Quantum Mechanics, 11 Dimensions, and Mi’raj of Mustafa
A Physical and Philosophical Study of Liberation from the Constraints of Time and Space
By Mian Iftikhar Ahmed
The Helplessness of Classical Physics, Quantum Entanglement, and the Hidden Dimensions of the Universe: The event of Mi’raj is that magnificent and transcendent cosmic event in human history and consciousness which forever granted a new breadth and perspective to scientific, intellectual, and physical concepts, and if we analyze this event purely on scientific and physical foundations, it was not merely a spatial movement or spiritual observation, but rather a comprehensive and metaphysical demonstration of all physical laws ranging from the limited material laws of classical physics to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity and the complex dimensions of modern quantum mechanics, which exposed the reality of time and space with all their mathematical and philosophical features, because if we consider the fundamental principles of ancient Greek philosophy and subsequently Newton’s classical physics, we were taught that time and space are two completely separate, absolute, and invariable dimensions under whose physical rules no material object in the universe can travel faster than the speed of light, and the transfer of matter from one place to another requires covering a linear and continuous distance, from which perspective covering these cosmic distances spanning billions of light-years in a few hours and returning to earth on the same night seemed an impossible feat within the scope of human reason and classical material laws; however, at the dawn of the twentieth century, when a great revolution erupted in theoretical physics, this obsolete Newtonian concept of the absoluteness of space and time was completely shattered, and this scientific reality became as clear as daylight that space and time do not possess separate statuses, but rather are part of the same cosmic fabric known as spacetime, and when a material body passes through an extremely intense gravitational field or its velocity approaches very close to the speed of light, the flow of time slows down to an astonishing degree and distances contract, which is a clear indication that the material laws of the universe and their restrictions are not final or insurmountable obstacles, but rather completely changeable depending on cosmic conditions and energy levels, and the culmination and perfection of this mutability is found in the complex and mysterious field of quantum physics, where principles like quantum entanglement and quantum coherence prove that the universe is not merely a mechanical machine, but a deep and interconnected informational and physical network in which, even if an unimaginable distance of billions of light-years exists between two entangled particles of the universe, a change produced in the state of one particle instantly and without the slightest temporal delay produces the same change in the other particle, which shatters the long-standing classical principle that the speed of light is the ultimate cosmic limit for the transmission of information or effects; and if instead of limiting the structure of the universe to material and sensory experiences, we view it in the light of the observer effect in quantum mechanics—where the presence of the observer plays a fundamental role in determining physical reality—it is not difficult to understand that when the most perfect observer observes these highest levels of the universe, how cosmic laws follow this observation and abandon their traditional physical behavior; and when we view these astonishing scientific theories in the context of the cosmic concepts of ancient revealed statements and scriptures—where the universe is divided into seven heavens or seven different physical and metaphysical layers—the theory of eleven dimensions of modern theoretical science’s string theory and M-theory presents such an astonishing and undeniable intellectual harmony that has no parallel in history, because our present visible and sensibly perceived material universe, despite all its expanses, consists of only four fundamental dimensions, including three spatial dimensions (length, width, and depth) and one temporal dimension (time), and all our human senses and the laws of classical physics are prisoners of the limited circle of these only four dimensions, yet the complex mathematical equations and cosmological models of modern physics shout and testify that this complete and interconnected existence of the universe cannot possibly stand without an 11-dimensional framework, and the remaining 7 dimensions are coiled in such a complex and fine manner at the extremely microscopic scale of the universe—referred to in physical terminology as Calabi-Yau manifolds—that we cannot directly observe them with our limited material eye and senses; and if analyzed deeply, these very seven hidden and higher dimensions could be what are termed in revealed language as the seven heavens, which in fact encompass