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(8) Rumi Quotes Qur'an:
Rumi here alludes to Surah Kahf, the 18th chapter of Qur'an, To hear the story from Harun Yahya (Click here for Detail) |
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When womb of this world thou shall leave In a vast ground somewhere ye will reach The plains being called an open arena of God The place where prophets and holy saints board One never gets tired or bored of visiting there The ripe dates are not turned into dry bunch here (6) Thou art here carrying burden of your sensations Therefore you are lazy, dismal and withdrawn (7) In sleep you are not the vehicle but the rider Thou art at rest and there is no languor The state of sleep is an example, quaint Of the state of consciousness of a saint: O insolent the friends of Allah are like 'Ashab-e-Kahaf' Who are asleep whether they are stationary or moving! Allah pulls them into action without any hesitation (8) They are turned to 'left' or 'right' without any perception (9) What is 'right self': good deeds in Allah's resignation? What is 'left'? Preoccupation with bodily function Even amidst of painful suffering or great difficulty They are neither afraid nor distressed by the will of Almighty (10) These feelings are but both human But they are absolutely beyond its cognition We may find prophets having these traits (11) They are unaware of it like the echo in a place If an echo rings your ear nicely in the mountain The mountain is totally unaware, let's ascertain |
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| Rumi tells us about the quality of the righteous: They have totally submitted to the Will of Allah by resigning to His Laws in personal management of their reason and emotions. Hence, Allah has promised them that no evil shall touch them and they will neither loose hope nor joy in living. |
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(10) Rumi Quotes Qur'an:
Behold! Verily on the friends of Allah there is no fear, nor shall they grieve; 39:61 But Allah will deliver the righteous to their place of salvation: no evil shall touch them, nor shall they grieve. (10:62) |
| (6) There is no time and space constraints in the world hereafter, thus that plain is not familiar with death and decay.
(7) The physical sensation and perception of world in daylight is the burden that human physique bears and which tires it. At night when there is no burden he becomes free and light-weight. |
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| (9) Who are the people from Kahf? (Click here for Detail) |