39 - SURAH AZ ZUMAR
SUMMARY#looking_at_oneself
Allah establishes in this surah that it is He who reveals Al Kitab to guide our nas (agitated mind) to sincerely devote to Him the deen, which involves being self-aware of Allah and obedient to His system, judgment (as decreed in Al Kitab, the inherent script), and law. This awareness comprises:
a) being aware that we do not set up from other than Him awliya / protectors,
b) we take security that Allah is wahidu / one irreducible reality of being and He does not take waladan / a produce of an off-spring, and
c) that it is He who evolves the samaawat / higher consciousness (hidden reality) and ardh / lower consciousness (verbal words, sensations and images stored in memory).
Whenever we are afflicted with adversity, we implore our Rabb, turning in repentance to Allah so that we may be among those who sincerely devote our deen to Him and among the early muslims (submitters).
The word "Zumaran" appears in verses 71 and 73 of the surah. In Verse 71, "zumaran" refers to a group driven to Jahannam (a state of stagnation) one after another. In this scenario, there is no help from Allah. Those who kafara (reject/deny the commands of Allah) inevitably move towards Jahannam, a state of stagnation that halts spiritual progress. This is evidenced when they rely solely on their independent logic and are unable to acquire true and fresh knowledge from their Rabb, leading their lives guided only by their own cognitive perception. Conversely, "zumaran" in verse 73 pertains to those who are mindful of Allah's message and are driven to Jannah (hidden gardens of knowledge) in a group, one after another. In this scenario, whatever the produce of their mind—ideas, actions, imagination, projections, sayings, and so on—is all a result of guidance from Allah.
Praise be to Allah who has fulfilled His promise to us and made us inherit the ardh (lower consciousness), enjoying jannati (the hidden garden of knowledge) as we please. What a beautiful recompense for the aamilin (spiritual experiencers). Therefore, serve Allah, sincerely devoting the deen (conscious obedience to His judgment, principles, law, and system) to Him.