this four-dimensional universe within themselves like a small island, and the journey of Mi’raj was essentially the act of exiting this four-dimensional material and spatial imprisonment and entering into these higher and superior multi-dimensional realms where the traditional material laws of time and space are completely suspended; and when we contemplate the ultimate limit of this cosmic and trans-cosmic journey, namely Sidrat al-Muntaha, the scientific concept of a black hole and its event horizon spontaneously emerges on the screen of the mind, because according to revealed traditions, Sidrat al-Muntaha is that final and ultimate boundary of the universe where the access of all angels, the knowledge of creatures, and physical laws forever come to an end, and the journey beyond it is solely a journey of manifestations and direct communion with the cosmic source, exactly like the event horizon of a gigantic and supermassive black hole, which is that final physical boundary in the universe past which no material object or physical information, including light, can return and internal conditions cannot be transferred outward, and just as at the singularity located at the exact center of a black hole, the density of matter becomes infinite, all mathematical models of space and time shatter and scatter, and the existence of matter no longer remains in any traditional sense, similarly at the transcendent location of Sidrat al-Muntaha, all material densities and boundaries of existence dissolve, and the material and quantitative boundaries of the realm of creation (Alam al-Khalq) completely vanish into the infinite and eternal expanses of the realm of command (Alam al-Amr), where not merely physical but entirely luminous and manifestational systems of the universe operate fully; and those fundamental strings of the universe which, according to the hypotheses of string theory, create a specific and extremely refined vibration across all eleven dimensions of the universe to arrange various forms of matter and energy, are in fact the inevitable part of that single central cosmic and revealed vibration about which revealed scriptures state that every single thing in the universe is engaged in the glorification and harmony of its origin, and when a special entity is granted the highest frequency of pure cosmic energy and light, which produces complete coherence at the macro-quantum level, all these hidden and coiled dimensions of the universe suddenly open up, and escaping from the gravity of the material universe and the constraints of time and space, traveling through a hyperspace or wormhole-like cosmic shortcut becomes possible, due to which this grandest and longest cosmic journey was completed in an extremely brief portion of a single night, and upon return, the bed remaining in its state and the water vessel being in a state of vibration constitute the greatest physical proof that this entire journey took place entirely outside the common and uniform flowing surface of time and space on a hyper-dimensional plane where the flow of time became absolutely zero compared to terrestrial and sensory time; and the ultimate conclusion of this long discussion and analysis is that instead of considering the event of Mi’raj as merely a miraculous, talismanic, or traditional spiritual story, if it is examined and understood in light of modern multi-dimensional physics, the theory of relativity, and advanced quantum mechanics, it appears as a practical and ocular manifestation of that most complex mathematical and physical structure of the universe which modern science is today barely beginning to reach through its complex mathematical equations and theoretical models, yet these cosmic truths were revealed to humanity centuries ago through such an unmatched journey which proved that even the material existence of man, if it reaches its perfection and purest physical and spiritual evolution, can break these seemingly invincible chains of time and space and attain direct access to those infinite dimensional expanses of the realm of the unseen (Alam al-Ghaib) where human reason stands bewildered with all its measures, and where this scientific and philosophical reality is completely unmasked that whatever we see and feel daily in these four sensory dimensions is by no means the total reality of the universe, but rather a very dim shadow of that grand cosmic reality whose origin exists in those higher and hidden dimensions whose formal scientific comprehension has now begun to be pursued by modern scientific advancements like string theory, and thus after a long intellectual journey, both the revealed truths of religion and the discoveries of theoretical science point toward one final station and truth, where materiality, despite all its complexities and mathematical elegance, appears completely subservient to a supreme transcendental and cosmic reality, and this is precisely the station where the boundaries of science and physics end and the true consciousness of this infinite and unmeasurable universe begins.
