to_walk_to_the_horizon_of_ones_spirit
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To Walk Toward the Horizon of One’s Spirit
- To reach the point of spiritual perfection—the ultimate horizon in worldly life—and, having completed one’s earthly journey, to pass on to the realm of the intermediary world (barzakh).
- “When one traverses the paths of sayr ilallah (journeying to God), sayr ma’allah (journeying with God), sayr billah (journeying by God), and sayr anillah (journeying from God), the earthly voyage attains its perfection. In this journey of completion, the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, beheld, clearly and directly, what for others would require interpretation and exposition. When the world could no longer contain his ascension, or when his blessed head reached the very summit of his own perfection, he said, ‘O my Lord, [I yearn for] the Supreme Fellowship!’—and thus rose to the horizon of his spirit, continuing his ascent in another realm.”1)
- “At the moment when the Pride of the Universe, peace and blessings be upon him, walked toward the horizon of his spirit, his shield stood pawned to a Jew in exchange for a small loan he had taken to provide sustenance for his family.”2)
- “Just as the Pride of Humanity, peace and blessings be upon him, recited the divine verses in his noble earthly life, so too will he continue that recitation after walking toward the horizon of his spirit. In this lies an implicit indication of the Qur’an’s eternal preservation.”3)
- “The Paragon of Creation was serene as he walked toward the horizon of his spirit; for before him stood that blessed community who would shoulder the cause of faith—a congregation united in spirit and devotion, standing before God in perfect harmony.”4)
- “Before the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, walked toward the horizon of his spirit, he was made to taste— in his own person—reflections of the trials and hardships that would later befall his community. Through these tribulations, his rank was raised, the Maqam al-Maḥmud (Station of Praise) expanded, his sphere of intercession widened, and the authority to embrace his entire ummah was granted to him.”5)
- “The Pride of Humanity likened himself to a traveler who pauses beneath a tree only briefly to rest before resuming his journey. With this, he expressed that his relationship with the world was nothing more than that of a passing wayfarer—and he lived by this measure until the moment he walked toward the horizon of his spirit.”6)
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Footnotes
1)
M. Fethullah Gülen, Fikir Atlası (Fasıldan Fasıla-5), İstanbul: Nil Yayınları, 2011, p. 55.
2)
M. Fethullah Gülen, Cemre Beklentisi (Kırık Testi-10), İstanbul: Nil Yayınları, 2011, p. 270.
3)
M. Fethullah Gülen, Yenilenme Cehdi (Kırık Testi-12), İstanbul: Nil Yayınları, 2013, p. 121.
4)
Ibid, p. 169.
5)
Ibid, p. 192.
6)
M. Fethullah Gülen, Mefkûre Yolculuğu (Kırık Testi-13), İstanbul: Nil Yayınları, 2014, p. 174.
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