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If we ignore our current conditions that encompass the doctors abilities (or in
Mosess case, Aarons abilities), then asking the Creator to help us is baseless. Our
problem is that we start the claim from our conclusion, not our reality. We first need
to realize our shortcomings and then acknowledge that whatever is given to us is
from Him. Please God, I acknowledge that you have employed the doctor
for me, give me healing through the doctor.
Our responsibility lies in understanding our reality, the way we are created and then
we can acknowledge the Source of existence of our reality. We need to
communicate through ourselves/the universe/our reality to get to the Source.
Without going through the universe, communicating with the Creator is a kind of
imitation.
How can I know that God is the Healer?
We have to acknowledge that the doctors ability to know the cure of the illness is
all established by the Creator. Our main duty is to acknowledge that the
order of the universe cannot exist by itself; and so we look for the Source of
this order:
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By acknowledging our reality within our given conditions, we are putting our
belief in God into practice.
o I surrender myself to God means:
1. I surrender my existence to God.
2. I surrender the existence of my need for healing to God.
This acknowledgment is prayer.
o While taking a medicine or doing something in this created universe,
you are acknowledging that the objects are not independently acting
and giving you health but they are employed by the one that you
acknowledge.
This acknowledgment with humility (tadabbur) is a
complete prayer.
Analogy: When we find out that the artist of a painting must have Absolute
quality of Artistry, we do not need to investigate whether other parts of the
paintings belong to Him or not, just because we have already arrived at the
conclusion that in order to be able to give existence to even one part of the
painting the Artist must have Absolute qualities. (The painting represents
here the entire existing universe.)
o Similarly, we do not need to study the qualities of every single event in
the universe and find out the Source of each event is Absolute or not.
As forgetful human beings as we are, we need to remind ourselves that
whatever comes into existence can only be from this Absolute Creator.
This never ending process of reminding the Source is called God
consciousness/awareness.
That is what the Quran teaches us: our existence is continuously created and the
Source of our existence is continuously demonstrating Himself to us. Our
responsibility is to respond back to Him. In the analogy above, art in the
creation is being demonstrated by the Source so that we may respond back to Him.
We need to receive every new moment in His Name (be ismillah). Example: Every
day that we eat a meal, we confirm: this is from You. Then after our
acknowledgment, we respond back: thank You. (alhamdolillah).
When we come to the conclusion that the Source is Absolute, we realize that the
Absolute is manifesting Himself to us. This Source is the same Source that I
concluded with another demonstration yesterday. Every moment He is manifesting
Himself, yet again with another exhibition.
Everything in this universe is given existence and we need to look at the Source of
this existence. Even our ignorance of not recognizing the objects and their qualities
is His creation. Therefore, we need to always acknowledge the Source of existence
of the universe. Belief is confirmation; confirmation needs evidence.
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Evidence starts with getting to conclude lailaha (nothing in the universe has
the Power to create).
Without lailaha, any conclusion, which is usually illallah (there must be a
Source giving existence to everything), is just based on blind acceptance.
We should not become hypocrites i.e. running away from our responsibilities. The
existence of everything needs to be explained by attributing it to the existence of
the Creator. Even the existence of a tissue paper needs to be confirmed with
attributing the existence of its qualities to the Source. Otherwise, belief becomes
external to our reality.
To believe, one needs to have his own evidence. Even the Quran specifies that we
need to conclude the existence of the Creator through signs (ayaat). Without signs,
we cannot speculate about our conclusions. If we were not given the ability to
experience the universe, then the responsibility to conclude the Source of its
existence would not be incumbent upon us.
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When we take the first step, we logically follow it with the second step. If we
stop at the second step, we may end up attributing the qualities to the object
itself. We have to keep going further with questioning the Source of existence
of every event, only then can we come to step 3.
Belief is a personal matter which cannot be learned like the rituals. Rituals come as
a conclusion to our belief. Belief is a process that needs to be refined at every
moment. The believers miss the following point: a persons conclusion is subjective
to him/her.