Hannifian Theology - A Natural Astro-Empirical Monistic Theology: Mother of All Religions.
Hannifian Theology - A Natural Astro-Empirical Monistic Theology: Mother of All Religions.
Hannifian theology defines the primordial introspective logico-empiric-intuitive insights that discerns a singular governing coherence in the universe without the aid of priesthood or scripture. It asserts a radical monism where all multiplicity is merely a modulation of one Reality, much like waves arising from a single ocean. Prioritizing the Celestial and Terrestrial Text over written code, the system employs Astro-Empiricism to read celestial mechanics and Terrestrial biological systems as primary, infallible divine signs. Historical exemplars like the non-biblical Nabu/Thoth, Hermes Trismegistus archetype, biblical Melchizedek, the pre-Islamic Hanifs and Finally Abraham, Moses, Solomon, David, Isa and Muhammad represent an ontological priesthood that accesses truth through innate disposition and direct observation rather than institutional mediation. While subsequent organized religions are characterized as ossified crystallizations of this originally fluid gnosis, the Hannifian theology seeks to revive direct experiential spirituality aligned with cosmic cycles such as the Precession of the Equinoxes and Biological mechanics or Life Cycles. The human being is posited as a sovereign microcosmic mirror entrusted with recognizing the One through a dual ethic of intellectual honesty and compassionate action. Ultimately, the Horizon Argument suggests that if all holy books vanished, the irrefutable mathematical and natural evidence of the Cosmos [Sama & Ard] itself would remain to testify to the unitary truth [Face (wajhu) of Divine].
The Primordial Seeker / Asker and the Monistic Ground
Religion does not begin with an answer, but with an "Asker"/Seeker, the primordial human consciousness that gazes at the night sky and intuitively recognizes a singular, governing coherence. This recognition is "Hannifian," a term derived from the Arabic root Ḥ-N-F, signifying a natural inclination away from the crooked and toward the upright truth. This worldview asserts a radical monism: there is only one Reality, and all apparent multiplicity is merely a modulation of that singularity. Just as ice, mist, and liquid are distinct states of a single substance, the cosmos is the self-expression of the One.
This framework is not simple pantheism but Dynamic Monadic Atomism in Action, where the Creator pervades creation yet simultaneously exceeds it, much like the ocean encompasses its waves. Scriptural and philosophical traditions preserve traces of this insight. It echoes the Quranic principle of Tawḥīd and the assertion that "wherever you turn, there is the Face of Allah" and the Hermetic maxim that "The One is the All." In this view, the illusion of separation (Māyā), is a misapprehension of reality. The First Law of Thermodynamics and Quantum Field Theory, suggesting that energy is neither created nor destroyed, merely transformed within a unified field.
Astro-Empiricism: The Cosmos as Living Scripture
The codified scriptures are valid, but remains secondary to the "Celestial Text" or true and literal Asmani Scriptures or the observable cosmos. Hannifian epistemology relies on Astro-Empiricism: the disciplined reading of celestial mechanics and terrestrial biological cycles as "signs" (āyāt) of an intelligent ordering principle. This is not a star worshiping Zoroastrian or Babylonian/Chaldean or Sabian cults, but a rigorous rational method of deduction and recursive induction-abduction loop [Trisduction]. As the patriarch Abraham observed the setting of the stars, moon, and sun to conclude that only the Imperishable is absolute, the Hannifian reads the mathematical elegance of the universe to locate the Source (Ortho-Retro-Trisduction).
Knowledge operates across three concentric registers: the Macrocosmic (celestial order), the Mesocosmic (biological continuity), and the Microcosmic (the self). As in Upanishads, "Thou art That," implying that the observer is not separate from the observed. This approach resonates with Galileo’s assertion that nature is written in the language of mathematics and the Anthropic Principle, which suggests the universe is fine-tuned for observers who turns their face to seek (ask and it will be given). Whether through the "Logos" of the Stoics or the "Holographic Principle" of modern science, the Cosmos itself is the primary revelation, offering a scripture that cannot be altered by human hands. The True Codified Scriptures are optimized version for the "qawm" of the prophets they are dealing with yet has this Seminal Message encoded inside, as in Quran Al-Baqarah, 2:115 or Psalm 19:1.