Explanation of Wormholes, Quantum Teleportation, and Macro-Quantum Coherence: In modern theoretical physics and cosmological mathematics, the theoretical concept of bridging distant galaxies, cosmic layers, and infinite distances in an instant—known as a wormhole or in scientific terminology as the Einstein-Rosen Bridge—presents the idea of an imaginary or physical tunnel connecting two separate and distant locations of the universe; and on the other hand, the grand and transcendent event of the journey of Mi’raj in Islamic history is also an inspiring story of freeing oneself from all constraints of time and space and crossing the highest layers and stellar physical boundaries of the universe in an extremely short time, which maintains a deep and astonishing intellectual and physical connection with the physics of black holes and wormholes, because if we examine the equations of general relativity deeply, it becomes clear that when cosmic gravity or energy at a certain point attains such intense magnitude that the fabric of spacetime bends to the very limit of its elasticity and folds over itself, two distant points which normally lie billions of light-years apart merge together, providing the traveler the opportunity to transfer from one place to another without traveling at traditional physical speeds, and this is precisely the spatial and physical mechanism that appears operational during the journey of Mi’raj from Masjid al-Haram to Masjid al-Aqsa and further to the higher heavenly layers, where instead of physically traversing the material paths, the matrix of spacetime was folded through revealed power and luminous frequency in such a manner that distances collapsed into a single point and the traveler did not face any harmful tidal forces or gravitational pressure that normally tear any material body apart during a wormhole journey, because in this revealed journey divine power automatically suspended all obstacles; and when we compare the instant communications and transfer process during this journey with the most mysterious phenomenon of modern quantum physics—namely quantum entanglement—reason is left bewildered, because quantum mechanics proves that when two particles become entangled with each other, regardless of whether the distance between them spans from one end of the universe to the other, a change in the state of one particle instantly and without any temporal delay changes the state of the other particle, a phenomenon Einstein famously disliked and called “spooky action at a distance,” yet modern laboratories have completely acknowledged this truth that the speed of light is no mandatory limit for the transmission of information and connection at the foundation of the universe, and when we observe the unique events of the journey of Mi’raj in light of this quantum non-locality—including the physical presence and assembly of all the prophets inside Bayt al-Maqdis simultaneously and the leadership of prayer by the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, the beginning of the ascension from the house of Umm Hani, and the direct communion and dialogue with the Almighty beyond the boundary of Sidrat al-Muntaha without any spatial distance—all these facts appear as the most complete and sublime manifestation of this supreme quantum entanglement and interconnected cosmic network, where every single particle and reality of the universe is linked with its Creator in such a way that the walls of distance and time automatically collapse; and in the scientific world, quantum teleportation—which is currently the greatest scientific pursuit, involving experiments in transferring the quantum state or information of a particle from one place to another, though limited to photons and atoms on a micro-scale—the teleportation and transfer that took place during Mi’raj was not merely of information, but rather the grand-scale transfer of a complete physical, material, and luminous body (physical and spiritual body) on a macroscopic scale, the like of which has no parallel in the history of the entire universe, and all these scientific evidences prove that a universe exhibiting such complex and non-local characteristics at the quantum level poses no impossibility or anomaly for its Creator to take His beloved servant with body and soul to the furthest corner of the universe by transcending all physical laws, but rather this is the exact requirement of the deepest physical and revealed principles of the universe, because when we understand the concept of macro-quantum coherence—where quantum effects generally remain restricted to microscopic particles, yet under immense divine succor and a pure luminous energy field, a complete human body enters a state of macro-quantum coherence—it establishes harmony with all the particles of the universe, whereby material obstacles automatically dissolve and the traveler crosses the highest dimensional gates of the universe without any material resistance, and this entire physical system indicates that every stage of Mi’raj was not the negation of the prevailing laws of time and space, but rather the opening of those hidden layers and higher gates existing within those very cosmic laws whose keys rest solely with that unseen entity who laid the foundation of this infinite universe; and therefore, this study on the scientific horizon compels us to acknowledge religion and science not as two contradictory circles, but as two bright facets of the same reality that rescue humanity from the narrow circle of materialism and introduce it to the true gnosis of the infinite dimensional universe.
