I tried to find Him on the Christian cross, but He was not there ;
I went to the Temple of the Hindus and to the old pagodas, but i could not find a trace of Him anywhere.
I searched on the mountains and in the valleys but neither in the heights nor in the depths was I able to find Him.
I went to the Cabba in Mecca, but He was not there either.
I questioned the scholars and philosophers but He was beyond their understanding.
I then looked into my heart and it was there where He dwelled that I saw Him ;
He was nowhere else to be found.
- Jelaluddin Rumi
I thought this was very deep. I never heard of Rumi before, so I looked him up on Yahoo. I found many Sufi web sites with his poems and lots of info on Sufi view of life. I thought it was interesting, and also very deep :) I printed some of their writings. They were going over the concept of Messenger/Prophet. That Messenger is always the same person, and some people choose to recognize him, but others stay with the previous message as their religion. Therefore we got Judaism, Christianity and Islam. So from there I went on to read about Islam. Then at some point the thought came to my mind, Oh my God, do I have the right religion?
Here is another good poem by Rumi, I believe it is about Fajr prayers:
The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you
Don't go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don't go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the doorstep where the two worlds touch.
The door is open.
Don't go back to sleep.
As'salaam alaikum wa rahmathullahi wa barakaathuh...
ReplyDeleteI know Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, he was a sufi, Persian person. He was regarded as a Poet, jurist, theologian, and mystic.
However, what he follows, Sufism (or sometimes referred to as Braylwiyyah) ,which is a completely deviant sect.. May Allah save us all from that. For an example they seek intercession to gain closeness to Allah by making Du'a TO FROM THE GRAVES. The Authentic scholars of Islam has regarded such actions as Joining Partners to Allah or Shirk.. and the Qur'an forbids that.. May Allah Save us all from Shirk..
you would get more information about Sifusm (Braylwiyyah) and other deviated sects here.. http://www.fatwa-online.com/deviantgroups/braylwiyyah/0010510.htm
its a good site..
I hope you are well.. insha Allah..
walaikum assalam wa rahmatulla wa barakatuh,
ReplyDeletethank you for your comments. i just came back to read this blog after couple of months of absence. it is nice to see that someone has been reading this :)
yes, certainly Sufism is a diviation from the Sunnah and the right path, and it is not my intention to promote Sufism here in any way.
however, i think there are many Rumi poems from which we can draw inspiration and motivation to be better people and better Muslims. especially where he talk about Love of God, i personally find it very moving.
also many other converts got their interest in Islam initially from reading Rumi poetry. so if any non-Muslims ask me about his poetry, I always try to buy nice small books for them. kind of dawaa.