Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri

A question and answer session with Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri

A sohbet with Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri on the matter of balance and appropriate action in present times

An intimate exchange with Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri

Reference for Quranic Verses mentioned in this talk: Chapter (8) sūrat l-anfāl (The Spoils of War) O you who have believed, respond to Allah and to the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life. And know that Allah intervenes between a man and his heart and that to Him you will be gathered. Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) the month of Ramadan, wherein the Koran was sent down t...

Translation Had We sent down this Quran upon a mountain, you would have certainly seen it humbled and torn apart in awe of Allah. We set forth such comparisons for people, ˹so˺ perhaps they may reflect. He is Allah—there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him: Knower of the seen and unseen. He is the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. He is Allah—there is no god except Him: the King, the Most Ho...

Translation Then after sorrow He sent down security upon you, a calm coming upon a party of you, and (there was) another party whom their own souls had rendered anxious; they entertained about Allah thoughts of ignorance quite unjustly, saying: We have no hand in the affair. Say: Surely the affair is wholly (in the hands) of Allah. They conceal within their souls what they would not reveal to you....

Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth; a likeness of His light is as a niche in which is a lamp, the lamp is in a glass, (and) the glass is as it were a brightly shining star, lit from a blessed olive-tree, neither eastern nor western, the oil whereof almost gives light though fire touch it not-- light upon light-- Allah guides to His light whom He pleases, and Allah sets forth parables...

Allah is He besides Whom there is no god, the Everliving, the Self-subsisting by Whom all subsist; slumber does not overtake Him nor sleep; whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth is His; who is he that can intercede with Him but by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they cannot comprehend anything out of His knowledge except what He pleases,...

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. 1. Have you considered him who calls the judgment a lie? 2. That is the one who treats the orphan with harshness, 3. And does not urge (others) to feed the poor. 4. So woe to the praying ones, 5. Who are unmindful of their prayers, 6. Who do (good) to be seen, 7. And withhold the necessaries of life.

1. When the heaven becomes cleft asunder, 2. And when the stars become dispersed, 3. And when the seas are made to flow forth, 4. And when the graves are laid open, 5. Every soul shall know what it has sent before and held back. 6. O man! what has beguiled you from your Lord, the Gracious one, 7. Who created you, then made you complete, then made you symmetrical? 8. Into whatever form He pleased H...

1. I swear by the fig and the olive, 2. And mount Sinai, 3. And this city made secure, 4. Certainly We created man in the best make. 5. Then We render him the lowest of the low. 6. Except those who believe and do good, so they shall have a reward never to be cut off. 7. Then who can give you the lie after (this) about the judgment? 8. Is not Allah the best of the Judges?

1. I swear by the early hours of the day, 2. And the night when it covers with darkness. 3. Your Lord has not forsaken you, nor has He become displeased, 4. And surely what comes after is better for you than that which has gone before. 5. And soon will your Lord give you so that you shall be well pleased. 6. Did He not find you an orphan and give you shelter? 7. And find you lost (that is, unrecog...

1. When the earth is shaken with her (violent) shaking, 2. And the earth brings forth her burdens, 3. And man says: What has befallen her? 4. On that day she shall tell her news, 5. Because your Lord had inspired her. 6. On that day men shall come forth in sundry bodies that they may be shown their works. 7. So. he who has done an atom´s weight of good shall see it 8. And he who has done an atom´s...

1. Abundance diverts you, 2. Until you come to the graves. 3. Nay! you shall soon know, 4. Nay! Nay! you shall soon know. 5. Nay! if you had known with a certain knowledge, 6. You should most certainly have seen the hell; 7. Then you shall most certainly see it with the eye of certainty; 8. Then on that day you shall most certainly be questioned about the boons.

1. I swear by the angels who violently pull out the souls of the wicked, 2. And by those who gently draw out the souls of the blessed, 3. And by those who float in space, 4. Then those who are foremost going ahead, 5. Then those who regulate the affair. 6. The day on which the quaking one shall quake, 7. What must happen afterwards shall follow it. 8. Hearts on that day shall palpitate, 9. Their e...

Those who are on a path of rising intelligence and consciousness, and who want to minimize conflict and suffering, are advised to take refuge and not enter the distractions of more power, and wealth etc. Human consciousness is one of many multiverses of which we have no knowledge. Dabbling in unseen powers is extremely dangerous and will cause one destruction. We are advised to stay within very na...

If we are to have a wholesome life, with appropriate conduct and presence, then we need to constantly steer ourselves away from distractions and distracting elements, including all mental whisperings, temptations and those suggestions from confused people. We have to remain centered and composed, otherwise we may lose our calibration with the higher Light within us (the soul). This can be complex...

A powerful short surah, where the Prophet Muhammed was shown his boundless grace and goodness, i.e. full exposure to the light transmitted from his own ruh (soul). This came about through trust, abandonment of concern. The surah urges us to express goodness, be generous and make sacrifices through the generosity of spirit. And to those who are cut off from the light, they are the ones who truly ha...

The concept of God or the Divine Light, was part of the arab culture where the Muhammadi revelations occurred. The surah urges us to confess that God is One and know that it is beyond on mental comprehension. The mysterious One is self nourishing, self maintaining and perpetual forever, not subject to space or time. Humans aspire to these qualities as we too love to be independent. However, unlike...

The most oft repeated Surah of the Qur'an focuses on the path. The way to live our lives with least sorrow, emotional upheaval etc. It starts by reminding us of the fabric of existence, held by both the visible and invisible fabric of praise of our what we attract and wish for. Human consciousness is balanced between light and dark, attraction and repulsion. We straddle between these numerous...

We are reminded of the sacred oath that humans have taken, by housing the Divine Light within our bodies. The combination of both in one, is insan, who struggle to reconcile these two realities. The only way to reconcile this turmoil, is to dissolve oneself and transcend to the Ultimate Light. The nature of the mind is to blame and claim innocence. Its shadowy nature will always try to justify its...

Life on earth is within space and time and receiving messages from the Unseen enables us to cross the conditionality of human consciousness to that of the soul (ruh). The disclosure of the Quran connects physical activities, people, groups, historical rises and falls of mankind with the heavenly abode of lights and delights. Like previous sacred books, the Quran reinforces their messages, and brou...

At all times, the nature of the human, is to be at a loss, a statement of Higher Truth which will be realised when one transcends dualities and enters Oneness. We are at a loss and experience difficulties because of the evolving tendencies, biographies and values that we attribute to ourselves within time, within duality. The only way to resolve this, is by dissolving it, by faith and trust, that...

Surah Al A'la commentary by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri focuses on humanity's responsibility towards nature and its delicate balance as well as our inner intricate balance. The worst affliction one can experience is not being connected with the Source of Life in the moment, the nature of the soul or the ruh is eternal. Associating with one's body, which is not eternal, and its emotions, whi...

A 2023 series of Qur'an talks with Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri, starting with Surah Inshirah focuses on the purpose of human life, the challenges of feeling trapped, the relief that soon inevitably comes afterwards. Human beings are continuously evolving- a work in progress- n duality, irrespective of how many times one touches the Divine Light within oneself. With every difficulty, the seed of eas...