CHAPTER 15: AN EPISODE OF THE SESSION OF NAZIM AL-QUBRUSI WITH HIS FOLLOWERS













             



            CHAPTER 15: AN EPISODE OF THE SESSION OF NAZIM AL-QUBRUSI WITH HIS 
            FOLLOWERS 




            Following is an excerpt from page 91-92 of Nazim Qubrusi's book, 
            MercyOceans: 
                "Some people, most people, most Alims say that Allah Almighty is 
                angry with us now. Our Granshaykh says that Allah is not angry 
                with us. He is not stopping his mercy for us. Mercy is coming 
                down; all around is mercy. We are swimming in mercy oceans." 
                Someone asked, "But wasn't Allah angry with the people of 
                Israel, for instance, when they worshipped the golden calf? 
                Wasn't Moses (peace be upon him) angry?" 
                "Is Moses (peace be upon him) Allah? said the Shaykh.
                "Allah is angry by mouth, not by heart! One of the brothers 
                joked. There was general laughter.
                Then Maulana said, "Allah's anger is not like our anger. If we 
                are angry with a person, we are cutting all things from him. 
                But, Allah Almighty is sending mercy. How can He be angry? If He 
                were angry, He would withhold His Rahmah, His mercy; but He is 
                giving so much! Allah Almighty is angry toward those people who 
                are judging His servants, yet He still sends His mercy."
                "What about all those He destroyed in the time of Noah?"
                Maulana answered, "He destroyed their bodies, not their spirits. 
                His Divine anger destroyed those bodies which were committing 
                sins. When the body is destroyed, then the spirit is free and 
                pure--going into mercy oceans and swimming."
                But, Shaykh Nazim, won't they still have their bodies on the 
                Judgment Day?" [a confused murid asks]
                "These will be new bodies," answered the Shaykh, "not bodies 
                that made sins in this world."
                [Now, more confused] A murid said, "But which bodies will go to 
                Hell to be cleaned?"
                [Having no answer, Nazim tries to escape by saying:] "He 
                almighty knows well which are going to Hell!"
                "Do they suffer in the graves?"
                "Yes," replied the Shaykh, "it is like a man who falls from a 
                second story window and breaks his head, his legs, and his neck; 
                he may stay in the hospital one year, or six months, till he has 
                recovered; then he comes out. He who makes himself wounded in 
                this life with the spear of Satan will stay, for recovery, in 
                graves and in Hell. When he is all right, he will go on to 
                Paradise. What do you think about all those people in hospitals? 
                Are they in mercy, or in punishment?"
                Quickly, one murid said, "Mercy!"
                While another said, "Punishment!" Again, we all laughed.
                "Yes, agreed Shaykh Nazim. "From one side they are in 
                punishment, and from the other side they are in mercy. Their 
                imprisonment is not as if they were in jail. It is mercy for 
                them, as if they were in hospitals. You understand? Clear? This 
                is from all religions, and all Holy books."
                A brother made this observation: "When you make a point, it 
                seems clear until we ask questions. Then, as the answer unfolds, 
                I realize that the point I thought I understood is so subtle 
                that I don't get it." 
                Maulana answered him, "Yes these are all like grains, like 
                seeds. With faith in your heart, they will grow up. Then, you 
                will see their flowers, and, after that, you will see their 
                fruits, and then, at last, you will eat! Now, those are all 
                seeds. Don't be afraid." 
            I say: What nonsense!




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