Encounter Of Hadhrat Maryam (as) With The Angels
God has demanded us to believe in the Unseen, Ghaib. If one encounters angels in such an explicit way as it is assumed, the divine scheme of believing in the Unseen stays null. The only exception made in this regard is only for the propehts. During the time of the prophets, some non-prophetic personalities are contacted by angels or in dreams to tell them some important news about the prophets. It was done only when something related to prophets necessarily involved some non-prophetic people. Exceptions cannot become the basis for general rules. and the general rule is to believe in the Unseen.
Actually, I asked the question for Tasawwuf only. Because, It is really challenging for me to know the reality of Tasawwuf. Since childhood, we are learning that there are still some kind of people with us, who can perform extra-ordinary things. As a student of Islam, I am just trying to reach the truth. The thing which is making me upset, is if one can know what is in Lawhal Mafhuz, with performing the Satanic activities. That means it is possible to see in Lawhal Mahfuz. Then, how one cannot see in Lawhal Mahfuz, through becoming a Wali of Allah, as Sufis says (Note that I am referring to this term, in which our traditionalist scholars have interpreted it). There have been many disciples of Sufi scholars, who have reported to witness some extraordinary things with them. If it isn’t true, then How can all of them remained mislead? At first, I used to follow our Ustad-e-Mohtaram (ha) in almost every opinion. But, now I am independently trying to know Islam, more by myself. Allama Wahid ud-Din Khan Sb. (ra) once said that, “The real teacher teaches his disciples, how to think, instead of enforcing their own thoughts on them.” And that’s a pecious thing, which I have only learned from Ustad-e-Mohtaram (ha) and other great scholars of Dabistan-e-Shibli like him. So please help me in this regard, Thanks.
It becomes a challenge only if they have proved something through their visions. They have been just claims and just claims are no challenge. These are either hallucinations or insinuations from the devils. That is why many Sufi are found favouring Satan’s disobedience to God when he refused to bow down to Adam. Quran says: وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ قَدِ اسْتَكْثَرْتُم مِّنَ الْإِنسِ ۖ وَقَالَ أَوْلِيَاؤُهُم مِّنَ الْإِنسِ رَبَّنَا اسْتَمْتَعَ بَعْضُنَا بِبَعْضٍ وَبَلَغْنَا أَجَلَنَا الَّذِي أَجَّلْتَ لَنَا ۚ قَالَ النَّارُ مَثْوَاكُمْ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُمْ عَلَىٰ مَن تَنَزَّلُ الشَّيَاطِينُ ‎ ‏ تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ ‎ ‏ يُلْقُونَ السَّمْعَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ كَاذِبُونَ ‎ Apart from this, performing extraordinary feasts that apparently have no scientific explanation is the work of human psycho powers. Certain people with such powers are found in almost every community. This is another science, not something about faith or religion.
As said earlier, the Quran has told us this is the test to believe in the Unseen and it includes angels, hell and heaven, the process of revelation, etc. If one claims that he has witnessed a part of the unseen, he is telling against the divine scheme.