Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan here gives a brief but inspiring explanation of what it is that draws us to God.
In the Bible, in the Qu’ran, in all the religious scriptures, we read that there is an attraction by which the Divine Being draws all creatures to Himself. This is in two ways. The chosen ones of God are drawn towards God during their life, consciously. And, for every being comes its destruction, when it is destroyed, and is lost. Everything in the world is fani, that is, awaiting annihilation. For every rock, every tree, every being that we see, the day will come when it is destroyed.
Our body will not remain with us. Each element in it will be attracted to the like element, the fire to the fire, the water to the water, the earth to the earth. When the body is destroyed, the mind remains. In the mind also the elements are, though we cannot see them. They are in the vibrations. Anger brings heat, which makes the eyes red and all the body hot. Peace comes – the water element. The elements in the vibrations also are drawn each to its own element. If anything remains, it is the soul, the nur, the light of God. Everything in the world wishes to live. No-one wishes to die. And if someone, under the influence of some sorrow says, “It would be better if I were dead,” when the spell is passed, if he is asked, “Do you wish to die now,” he will say, “No.”
We must see what in us is fani, to be annihilated, and what is baqi, life, what will remain with us and what will not. We realize as our self that which dies, that which is not ours, and therefore we are afraid of death. Our coat will not remain with us; it is not ours. Therefore Christ said, “If a man sue you for your coat, give him your cloak also.” Because neither is yours. The coat belonged to the sheep first and it will pass from us, and so on. We see that we are always attracted to our like, to someone who is from our country, of our race, from our school. God is that which will never die. His nature is life. Our true affinity is with Him. He is our real friend.
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“Rijkdom blijft niet voor eeuwig, een kroon niet van geslacht tot geslacht.” — Spreuken 27:24
Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan: “Our coat will not remain with us; it is not ours.”
Mullah keek naar zijn jas.
“Van mij,” zei hij.
Hij glimlachte.
“Over die kroon kom ik nog terug.”
Even later zat Mullah weer bij de tandarts.
“Deze kroon zit stevig vast.”
“Dus is hij van mij?”
“Nee. Hij zit alleen aan u vast.”
Mullah dacht aan HIKs jas — en even aan Saladin.
“En de wortel?”
De tandarts wees naar de foto.
Mullah glimlachte.
“Dus zelfs vastzitten bewijst nog niets.”
Luego de sentir tanta vulnerabilidad en el terremoto y sentir que todo sería hecho polvo, me giré para no ver caer mi casa, aferré los pies a la tierra y llevé mi mirada a la parte alta de la montaña, buscando la estabilidad en El Supremo, El que verdaderamente sostiene, pues como dice la lectura: “Dios es aquello que nunca morirá”. Gracias Nawab
Thank you, Abdel Kabir, for sharing this so personally. In one moment, everything that seemed solid can become uncertain.
Turning from your house, grounding your feet, and lifting your eyes toward the mountain gives the words of Murshid Inayat Khan a deeply lived meaning.
I hope you and those around you are safe. 🌹
Thank you for your special kindness Murad💖🙏🌻
Gracias, querido hermano. El terremoto fue muy duro para el país, y tardará muchos años en recuperarse, pero también revelo mucha luz en los corazones. Admiro muchísimo el cariño y la solidaridad en nuestra familia Sufi.
Gracias querido Nawab. Mucho Amor y bienestar para ti y tu familia🙏✨🌼