Thirty-Third Assembly (Khwan-Pur-Nemat)
Thirty-Third Assembly (Khwan-Pur-Nemat)
Sheikh Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri
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Qazi Minhajuddin was present. The Venerable Master asked him whether his people were free from all troubles. (At that time most of the people of the town were suffering from some disease. ¹) Qazi Minhajuddin replied that they were safe from disease but had other kinds of affliction. The Venerable Master replied: How can that go away? Affliction accompanies us to the very edge of the grave.
Cursing from friends, cruelty from enemies, tyranny from fate: What greater pain can one suffer than this?
Afterwards he said: Men suffer affliction all the time. Later on, he added: I have seen it written, concerning the nature of affliction, that most theologians say that affliction is whatever is difficult for the carnal soul, but the Leader of the Faithful, Ali, has written of it that 'torment is the denial of what one seeks.
Afterwards he said: Everybody, whether noble or commoner, young or old, rich or poor, wants something. Theta is no exception to this. A person suffers when unable to lay hands on the object desired.
The fruit is sweet, but the arm too short to reach it: There is pure water within, but the thirsty cannot reach it.
And again:
There is no one who hasn't shed blood out of love for You: I too seek Him who is the quest of all creation.
Afterwards he said: The greatest and most exalted of worldly blessings is that of kingship: yet how many things have kings desired but not obtained?
NOTE AND REFERENCE
1. Some epidemic was obviously sweeping through the town of Bihar. It is impossible to say what it was, as no details are provided.
Qazi Minhajuddin was present. The Venerable Master asked him whether his people were free from all troubles. (At that time most of the people of the town were suffering from some disease. ¹) Qazi Minhajuddin replied that they were safe from disease but had other kinds of affliction. The Venerable Master replied: How can that go away? Affliction accompanies us to the very edge of the grave.
Cursing from friends, cruelty from enemies, tyranny from fate: What greater pain can one suffer than this?
Afterwards he said: Men suffer affliction all the time. Later on, he added: I have seen it written, concerning the nature of affliction, that most theologians say that affliction is whatever is difficult for the carnal soul, but the Leader of the Faithful, Ali, has written of it that 'torment is the denial of what one seeks.
Afterwards he said: Everybody, whether noble or commoner, young or old, rich or poor, wants something. Theta is no exception to this. A person suffers when unable to lay hands on the object desired.
The fruit is sweet, but the arm too short to reach it: There is pure water within, but the thirsty cannot reach it.
And again:
There is no one who hasn't shed blood out of love for You: I too seek Him who is the quest of all creation.
Afterwards he said: The greatest and most exalted of worldly blessings is that of kingship: yet how many things have kings desired but not obtained?
NOTE AND REFERENCE
1. Some epidemic was obviously sweeping through the town of Bihar. It is impossible to say what it was, as no details are provided.
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