The Mahdi Times February Issue | Page 14

T H E S T R A I G H T P A T H Only in the instance where the spiritual heart is awakened can we become fully human.  All praise goes to Him alone who only Good comes from Him and all negatives come only from our self. The Soul is hidden and as a light behind a veil, even if it is not seen, its light remains unchanged. In Islamic psychology the Ruh insani is in full essence ‘spiritual’. The soul of man is located within the heart of his heart, i.e in the depth of our heart. This can only be stirred and awakened when we fill our heart with Allah (swt) and align entirely with His Will Alone. 24:34 "Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth. His light may be compared to a niche that enshrines a lamp, the lamp within a crystal of starlike brilliance. It is lit from a blessed olive tree neither eastern nor western. Its very oil would almost shine forth, though no fire touched it. Light upon light; Allah guides to His light whom He will." The Soul is a spark of the divine, it is prayer, it is Dhikr, it is infinitely larger than material creation because it remains intact and in connection to the infinite nature which is divine source, and the nature of Allah (swt) is infinite. When the heart opens through the striving for this submission to our Lord, wisdom and intuition shine and radiate within. When the heart is awakened we begin to see with our spiritual eyes through the heart, this is heart intelligence which is guidance, because it is directly in harmony with the Will of Allah (swt). With this opening of the heart we are able to develop a new deeper capacity of love and compassion toward others that is beyond the physical desires and senses, i.e the five senses. We become Human antennae tha