IDREES <ENOCH>:
THE EPITOME OF KNOWLEDGE
By:
Sheikh Sulaiman Odetayo {Abuu Ahmad At-Tijaanii}
Erstwhile
Muqadam of Tijaniyyah Muslim Students Association of Nigeria {TIMSAN},
“Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Osun state,
Nigeria” Chapter.
-His
real name is Akhnukh (Enoch).
-He
was nick-named Idrees (“The Scholar”) because he was always engaged in
scholarly pursuits.
-He
was always reading the books of revelation given to prophet Adam (A.S) and Seth
(A.S).
-
His mother’s name was Ashuth, while his
father’s name was Bard(Jared) son of Mahla’eel, son of Qaynan, son of Anwh
(Ena), son of Shith (Seth), son of Adam.
-He
was the first to write with the pen (“Al-qalam”), the first man to weave cloth
and the first to wear sown cloth.
-He
was also the first man to learn star-gazing (Astrology & Astronomy “Q 10:5,
Q 17:12 & Q 25:61”), as well as Mathematics (Hisab).
-The
first medium used to conduct this research/scholasticism was the sand ‘an
abundant material’, and so the knowledge came to be known alternatively as
Ramlu, Qalami, Turabi, etc. ‘Q 96:1-5’
1.
“Ramlu” – meaning Sand (Variations)
2. “Al-Qalam” – meaning Pen
(Dialectics)
3. “Hisab” –meaning Calculations (Mathematics,
Astrology / Astronomy)
-These
three are branches of the same knowledge, i.e. physical research into so-called
“supernatural” phenomena.
-That
is the why the medium used by scholars, especially of mysticism is the (pure)
sand & (Witness khatims (seals)).
-Sometimes,
the names are interchanged as the branches are interwoven and overlap in
repeated relations.
-Ramlu
(also called Turabi – meaning soil) is sometimes called al-Qalami in the
beginning.
-But
was later known in many cultures as the Oracle, e. g. the 16 Odus of Ifa, the
Yoruba Oracle in West Africa.
-His
knowledge and wisdom cannot be faulted based on any later adulterations, for he
was one of the Sidqeen (Truthful Prophets) ‘Q19:56 & Q4:96’.
For Further Readings, see:
1.
an-Naysaburi Ahmad’s “Qisas al-Anbiya” (Stories of the Prophets) Arabic
version, Dar-el-fikr, Page 50. *Also called “Araa’is-al-majaalis”.
2.
al-Qastalani’s “Khazeenat-l-Asrar” (Compendium of Secrets) Arabic version,
Dar-el-fikr, Page 14/15.
3.
“Manba’u Usul-al-Hikmah” Arabic version by
Dar-el-fikr.
4.
“Manba’u Usul-al-Ramlu” Arabic version by
Dar-el-fikr.
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