Hijab

Ibnu A'taillah had wrote in his 'Hikam' that Allah can never be cover by hijab or veil but instead it is us that is covered under the 'Hijab'. It is because if Allah is covered that there is some 'thing' that is superior that Allah and that is impossible. Thus it logical that we are the ones that is veiled upon.

Now the question is, what does it means by the hijab? What is it? I don't know the lingual aspect of the word but the hijab had blocked our sight of Allah. Now, there this one catch, we cannot see or hear or feel the present of Allah. So, some people said that the veil is for our own good. If we were to refer to the story of Prophet Moses that asked to see Allah, Allah reply to his plead that I would just show you what happened if I were to show let a little tiny bit of me to a mountain. As Allah showed himself, just a little, tiny bit, the mountain had blew itself to tiny pieces. Moses after that never did insist in seeing his Lord.

Yes, that is seeing Allah physically. Then again, if you were to refered to as seeing Allah spiritually, the hijab could be a system. A tightly meticulously interwoven system that inhibited
our spirit to see Allah. Which is in Tasawuf lore known as Adat. Adat is a believe or a way of thinking that came out of repetition. Like something heavy will always falls down due to gravity or thing that is young will one day become old or if you touch a flame, you'll burned yourself. Now all of this is called 'Adat'. Knowledge or facts that is known by observing an event that repeats itself or can be reproduce else where. This system of thinking doesn't always stand. As been decribed in the Holy Qur'an many times. One such event is relating to Prophet Ibrahim or Abraham. He thrown into a blazing gigantic fire for his faith but then Allah had commanded the flame to remain cool and comforting for Ibrahim. Thus this is one example where the system is disrupted by Allah.

When the system is disrupted by Allah, men can see Allah. They see with their own eyes that there is a more power being that controls this very existence. If Allah disrupt His system of adat all the time then it would confused men like ourselves. This world as we know it would become 'unpredictable'. And this predictability of the world is the veil that shrouded men sight of Allah.

Then some might ask,"Why doesn't Allah show Himself often? Because by doing so, more people can become better Muslims?As everyone will consciously said 'Insya-Allah' and mean it." Well, Allah did not want that to happened. As the main reason we're here is to be tested by Him. Even if He show himself often then usual, still there are some that never believed in him as been shown in the Qur'an, again and again.

"It is the same whether you remind him or not. For they will never heed your warning (Muhammad)."