Why the birth of Lantern of Light?
In the visage of Imam Al-Husayn, may our lives be sacrificed for him, may our incessant peace and blessings be upon him, he was a Godly soul. He truly personified and manifested God’s light through his actions from moment to moment and his entire life was for the love of God and his pure pristine family.
He is our inspiration
“Most surely! Al-Husayn becomes the beacon of light and the ultimate ark of salvation,”– Holy Prophet Mohammed peace and blessings be upon him and his pure progeny.
Inspire others through him
Be the source of light for others to walk with you in eternity!
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ الْمِصْبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍ الزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ زَيْتُونِةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ نُّورٌ عَلَى نُورٍ يَهْدِي اللَّهُ لِنُورِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
“Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth; a likeness of His light is as a niche in which is a lamp, the lamp is in a glass, (and) the glass is as it were a brightly shining star, lit from a blessed olive-tree, neither eastern nor western, the oil whereof almost gives light though fire touch it not – light upon light – Allah guides to His light whom He pleases, and Allah sets forth parables for men, and Allah is Cognizant of all things.”
(Sura al-Nur, 24/35)
Quest in life
As human beings, we are always on a quest for perfection. However, the glorious Qur’an alludes to the fact that our Creator, our fashioner, Allah swt is the Kamaal Al-Mutlaq, the All-Perfect! Most certainly, we as the children of Prophet Adam and Lady Hawwa peace and blessings be upon them both become the prototype of Adam a.s. hence; Adamic, by our fitrah- nature! Hence; we are labouriously striving towards completing our journeys both vertically and horizontally. We are intricately designed as earthly and celestial by nature and learning to access the journey with you is well within your reach.
Live in the now
Whether you believe it or not – you were born with this deep-seated intuitiveness. Having said that, we can all hear the angelic words by reciting verses from the divine, however, we will only be able to attain light from the divine as much as we scaffold and cleansed the dark veils within.
However, this path is to bridge the gap of the worlds within. Living in a very toxic world fully immersed in go, go, go, do, do, do, it is time for some deep reflections of our quest for life and our responding to our own worth. This journey of life is not about wearing too many hats or being a supernatural human being or psychic. Rather, it is about being accountable of our deeds by going through the processes of self- vigilance, self – discovery, self- realisation, self- growth, self-actualization and our own spiritual growth and communal growth and social advancement.
Walk this path of real love
What better way than the ability to walk this beautiful path of love with an intention to talk to one’s soul and be able to fulfill our full potential in all our spheres of life. This journey within is a beautiful journey that requires exercising the mind and working on our soul through spiritual exercises to strengthen our soul muscles. The more one gets stronger with time and practice, the greater the soul transformation. The greatest challenge for most of us, is not being able to recognize our God- given inner strengths as stewards of God and believing that we have the ability in the first place.
Tuning into our Fitrah frequency
With this in mind, Allah swt created us and fashioned us human beings with a physical body connecting with the spiritual world, much like tuning into a network frequency. When tuning into the spirit world you will be raising your vibrational frequency as spirits then lower theirs — so that you both meet in the middle.
Let us be that Lantern of Light
In this timeless path of lantern of light, as individuals and as community, we want to hold on to the torch of Divine, we learn, we slip, we fall, we get up and we evolve together! The soulful path requires us all to find ourselves through silencing the mind in the turbulences and mayhem of life in a very busy world. Allah swt has favoured us with the precious gift of life with two timeless wings; the Glorious Qur’an and the Ahlulbayt a.s. Our journey is uniquely designed with our own individual trials and challenges, however, when we tune into the higher consciousnes and the spirit world, we will be able to find peace and serenity within.
Hence; this beautiful birth of Lantern of Light
There is a universe within you
The divine and the universe is within you, and has heard your heartful cry, and the Merciful Lord has heard your inner plea to let Go, and let God. Set your intention to join us in this path of social wilayah of light and be the source of comfort and light for others.
This journey of Light is unique and highly individual. Honour that.
As an agent and a sign of Allah swt, we are moulded in the fitrah of Allah swt and an enlightened vehicle – the mechanism – that is making this be inshaAllah.
Let us traverse together
Join us, and together we blossom and evolve.
Until next time, I leave you with God’s love and protection with a timeless, profound couplet from Ameerul Mo’mineen a.s.
“Your cure is within you, yet you do not sense it! Your sickness is from you, yet you do not see it! You consider yourself a small body; Yet encapsulated within you is the entire universe!”
Imam Ali a.s.
With our peaceful prayers, love and for a hopeful future,
Humbly, Lantern of Light