In the Persian language, these five holy personalities are collectively known as Panjtan Paak (Peace and Blessings be upon them all).
Before the creation of the universe, there existed nothing except Almighty Allah. He alone existed with His Holy Name, “Allah,” together with all His Beautiful Names, Divine Attributes, Infinite Powers, Perfect Qualities, Unfathomable Beauty, and Absolute Sovereignty. There was no creation, no space, no time, and no existence other than Him.
Almighty Allah beheld His own Perfection and witnessed within Himself the limitless manifestation of His Divine Names, Attributes, Powers, Beauty, and Majesty. He loved His own Perfection. However, He willed that His Divine Excellence should be recognized and appreciated by others, and that there should be beings who would know Him through His glorious attributes.
Being Al-Qawiyy (The All-Powerful), Almighty Allah directed His Divine Power toward Himself. As a result, a Spark of Divine Light (Noor) emerged from the Light of Allah. Allah is Light, yet He transcends all physical form and personality.
From this First Spark of Light, two additional Sparks of Light appeared. One stood to its left, while the other stood to its right. Thereafter, the Spark of Light on the right side of the First Spark brought forth two more Sparks of Light, which stood to its right.
Through His attribute of being the Supreme Creator and Fashioner, Almighty Allah joined these five Sparks of Light together in a vertical formation. Then, through His attribute of Al-Musawwir (The Fashioner and Shaper), He began to portray a blessed face upon this luminous form. As the face was being fashioned, tiny particles of light fell from it, each producing its own voice.
When the face was completed, it proclaimed:
“Subhan Allah” (Glory be to Allah).
Almighty Allah was greatly pleased to hear Himself glorified and declared free from all imperfections.
Then another proclamation emerged from the blessed face:
“Ashhadu An La Ilaha Illallah-o-Wahdahu La Sharika Lahu.”
(I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, Alone, without any partner.)
In response, Almighty Allah declared:
“Wa Ashhadu Anna Muhammadan Abduhu Wa Rasuluhu.”
(And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger.)
According to a well-known Hadith Qudsi, Allah says:
“I was a Hidden Treasure; I loved to be known, so I created creation that I might be recognized.”
Almighty Allah was immensely pleased that His Holy Name, “Allah,” had been pronounced and recognized. Therefore, He bestowed upon the one who first called Him by His Holy Name the title Muhammad, meaning “the Praised One.”
According to this narration, the First Spark of Light was that of Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings be upon him and his purified family). The Second Spark of Light, which appeared to the left of the First Spark, was that of Lady Fatimah al-Zahra (Peace and Blessings be upon her). The Third Spark of Light, which appeared to the right of the First Spark, was that of Imam Ali al-Murtaza (Peace and Blessings be upon him).
The two Sparks of Light that emerged from the Third Spark were those of Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (Peace and Blessings be upon him) and Imam Hussain ibn Ali (Peace and Blessings be upon him).
These five blessed personalities are revered collectively as the Panjtan Paak, the Five Pure Ones, whose spiritual rank and closeness to Almighty Allah occupy a unique and exalted position in Islamic tradition.
These Five Sparks of Divine Light (Noor) are the Five Infallible and Most Beloved Holy Personalities in the sight of Almighty Allah.
The First Spark of Light manifested in this world as the Divine Light of Almighty Allah in the blessed personality of Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon Him and His Pure Progeny). He appeared in the form of Misal-e-Bashar (the likeness of a human being, yet not an ordinary human) on the 12th of Rabi al-Awwal, 570 or 571 CE, in the blessed lap of Huzoor Syeda Amina (Salam Allahu Alaiha) in the holy city of Makkah Mukarramah.
The Second Spark of Light manifested in this world in the blessed personality of Hadrat Ali-ul-Murtaza (Alaihi Salat-o-Wasalam), who appeared as Misal-e-Bashar on 30 Aam al-Feel (approximately 600 CE) within the sacred precincts of the Holy Kaaba. He was born in the blessed lap of Huzoor Syeda Fatima bint Asad (Salam Allahu Alaiha) in Makkah Mukarramah.
The Third Spark of Light appeared in this world in the blessed personality of Huzoor Syeda Fatima-tu-Zahra (Salam Allahu Alaiha), the beloved daughter of the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon Him and His Pure Progeny). She was born on the 20th of Jumada al-Thani in the blessed lap of Huzoor Syeda Khadija-tul-Kubra (Salam Allahu Alaiha) in Makkah Mukarramah.
The Fourth Spark of Light manifested in the blessed personality of Hadrat Syed Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (Alaihis Salat-o-Wasalam). He was born on the 15th of Ramadan, 625 CE, in Madinah Munawwarah, in the blessed lap of his revered mother, Huzoor Syeda Fatima-tu-Zahra (Salam Allahu Alaiha).
Likewise, the Fifth Spark of Light appeared in the blessed personality of Hadrat Syed Imam Hussain ibn Ali (Alaihi Salat-o-Wasalam). He was born on the 3rd of Sha’ban, 626 CE, in Madinah Munawwarah, also in the blessed lap of Huzoor Syeda Fatima-tu-Zahra (Salam Allahu Alaiha).
Following the blessed births of the Fourth and Fifth Sparks of Divine Light, namely Imam Hasan and Imam Hussain (Peace be upon them), Huzoor Syeda Fatima-tu-Zahra (Salam Allahu Alaiha) is believed to have offered two units of voluntary prayer (Nawafil) in the Divine Court of Almighty Allah as an expression of gratitude for the immense blessing of being granted these two noble sons in the forms of Misal-e-Bashar.
Thus, the Five Holy Personalities of Panjtan Paak are:
- Hadrat Muhammadur Rasul Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Aalihi Wasallam)
- Hadrat Ali-ul-Murtaza (Alaihi Salat-o-Wasalam)
- Huzoor Syeda Fatima-tu-Zahra (Salam Allahu Alaiha)
- Hadrat Syed Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (Alaihi Salat-o-Wasalam)
- Hadrat Syed Imam Hussain ibn Ali (Alaihis Salat-o-Wasalam)
These Five Pure and Blessed Personalities occupy the highest spiritual rank among the creation of Almighty Allah and are revered collectively as the Panjtan Paak(SAWAW).
HAQ IS WITH ALI AND ALI IS WITH HAQ
QURAN IS WITH ALI AND ALI IS WITH QURAN
HAQ ALI YA MAULA ALIYYUN WALI ALLAH
Alaihi Salaat-o-Wasalam
(How Almighty Allah created Five Holy Personalities out of His Light (Noor) is the most sacred knowledge that may possibly be beyond understanding of a common Muslim, because every action performed by Almighty Allah cannot be estimated or brought into understanding by human being created out of Clay of Earth). Therefore, it is strictly warned to be careful to reading this content and don’t hurry to deny otherwise the rejector will stand out of belief in Islam. Howerver, question can be sent to enhance knowledge in this regard instead of becoming rejector, and rejector in Arabic is called “Kafir”).