The Basics of Spirituality: Souls in the Human Body

The following is an excerpt of His Holiness Younus AlGohar's speech. 

Today, we are going to discuss 5 senses, why we have 5 senses and why sometimes we happen to lose these senses - sometimes partially and sometimes completely. These 5 senses are: sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. We have seen or we have known some people who lose sense of sight and some others who lose sense of hearing. Some people lose sense of taste. Sometimes your nose is blocked, you don't smell anything. When your hands or legs are numb, you lose the sense of touch.

Let's discuss these 5 senses in relation to their hidden function in spirituality. Most people only know about these 5 senses, but they do not know what is the source which is responsible for sustaining these 5 senses in our body. These 5 senses are related to 5 souls in our breast: soul number one, Rouh (Main Human Soul); soul number 2, Qalb (Spiritual Heart), soul number 3, Siri (The Secret), soul number 4, Khafi (The Arcane) and soul number 5, Akhfa (The Obscure). These are 5 souls in our breast and these 5 senses come from these 5 souls.

There are 7 souls in our body. 5 of them are in our chest and the 6th one, Ana, is in our forehead and the 7th one, the Nafs (Self/Ego), is in our stomach. 

There are 7 heavens and it is because there are 7 souls in the body. If all 7 souls are enlightened, then you enter into the highest level of the heaven.

There are 7 souls in the body; however, some of these souls have more souls in them.  For example, there are 7 boxes and in some of these boxes, there are another few boxes inside them. For example, there are 7 boxes and one of these boxes has another 3 boxes in it; some of these boxes have another 2 small boxes in them. If we take all the boxes out, there are another 9 small boxes. 9 + 7 = 16. Rouh, Qalb, Nafs: these 3 souls have more souls inside them. When they come out, they will be known as sub-spirits (because they are souls from inside the souls).

Let's talk about Qalb. 3 souls come out from Qalb: Qalb-e-Saleem (The Secured Heart), Qalb-e-Muneeb (The Heart Turned to God), Qalb-e-Shaheed (The Witnessing Heart). Then we have Rouh. How many souls come out from Rouh? 2. Which ones? Rouh-e-Jamadi (The Mineral soul), Rouh-e-Nabati (The Botanical Soul). Then, 4 souls come out from Nafs: Nafs-e-Ammara (The Commanding Self), Nafs-e-Lawamma (The Blameworthy Self), Nafs-e-Ilhamma (The Inspired Self), Nafs-e-Mutmaina (The Divinely Content Self). 4 from Nafs, 3 from Qalb, 2 from Rouh. 4 + 3 = 7. 7 +2 = 9. 

So altogether, you have 16 souls in your body. When all 16 are enlightened, they take the shape of your body and individually, they can come out from your body and make a spiritual journey. 

For example, if all are enlightened, you're sleeping at home and most probably, one of your souls will go to a church give a sermon, give a lecture. One of them might be going to a cricket ground, playing. This is why Sufis used to be at many places at a time and people thought it was a miracle.

The famous saint of Baghdad, Abdul Qadir Jilani, he was found at 9 different places at a time. Everybody was saying, 'No, he was invited to our house. He was with us.' The other guy said, 'No, you are a liar - he was with us.' The third one said, 'No, you're both liars, he was with us.' Later they went to Abdul Qadir Jilani and asked, 'Why don't you tell us where were you?' He said, 'I was at 9 different places at a time. My body was in the mosque and my souls were there.'

This is spirituality. This is real spirituality. It is not bookish spirituality, it is not fake spirituality. The only true form of spirituality in which you enlighten your souls, you strengthen them and you enable them to perform an individual spiritual journey and your body is not affected. 

If you are playing cricket, your body is playing cricket and your souls are still embarked on the spiritual path. You soul is still making spiritual journeys and meeting spiritual dignitaries [or it] may be engaged in God's worship in secluded servitude to God. You can obtain it with the help of universal spiritual philosophies of Lord Ra Riaz Gohar Shahi.

We have 16 souls in total in our body, but initially we have 7 souls. Not everybody can have 16 souls. Why? Because you need special knowledge to bring out the sitting souls from Rouh, Qalb and Nafs. Not everybody has that spiritual knowledge. Some people are confined to the enlightenment of 7 souls only. But there were some special favourites of God who were granted by God some special doctrine of love. With the help of this doctrine of love, they were able to sprout out some more souls from the soul of Qalb, the soul of Rouh, the soul of Nafs.