Multi-Dimensions, the Philosophy of the Unseen (Alam al-Ghaib), and the Ultimate Panorama of Modern Cosmology: Throughout the entire history of human thought, philosophy, and revealed traditions, the concept of the Unseen (Alam al-Ghaib) has always remained the most fundamental and central pillar of all heavenly religions and specifically Islamic beliefs and faith, commencing with the very primary and vital condition of the Holy Quran that those who believe in the unseen (alladhina yu’minuna bil-ghaib), while on the other hand, the advanced theoretical physics and cosmological mathematics of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries—through the complex equations of multi-dimensions, string theory, and M-theory—have compelled all renowned scientists of the world to concede that our sensory and material universe, which we observe with our outer eyes and perceive through our five senses, is not the total reality, but rather behind it lie certain higher and hidden dimensional facts that are beyond the reach of our ordinary physics, because when man remains within the circle of his traditional five senses, he can perceive the universe only up to four dimensions, comprising three spatial dimensions (length, width, and height) along with one temporal dimension (the unidirectional flow of time), and from the era of Newtonian physics until the early twentieth century, it was believed that this four-dimensional circle was the ultimate and final boundary of the universe, but when the nature of particles and cosmic evolution were studied deeply at the micro-scale, this reality became clear that only four dimensions are insufficient for the complete mathematical explanation of the universe, and string theory mandated a total of eleven dimensions for the universe to maintain mathematical balance, of which four dimensions form part of our visible universe while the remaining seven dimensions are tightly coiled at an extremely microscopic Planck scale—referred to in physical terminology as Calabi-Yau manifolds—such that no material eye or advanced telescope can directly observe them, yet their mathematical effects are clearly perceived in all the fundamental forces of the universe and the regulations of quantum mechanics; and when we compare this with the grand concept of Islamic theologians, sufis, and Islamic philosophy—which divides the universe into Alam al-Shahadah (the material world grasped by senses and instruments) and Alam al-Ghaib (the suprasensory realm where souls, angels, the Preserved Tablet, and angelic worlds reside)—the intellect is left astounded to find an astonishing intellectual and scientific harmony between the two, because according to the principle of dimensional containment or dimensional shadow, if a three-dimensional ball passes through a two-dimensional paper page, the two-dimensional creatures living on that page never see the entire ball simultaneously, but rather perceive its shadow as a point or a changing circle, and similarly we humans are also limited creatures imprisoned within this four-dimensional material universe who, due to the imprisonment of our senses, are incapable of directly beholding those grand and higher realities of Alam al-Ghaib existing in those seven hidden and higher dimensions, and these seven hidden dimensions described as coiled within string theory mathematics are in fact the modern scientific and mathematical reflection of Alam al-Ghaib and the seven heavens stated centuries ago in revealed scriptures, and within this eleven-dimensional framework, Sidrat al-Muntaha can be viewed as a cosmic and dimensional border or dimensional horizon where all limits of material dimensions terminate and the infinite and eternal boundary of the realm of command and the unseen begins, where material laws have no entry; and the brightest and ultimate conclusion of this entire discussion is that this grand discovery of modern science—that whatever we see is merely a minor fraction of the total reality of the universe—provides the strongest intellectual and rational foundation for the philosophy of Alam al-Ghaib, and this scientific proof of multi-dimensions permanently buries the old materialistic notion that materiality is the sole reality of the universe, proving instead that behind the walls of our sensory universe exists an extremely vast, orderly, and higher dimensional system named by Islam as Alam al-Ghaib, and the event of Mi’raj was the practical manifestation of this very reality when material imprisonment was shattered and human existence crossed all these dimensional layers to witness that ultimate reality whose witness modern theoretical physics is bearing in the language of equations, and thus this long journey of science and religion culminates at that station where intellect and revelation bow before the same complete cosmic truth, proving that the universe is not merely a collection of matter and energy, but a masterpiece of grand divine wisdom and infinite dimensional order that will forever drown human intellect in an ocean of wonder, and this is the true knowledge that lifts human intellect from earthly soil to attain access to the infinite horizon and the supreme throne, and the Mi’raj of Mustafa will forever shine as the brightest and eternal metaphor of this physical and spiritual evolution.
