Tuesday, July 7, 2015

surah 28: al-qasas: the story


the story of moses again. the story of a prophet with a warning and an oppressor. the story of the fight against injustice. the story of corruption. the story of an activist, a revolutionary, and a revolution. the story of the inevitable fall from deceit, power, corruption, ego.

the story is verified by the Ultimate. the Ultimate, ALLAH, is ALL. thus a We, appears. the We is repeated. the repitition is rhythmic, We did this and We gave pharoah that and We guided...

who is the We? the We is the One, the paradox of the non-dual entity - time and space - a lifetime and generations. the We is me and you and her and him and...the We is what is already known, what was written. the story was already written. predestiny. and it could change. scripture is living, breathing, and none of us are above what is written, even in our own rewriting, revising of it...profound...oxymoron...paradox...paradigm...

28:5 And We wished to do a favour to those who were weak (and oppressed) in the land, and to make them rulers and to make them the inheritors,
28:6. And to establish them in the land, and We let Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Haman and their hosts receive from them that which they feared.
28:7. And We inspired the mother of Musa (Moses), (saying): "Suckle him [Musa (Moses)], but when you fear for him, then cast him into the river and fear not...

in all views, literal or figurative, the exegesis appears to be the same. there is a hand involved in our actions, whatever we do, even if it's to take a different course of action than the one you feel is laid out for you, only happens because the We allowed it to.why is the greater mystery, the greater riddle.

i chose to move upstate, but was considering bmore, or india. but ended up here. for now. the We allowed it. i wouldn't be here without breath, without a nose, eyes, limbs, etc. this priori knowledge is independent of ethics. our choices are the ethics and they have consequences. action, reaction. karma.

our actions are known, in this sense, are determined in this regard, but they are not necessarily in alignment. in fact, often they are out of alignment, and when they are, they are met accordingly - obesity, heart disease, lung cancer, etc. when they are aligned...unstoppable, invincible, because at this point, you have surrendered, and in doing so, moving with the feet of the One. 

28: 35. Allah said: "We will strengthen your arm through your brother, and give you both power, so they shall not be able to harm you, with Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), you two as well as those who follow you will be the victors."
28: 36. Then when Musa (Moses) came to them with Our Clear Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they said: "This is nothing but invented magic. Never did we hear of this among our fathers of old."

our aspiration, the story makes clear, should be driven by this harmonizing into the Harmony. whatever happens at that point is okay, because you are no longer bound by the disharmony of the great maya.

No comments:

Post a Comment