We have this knowledge available here; practical knowledge. Some people make fun of the religion, some people make fun of the messengers, some people make fun of the saints of God. Especially they say, 'Oh, you are calling upon Jesus for help; thousands of people ask Jesus for help and he is just one. How does he help everybody?' Because they do not have knowledge of spirituality, they think it is a lie. 'Jesus cannot help so many people at a time.' But you understand today that with the help of spiritual knowledge, even a common man can be present at 16 different places. What about those big fishes like Jesus, Prophet Mohammad, Adam? When you are enlightened and all 16 souls in your body are enlightened, and somebody calls upon you for help, you might still be sitting in your bed and one of your souls will leave your body, arrive there and help that guy and come back, within seconds. The soul doesn't need a car, a bus or airplane. The soul flies at the speed of light. When your souls are enlightened, it means they are full of light. Therefore their speed is the speed of light. If you go to America [from the UK] with the speed of light, you will be there in seconds.

So, when you are enlightened, you can be in 17 different places. Initially, there are 7 souls. Then there are 3 souls in your body that can release more souls (sub-spirits), equalling 16 in total. When you factor in your body, there are 17 places you could be. 

Sultan al Fuqra and Imam Mehdi

The truth of who in history was granted the rank of Sultan al Fuqra is revealed by His Holiness Younus AlGohar. His Holiness also explains which of the Divine Sub-spirits is present in the body of Imam Mehdi AS. This is a must-see video for all!

The following is the translation of His Holiness Younus AlGohar's speech (video above).

One day, God thought to see himself, how beautiful he is. Then a reflection (Aks) appeared before God and God fell in love with that reflection. The Muslim Saint Sultan Haq Bahu wrote that upon seeing his reflection, God danced seven times out of love and every time he danced, a sub-spirit of God came into existence. Thus, seven spirits came into existence. In total there were nine souls present there: one was God himself, one was the initial reflection he fell in love with and then the seven sub-spirits of God.

What is the relation between the seven sub-spirits of God and the initial reflection? The seven sub-spirits are a result of the ecstasy God felt when he saw the initial reflection.

The question is: if Imam Mehdi is one from among the seven Sultan al Fuqra, then what is his specialty? Sultan Haq Bahu declared the seven sub-spirits of God to be Tifle Noorie and in Persian and Arabic, 'tifl,' means 'child' and 'Tifle Noorie,' means a 'Divine Child'. When the Tifle Noorie is given a status, then the Tifle Noorie is called, 'Noorie Hazoorie' (always present before God) and this is why Sultan Haq Bahu said he can see God whenever he wishes.

The order of the Sultan al Fuqra given by Sultan Haq Bahu differs from the order in the Esoteric Realm (Batin). According to Sultan Haq Bahu, the first Sultan al Fuqra of the Ummah is Bibi Fatima, the second is Hassan Basri, third is Abdul Qadir Jillani, fourth is Peer Abdur Razzaq, fifth is Sultan Haq Bahu and this is all the world knows. No one knows who the 6^th and 7^th Sultan is, not the people of Anjuman Sarfaroshan-e-Islam (ASI) or anybody else in this world. The people of ASI spent 20 years in the company of His Divine Eminence Gohar Shahi, yet they lack knowledge.

Sometime back, we heard that people began calling HDE's brother, Parvez of Gojar Khan the 6^th Sultan. But it is impossible that one sleeps at night and wakes up a Sultan the next day. Before Ghaibah (Occultation of HDE Gohar Shahi) there was no such thing - and after Ghaibah, he suddenly became a Sultan? Those who say so do not believe HDE Gohar Shahi to be Imam Mehdi, because after the advent of Imam Mehdi, sainthood is terminated and Sultan al Fuqra is a saint (Friend of God). Just as prophet-hood was terminated after Prophet Mohammad and no prophet can come now, similarly, sainthood has been terminated upon the arrival of Imam Mehdi and therefore saints can no longer be sent into this world.

People ask about the divine secrets but if the secret is revealed and you do not believe it, then you will lose your faith.

In reply to the question about who the 6^th Sultan al Fuqra is, the answer is, Shaani Baba - and we prostrate to him because he is the son of Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi. People do not know the true order of the Sultan al Fuqra and we are revealing the order and number of Sultan al Fuqra that we have seen with our eyes. Now, whether or not you believe it is up to you.

