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Date Posted: 14:30:10 09/15/06 Fri In reply to: mbing 's message, "Sufi : The People of The Path" on 18:40:09 09/12/06 Tue >Assalamualaikum Wr. Wb, > >It is related that the Sufi Master, Ibrahim Ben Adam, >was sitting one day in a forest clearing when two >wandering dervishes approached him. He made them >welcome, and they talked of spiritual matters until it >was dusk. > >As soon as night fell, Ibrahim invited the travellers >to be his guests at a meal. Immediately they accepted, >a table laid with the finest of foods appeared before >their eyes. > >"How long have you been a dervish ?", one of them >asked Ibrahim. "Two years," he said. > >"I have been following the Sufi path for nearly three >decades and no such capacity as you have shown us has >ever manifested itself to me," said the man. > >Ibrahim said nothing. > >When the food was almost finished, a stranger in a >green robe entered the glade. He sat down and shared >some of the food. All realized that this was Khidr. >They waited for him to impart some wisdom to them. >When he stood up to leave, Khidr said, "You two >dervishes wonder about Ibrahim. But what have you >renounced to follow the dervish path?" > >"You gave up the expectations of security and an >ordinary life. Ibrahim was a mighty king, and threw >away the sovereignity of the Sultanate of Balkh to >become a Sufi. This is why he is far ahead of you. >During your thirty years too, you have gained >satisfactions through renunciation itself. This has >been your payment. He has always abstained from >claiming any payment for his sacrifice." > >And the next moment Khidr was gone. Hai mbing.. What are you talking about?? It is verrrrryyy confusing and not clear at all.. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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