Re: Copeza mendimesh....
One night a certain man cried "Allah!" till
his lips grew sweet with praising Him.
The Devil said, "O man of many words,
where is the response 'Here I am' to all this
'Allah, Allah, Allah'?
Not a single response is coming from the
Throne: how long will you say 'Allah' in
such great sadness?"
The man was broken-hearted, and lay down
to sleep - in a dream he saw Khidr in the
greenery. Khidr said, "You have held back from
praising God, why have you stopped calling
Him?" The man answered, "No 'Here I am' has
come back to me in response, I am afraid
that I have been turned away at the door,
as one who is cast-off."
Khidr said, "Not so. God has said
'That "Allah" of yours is My "Here I am,"
and that worship, that sorrow,
and that love of yours is my messenger to you.
Your many attempts to find Me were really
My drawing you towards Me, My loosening
you from the bonds of the world.
Your fear and your love are the net to catch My attention,
Beneath every "O Lord" of your's is many a
"Here I am" from Me.'"
- Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi's Mathnawi, III:189
(Khidr,
is said in the Qur'an and many legends
to visit this world to provide guidance
in spiritual life and growth,
most often appearing in dreams.)