According to the order in the Esoteric Realm, the order of the Sultan al Fuqra is:  

1) Prophet Mohammad

2) Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jillani

3) Bibi Fatima

4) Hassan Basri

5) Sultan Haq Bahu

6) Peer Abdur Razzaq

7) Shaani Baba

The decision for the 7^th Sultan al Fuqra was reserved and the decision was made 5 years after Ghaibah. Because Prophet Mohammad's daughter, Bibi Fatima, was a Sultan al Fuqra, Imam Mehdi also desired for his daughter to be Sultan al Fuqra. But after inquiring, we discovered that this was not the desire of Imam Mehdi but rather the Divine Law. Prophet Mohammad was the Last Messenger and Prophet; therefore, his sons were not permitted to enter spirituality so that people do not worship them as a prophet. Even the grandsons of Prophet Mohammad were chosen to be martyrs so they may please God and the rest of the Sultan could come and take over the spiritual systems. Just as the sons of Prophet Mohammad were not given any rank, the sons of Imam Mehdi were not given any rank either. Then it was decided that the daughter of Imam Mehdi would be granted the rank of Sultan al Fuqra. Abdul Qadir Jillani did not have a daughter; therefore he made his son Peer Abdur Razzaq a Sultan al Fuqra. There was no problem in doing so because he was not the last prophet or saint. If Imam Mehdi had given His sons any rank in spirituality, it would have been a problem; so Imam Mehdi waited for His daughter to reach a certain age in which she could enter the spiritual path. But when His daughter reached that age, her mother had already ruined her faith. It was then decided that Shaani Baba, who had already passed away, would be the last Sultan al Fuqra because there was no danger of him making any claims. Therefore, Shaani Baba was given the rank of the seventh Sultan, completing the seven Sultan al Fuqra.

On the right side of God is Prophet Mohammad and on the left side of God is

Imam Mehdi. All the Sultan al Fuqra are connected to Prophet Mohammad. If someone desires to reach God, they must use these intermediaries to reach God. On the other hand, Imam Mehdi stands alone to the left of God. If there was another Sultan after Imam Mehdi, then that Sultan would be the intermediary between Imam Mehdi and the aspirant. How then can one compare Imam Mehdi to the Sultans? This is not something we have heard over the grapevine or in books. We are stating what His Divine Eminence Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi has revealed and showed us. This is the truth and one who does not have faith in it shall become a Kafir (infidel).  

Who is Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi?

Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi does not have any sub-spirit of a Sultan. Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi has the Aks, the initial reflection that God saw and upon seeing, danced out of love.

As a result, the seven sub-spirits of the Sultan al Fuqra came into existence. For the initial reflection, God said, 'I am the lover and the beloved.' Previously, the reflection was with God. God would look at it and it would look at God. This love was confined to God alone. Because of the presence of the initial reflection in the being of Imam Mehdi, the Religion of God (Deen-e-Ilahi) came down on Earth in the guise of Imam Mehdi. Now those who have seen this reflection have entered the Religion of God (Divine Love). Initially, only God would look at this reflection. But those who obtained Deedar-e-Ilahi and were able to see God were included in the Religion of God.

The Hindus believe the initial reflection is within Lord Krishna and the Christians believe this initial reflection is Rouh-e-Quds (Spirit of God) and is within Lord Jesus Christ. In the Esoteric Realm, many Muslims Saints believe this initial reflection is within Prophet Mohammad. If this was the case, then the Deen-e-Ilahi should have come down on Earth in the era of Prophet Mohammad or Abdul Qadir Jillani. 

However, the initial reflection, Aks, is neither within Lord Krishna, Lord Jesus Christ nor Prophet Mohammad. This reflection was for Imam Mehdi and when it came down on Earth, rapturous divine love (Ishq-e-Ilahi) came down on Earth. 

