A Fragrant Breeze from Paradise – Abdur Rahman’s Corner

Peace, one and all…

Ibn ‘Ata’illah said: ‘You are deprived of standing at night, and fasting during the day, and in all of your limbs, yet you do not feel pain; that is only because heedlessness has killed your heart. A living person feels the pain of a needle prick, while the deceased, even if he was slashed to shreds with swords, feels no pain. Therefore, your heart is dead, so sit in a gathering of wisdom, because, in it, there is a fragrant breeze from Paradise, which you find on your way, in your house, and in your room. Do not miss such a gathering, even if you are in a state of disobedience. Do not ask about the point of attending the gathering whilst in a state of disobedience which you are unable to forsake. Rather, the archer should shoot; and if he does not hit the target today, then he will do so tomorrow’.