39. ABD ALLAH AL-FAIZ AD-DAGHESTANI 3 * 437,
His States and Discourses after His Second Seclusion
At thirty years of age, Shaykh Abd Allah was ordered to enter a
second long seclusion for five years. During that seclusion, many visions
and states were granted to him which are impossible to describe within
the scope of this book. After he completed this second seclusion, the
power of his spiritual attraction increased. He became so renowned that
even during his shaykh’s lifetime, people came from everywhere to
learn from him.
FIVE STATIONS OF THE HEART
1 do not speak to you about any station, manifestation, or rank
without my having already entered that station or position and
experienced that manifestation. I am not like many others. I do not
speak separating my sight from my heart, enumerating the stations
for you without my knowing their Reality. No! First of all 1
followed that path and saw what it was. I learned those realities
and secrets which may be found along it. I worked my way along it
until I obtained the knowledge of certainty, the eye of certainty, and
the truth of certainty. Only then do I speak to you, giving you a tiny
taste of what I have tasted until I am able to make you reach that
station without tiring you and without difficulties.
gal, sirr, sirr as-sirr, khafa, and
akhfa, Qalb is the heart, sirr is the secret, sirr as-sirr is the secret of the
secret, ia the len, and me the most hidden. The secret of
thi:
Latifat al-qalb, the stage of the heart, is under the authority of Adam
wai, because it represents the physical aspect of the heart. Latifat as-
sirr, the station of the secret, is under Noah #8, because it is the
vessel which is saved from the ocean of darkness, from the flood of
ignorance. Latifat sirr as-sirr, the station of the secret of the secret, is
under two prophets: Abraham %8 and Moses %8, who represent
God’s Divine Presence on earth. God made Abraham #2 the symbol458_¢ HISTORY OF THE SAINTS OF THE GOLDEN CHAIN
of all His caliphs on this earth, as mentioned in the verse of the
creation of mankind (2:30).'" Moses % was blessed with hearing,
and speaking to God which are the two essential attributes of
knowledge.
Latifat al-khafa, the hidden station, is under Jesus 8 because of his
relationship with hidden knowledge. He represents spiritual
understanding. Latifat al-akhfa, the most hidden station, is under the
Reality of Muhammad 4%, because he was granted a station high
above that of all other prophets and messengers. He was the one
who was raised up on the Night of Ascension to the Divine
Presence. This is represented by the sacred phrase of the testimony
of faith in which, “There is no God but God” is joined with
“Muhammad is the Messenger of God.”
The lights of these stations have been shown to me. The light of the
heart is a yellow hue. The light of the secret is red. The light of the
secret of the secret is white. The light of the hidden station is green.
The light of the most hidden station is black.
NINE POINTS
person and they represent nine different hidden states in every
human being. Every state is connected to a saint, who has the
authority to control that point.
If the seeker in the Naqshbandi Way is able to unveil and to make
spiritual contact with the authorized master controlling theses
points, he may be given knowledge of, and power to use, these
Nine Points.
"°" Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: “1 will create a vicegerent on earth.” They said: “Wilt Thou place
therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood? —whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and
-slorify Thy holy (name)?* He said: “I knato what ye know not.”436 * HISTORY OF THE SAINTS OF THE GOLDEN CHAIN
roses are your disciples, each with his own color and perfume. You
directed me to one particular red rose and said, “That one is yours.
Go smell it.” As I did, I saw the rose open and I disappeared within
it and became the rose. I entered its roots, and they led me to your
presence. I found myself entering into your heart and becoming a
part of you.
Through your spiritual power I was able to ascend to the
knowledge of the power of the Nine Points. Then a voice,
addressing me as Abd an-Nur, said, “This light and knowledge
have been granted to you from the Divine Presence of God to bring
peace to your heart. However, you must not use the power of this
knowledge.” The voice bid me farewell with the salutation of peace
and the vision ended as you were finishing the recitation from the
Quran.
Shaykh Abd Allah replied:
Surah YaSin was called “the Heart of the Quran” by the Holy
Prophet and the knowledge of these Nine Points was opened to
you through it. The vision was by the blessings of the verse, “Peace!
A Word (of salutation) from a Lord Most Merciful.” (36:58)
Each of the Nine Points is represented by one of nine saints who are
at the highest level in the Divine Presence. They are the keys to
untold powers within the human being, but there is no permission
to use these keys. This is a secret that, in general, will not be opened
until the Last Days when the Mahdi #1 appears and Jesus 8
returns.
This meeting of ours has been blessed. Keep it as a secret in your
heart and do not speak of it in this life. Abd an-Nur, for that is your
name with us, you are free to stay or go as your responsibilities
allow. You are always welcome with us. You have attained safety in
the Divine Presence. May God bless you and strengthen you in your
work.39. ABD ALLAH AL-FAIZ AD-DAGHESTANIG * 439
The conditions related to opening these Nine Points can only be
alluded to obliquely. The first station involves the power of
imprisoning the ego.
‘The key to the second state is dhikr with “Ia ilaha ill-Allah.”
The third state consists in witnessing the engraving of God’s Name
on the heart (nagsh), The fourth state relates to the meaning of that
engraving on the heart.
The fifth state is to imprint the engraving with your dhikr. In the
sixth state, the heart is made to stop pumping at will and to start
pumping at will.
The seventh state is to be aware of the number of times one stops
the heart from pumping and the number of times one restores the
pumping of the heart.
In the eighth, state one mentions the phrase “Muhammadun Rasul
Allah” % in every cessation of the heart and every restoration of its
pumping.
‘The ninth stage is to return to your cave, as God mentioned in Surat
al-Kahf, “When ye turn away from them and the things they worship
other than God, betake yourself to the Cave. Your Lord will shower His
mercies on you...” (18:16)
The Cave is the Divine Presence. Here one utters the cherished
prayer of the Prophet 8, “O God, You are my destination and Your
Pleasure is what I seek.” The heart, as it cycles between the
cessation and restoration of its pumping, is existing at the level of
the Essence of the Divine Presence. Because that Divine Essence is
the source of all created being, that heart will be at one with even
the most minute creation in this universe. The heart which has
reached the secrets of the Nine Points will be able to see everything,
hear everything, know everything, taste everything, sense
everything, “until He will be the ears with which he hears, the eyes with
which he sees, the tongue with which he speaks, the hand with which he