Archetypes of the Unmediated: The Natural Priest
Historical exemplars like the Mesopotamian Nabu/Thoth, Hermes Trismegistus archetype, biblical Melchizedek, the pre-Islamic Hanifs along with traditional Abraham, Moses, Solomon, David, Isa and Muhammad represent that accesses truth through innate disposition and direct observations. The Ḥanīfs of pre-Islamic Arabia rejected idolatry through innate moral disposition (fiṭra) rather than revelation. Similarly, the Vedic Ṛṣis were "seers" who perceived the cosmic order (Ṛta) directly in nature. The supreme archetype of this lineage is Melchizedek, the "King of Righteousness." Appearing in Genesis without genealogy (without father, without mother... having neither beginning of days nor end of life), he represents a priesthood that is ontological rather than institutional. He blesses Abraham, demonstrating that the universal, natural priesthood precedes Abraham and holds authority over specific covenantal traditions. These figures, along with philosophers like Heraclitus or characters like Ibn Ṭufayl’s Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān, represent the "Natural Priest." They require no temple or mosjid because the cosmos is their sanctuary to access universal truths. They bypass the "middleman," accessing the Akashic record or Lawhe Majfuz or divine knowledge directly through the clarity of their own polished nafs [purified or mukhlaṣīn consciousness (Quran:37:159–160)
The Cosmic Clock and the Cycle of Faith
Hannifian anthropology views the human being not as a fallen creature, but as a microcosmic mirror, a Khalīfa or vicegerent—entrusted with the capacity to recognize the One. However, this recognition exists within a cosmology of spiral time. The Precession of the Equinoxes acts as a theological calendar, where astronomical eras correlate with spiritual modes. Humanity moves through ages symbolized by the Bull (Taurus), Shattered Golden Calf by Moses, the Ram (Aries), Abrahams Sacrificial Son replaced with a Ram, and the Fish (Pisces), becoming fisher of Men, as in Mark 1:17, (I will make you to become fishers of men), each bringing different expressions of the divine.
Religion tends to follow a trajectory of decay: from fluid, direct observation to prophetic articulation, and finally to institutional ossification. Code replaces insight; the menu replaces the meal. This mirrors the concept of entropy in systems theory, where closed systems tend toward disorder. As prophet Mahammad said "Islam began as something strange and will revert to being strange... so give glad tidings to the strangers." (Sahih Muslim). The emerging "Age of Aquarius" offers a potential return to direct, experiential spirituality, moving from belief to knowledge. The age of Aquarius, the Water Pitcher (with Celestial Source of Water, Directly from source, is almost upon us with open access to world knowledge, ancient manuscripts in digital library, archeological artifacts, AI based knowledge tool and blockchain based immutable records. This cyclical view is found in the Hindu Yugas, the Platonic Great Year, and the Quranic folding of the heavens, suggesting that time is a mechanism for the Creator’s unfolding self-experience.
The Ethics of Oneness and the Horizon Argument
The ethical corollary of radical monism is that harming another is effectively harming oneself (Whoever kills a soul... it is as if he had slain mankind entirely: Quran, Al-Ma'idah, 5:32). Morality is not a divine imposition but an ontological necessity. The Golden Rule, the concept of Karmic Debt or Din or Godly Loan, and the deep ecology of the "Ecological Self" all stem from the understanding that separation is an illusion. To act with compassion is to recognize the shared consciousness inherent in all beings, encoded in our brain as mirror neurons which allow us to feel the pain of others.
Let us concludes Hannifian theology with the "Horizon Argument." If every holy book, temple, and priest were to vanish, the evidence of the Divine—the sunrise, the seasons, biological life cycle and the structure of the human mind, would remain. The "Hannifian Wager" suggests it is rational to trust this cosmic testimony because, unlike man made institutions, the cosmos cannot lie. This is not a new faith but the "Mother of All Religions," inviting the seeker to look at the horizon ("Sama & Ard" in qur'anic language) and recognize the unity behind the multiplicity.
