Miracles and Secrets of God’s sunnat (law)
Sunnat encompasses routines, traditions, customary practices, guidelines, methods, and legal principles, it is said in verse,
This is the Sunnat of God which has taken course in His Servants
Holy Quran 40:85
This implies that God’s Sunnat isn’t confined to either the heavens or the earth; instead, it persists through his chosen servants (prophets and Awlia) within the realm of personal world. In simpler terms, God’s eternal law or action endures within the personal world without a beginning or an end.
The wise Quran states that God’s Sunnat remains unchanged. This refers to fundamental laws, like his role as the perpetual creator of universes, and as Al-Qabiz and Al-Basit, constantly contracting and expanding the universe. Simply put, His essence is eternal, and so are all His attributes; none of them could ever be dependent on anything else.
When an individual truly recognizes God within their own personal world, they inevitably recognize Allah’s ways within it, not elsewhere. Reflecting on the profound message of the Quran, it teaches that comprehending Allah’s signs and miracles externally is only complete when one fully observes them within their personal realm (41:53). The miracles scattered throughout the earthly realm of time and space are collected and unified within the personal realm.
When God’s Sunnat is mainly associated with the personal realm, it indicates that humans have forgotten their eternal existence and connection to the spiritual world. They believe in the beginning and end of everything based solely on physical birth and death, despite these being individual events rather than universal truths. For instance, the ultimate fate of humanity’s existence isn’t clear, leading to questions about where exactly it ends. This highlights the concept of beginninglessness and endlessness, as humans inherently possess an eternal reality.
It is said in a verse, that there is a key to a treasure
Has a time from dahr (immovable time) passed over man when he was not a thing worth mentioning?
Holy Quran 76:1
It refers to the state of a human being’s “merging in Allah,” where they existed without any name or sign, and they still remain in that same state in relation to the higher “I”. The question arises: has humanity truly grasped this singular reality? Subsequently, the lower “I” is described as follows:
We created man from a drop of mingled sperm so that We may try him and for that we made him hearing and seeing.
Holy Quran 76:2
The ultimate test revolves around recognition. So, when a sincere believer acknowledges their higher self united with God, this marks their greatest accomplishment.
The Quranic reference to divine Sunnat hints at the perpetual existence of the personal realm. Since God’s essence is timeless, all His attributes endure eternally, and His law persists endlessly in various personal realms. However, within these personal realms, renewal occurs repeatedly. As expressed: “Oh Lord! grant my eternal soul new attire and provide eternal sustenance.” The profound wisdom here lies in the eternal Creator’s act of creating a fresh universe every moment. As said in the Quran:
Every moment He is in a new glory.
Holy Quran 55:29