The Shiite should mend their tenet. They relate the eminence of Imam Mehdi with Hazrat Ali. On the other hand, Hazrat Ali said, 'If I came in the era of Imam Mehdi, I would dedicate my entire life in servitude to Imam Mehdi.' This means the eminence of Imam Mehdi lies in something else. Prophet Mohammad saw God and no one is greater than God. Why then did Prophet Mohammad cry in remembrance of Imam Mehdi after the Seeing of God (Deedar-e-Ilahi)? When this secret was revealed upon us, we decided to reveal it to you. When God saw himself, all his beauty was reflected before him. The God that Prophet Mohammad saw was not with his entire beauty. In other words, Prophet Mohammad saw God without all his 'make-up'. This is why Prophet Mohammad said, 'رَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماً' even after the Seeing of God. This is why Prophet Mohammad shed tears in the remembrance of Imam Mehdi. Otherwise, after the Seeing of God, he would not have longed for anything else. When Prophet Mohammad asked God to see God's entire beauty, God said, 'Wait for Imam Mehdi.' When Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi arrived, that is when Prophet Mohammad was given the real Deedar-e-Ilahi (Seeing of God). 

The Esoteric Explanation of the Quranic Verse Tat’heer

The following is a translated excerpt from His Holiness Younus AlGohar's speech (video above).

A Hadith states, 'In the last era, the Khwarijeen (those who have been expelled from the Ummah) will spread mischief again.'

Quran:

إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ لِيُذۡهِبَ عَنڪُمُ ٱلرِّجۡسَ أَهۡلَ ٱلۡبَيۡتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمۡ تَطۡهِيرً۬ا

[33:33]

No doubt God has intended to purify your Ahle Bayt (household of Prophet Mohammad) from all esoteric and exoteric impurities, to become pure to perfection. The name of this method of purification is Tasawwuf (Spirituality).

When we wondered why God only intended to do so, we received an answer from God that the Ahle Bayt of Prophet Mohammad was not confined to that era only. Rather, for many coming years, the souls of the Ahle Bayt would continue to descend and they too would be granted this purification; whether it was a soul such as that of Salman Farsi (who Prophet Mohammad admitted into the household of the Prophet in his era) or whether it was a soul from a different era such as Abdul Qadir Jillani or Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaz. This spiritual system is based upon the Quranic Verse, Ayat-e-Tat’heer.

The clerics focus upon the purification of the body only. If this was the only type of purification, then why would evil whispers (Waswasay) settle in the heart? Why then would evil whispers distract you during your Salat? Besides evil whispers, negative vices such as jealousy, arrogance, greed and malice are present in the form of esoteric birds within the human breast. These four esoteric birds were taken out from the breast of Prophet Abraham and purified, as mentioned in the Quran.

People run after worldly pleasures and wealth, but why does it not cross their minds to obtain God’s nearness, like the saints Daata and Khwaja? The Lord is the same for all. If any foreign object enters your eyes, you take it out immediately. But if the heart is corrupted, why don’t you fix it? It is the heart that connects one with God, and if the heart is not purified then your Salat will not reach God. The Quran states that:  

إِنَّ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ تَنۡهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلۡفَحۡشَآءِ وَٱلۡمُنكَرِ‌

[29:45]

Salat prevents one from committing immoral and bad deeds.

People are offering Salat and their hearts and minds are flooded with indecent thoughts and images of women during the Salat. Why aren’t they concerned about this? Why don’t they ever think to get rid of this evil whisperer inside them?

A true aspirant of God goes to a Spiritual Guide whom God has appointed. The Spiritual Guide tells the aspirant, 'Your heart is in the control of the Devil.' This Spiritual Guide initiates the heart with the name of God; once the heart has been enlightened and God settles within the heart, then the heart is freed from the shackles of the Devil.

His Divine Eminence Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi said, ‘The Ummati (true follower) of Prophet Mohammad is one who possesses Divine Light (Noor) in his heart.’

When the Divine Light exited from the hearts of the Ummah of Prophet Mohammad, people became Sunni, Shiite and Wahabbi. If today somebody’s heart is enlightened with Divine Light, that person will never say, 'I am Sunni or Shiite.' Rather, he would say, 'I am your Ummati, O' Messenger of God.'

When HDE Gohar Shahi gave the true teachings of Islam, which are the essence of the Quran: Come and enlighten your hearts with the name of God, so that your Salat too can reach the throne of God (Arsh-e-Ilahi), so that you may obtain the purpose of your fasts (which is the purification of the Nafs (Self)) and so that this Kalima may grant you salvation. The clerics opposed this; they realised that if they supported HDE Gohar Shahi, a Spiritual Revolution would come about. Therefore, they left no stone unturned in defaming and opposing HDE Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi. All the negative propaganda against HDE today is because of the false stories spread by these mischievous clerics.