritual explanation of the practice of Holy Warfare. Spiritual instruction from God about honesty in business and in all interpersonal communications. The Koranic verse used for giving initiation into the contemplative Orders of Islam.
Description by God of the spiritually mature person, or saint. Description by God of the spiritually arrogant person, or sinner.
Adapted From Heart of the Koran/Lex Hixon