A Higher Reality -
Manifestations of the Unseen : New,
*[A5] Hardback - 180 pages,
by Mostafa al-Badawi,
Published by Islamic Village,
Designed Printed & Bound by Outstanding Media, UK.

 

Description :


Communities have always held some notion of unseen realms regardless of religion or culture. However, the modern age - an age of extreme materialism - is an anomaly in this regard with its systematic erosion of such ideas from the very psyche of man. People are finding it progressively more difficult to comprehend realities that exist beyond the framework of the physical world and how they tie in to the familiar material dimension we have become immersed in.


                       '' When Friday comes, angels stand at the door of the
                          Mosques, recording the order in which people enter,
                          the first ones first. Once the Imam sits on the pulpit,
                          they fold up their records and enter to listen to the
                          remembrance.''


This unque book seeks to take the reader through various unseen realms that exist outside, or alongside the physical reality we experience. Drawing from the rich Islamic Tradition the author begins to unravel the various worlds of dreams, angels, demons, spirits and how man has experienced these realities throughout the ages.


                        '' One of the architects involved in maintenance and
                           repair work at the Prophet's Mosque, the Egyptian
                           Tariq al-Sharif, reports that in 1406AH he was with
                           a group of men working on the rooftop of the mosque
                           and they had all stopped to pray the maghrib Prayer,
                           after which they had sat down to rest. He was over-
                           taken by light somnolence and saw that he was sitting
                           in a circle in the Prophet's presence. Someone was
                           going around serving dates, milk and coffee. When it
                           was his turn, he was overjoyed to hear the Prophet,
                           ? say, ''Serve him, for he deserves more.''







Table of Contents :


---Introduction,

Part One : The World of Dreams :

---[1]. Kinds of Dreams,
-------Dream-visions are one part of Prophecy,
-------What to do after seeing a Dream,
-------Dream-visions in the Qur'an,
-------Abraham's vision,
-------Joseph's vision.

---[2]. Dream Visions of the Prophet, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, and His Companions,
-------Vision of the Day of Badr,
-------Vision of the Day of Uhud,
-------Vision of Jesus and the Antichrist,
-------Vision of the Imposters of Yemen and of Yamana,
-------Religion appearing as a tunic,
-------Knowledge appearing as milk,
-------Fever appearing as a woman,
-------Seeing Friday and the reality of this world,
-------Eating dates in a dream,
-------Vision of the religious communities on the Day of Judgement,
-------Visions of the Companions interpreted by the Prophet, may Allah bless him & grant him peace,
-------Seeing the Prophet, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, in dream-visions,
-------Seeing God in dream-visions,
-------Visions of the Companions after the Prophet's departure.


Part Two : The World of Imagination :


Part Three : The World of Similitudes :

---[1]. Witnessing the Angels,
-------Gabriel appearing in his subtle form,
-------The appearance of other Angels to the Prophet, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, in their subtle forms,
-------Angels seen by others in their subtle forms,
-------Gabriel appearing in a human form seen only by the Prophet, may Allah bless him & grant him peace ,
-------Gabriel seen by others in a human form,
-------Other Angels appearing in a human form seen only by the Prophet, may Allah bless him & grant him peace ,
-------Angels seen by others in a human form,
-------Witnessing the Angel of Death,
-------Witnessing the Angels in the form of birds,
-------The Angels as lights (the Sakina),
-------The Night of Destiny (Laylat al-Qadr),
-------The Sakina appearing in the form of a wind.

---[2]. Witnessing the Spirits in the Intermediary World,
-------The Prophet, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, seeing the spirits of other Prophets,
-------Believers seeing the spirits of other Prophets,
-------Believers seeing the spirits of other men.

---[3]. Manifestations of the Unseen,
-------Lights shining from the Unseen,
-------Voices from the Unseen,
-------Other sounds from the Unseen,
-------Images from the Unseen,
-------Fragrances from the Unseen,
-------Manifestations of the Unseen.

---[4]. Images of Remote Realities,
-------Images of realities remote in space,
-------Images from the future,
-------Images from the Hereafter.

---[5]. Voices Carrying for Vast Distances,

---[6]. Witnessing the Jinn,
-------The Prophets seeing Satan,
-------The Prophet, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, seeing the other devils,
-------Devils being afraid of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab,
-------Abu Hurayrah seeing a devil,
-------Satan appearing to the pagans of Quraysh in human form,
-------Believers seeing the jinn and the devils.

---[7]. Similitudes in the Higher Worlds,

---[8]. The Speech of Created Beings not Endowed with Speech,
-------The speech of newborn babies,
-------The speech of animals,
-------The speech of birds and insects,
-------The speech of trees and inanimate things,
-------All created beings glorify their Lord.

---[9]. Interactions between the World of the Dead and the World of the Living,
-------Hearing the voices of the dead,
-------The dead hear the voices of the living and are aware of what they do,
-------The Prophet, may Allah bless him & grant him peace, answers those who greet him,
-------The presentation of works,
-------The moment of death.

---[10]. Happenings in the Grave,

---[11]. The Experience of God,
--------The Voice of God,
--------The Vision of God.

---[12]. Unveiling,
--------Imam al-Ghazali on unveiling,
--------Dimensions of unveiling,
--------Perception of the inner reality of people.


---Conclusion.
---Endnotes.

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*Dimensions : 24.1 x 16.2 x 2.1cm.