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 #Wonders_of_Al-Hallaj

At the first meeting of Shams al-Tabrizi with him,

our master Rumi says:

He stopped, waited, and smiled at me for the first time, and said:

“Tell me, please, who is greater in your view:

the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ or the Sufi Abu Yazid al-Bistami?”

I replied:

“What kind of question is this? How can you compare

our great Prophet ﷺ, the Seal of the Prophets and Messengers,

with a Sufi of questionable fame?”

A crowd of virtuous people gathered around us,

but the dervish seemed unconcerned.

With earnestness, still smiling, he said:

“I ask that you reflect on the matter.”

I remained silent and thought:

“O Lord, forgive my inability to know You in truth.”

Then al-Bistami said:

“Blessed am I, for I carry God inside my cloak.”

If there is a man who feels small in relation to God,

while another claims he carries God within himself,

which of the two is greater?

My heart trembled violently.

At first, the question seemed strange,

but gradually, a veil appeared to lift

and beneath it a thrilling mystery awaited me.

I smiled at the dervish, a playful breeze of a smile,

and I realized that he was not mad,

but simply a man asking a question

that no one had thought to ask before.

I told him:

“I see what you are trying to say,”

though I did not wish to let the trembling in my voice be heard.

He continued:

“As you see, the love of God is boundless,

and humans try to measure it,

but ultimately, the amount one receives depends

on the size of the cup one uses.

Some have buckets, some have jugs,

and some have just a cup.”

While I was speaking,

I watched the dervish’s expressions transform

from light mockery to clear gratitude,

and finally to a gentle smile,

revealing the thoughts of a man

pondering the words of another.

“The consciousness of al-Bistami was small in some respects,

and yet he was satiated after drawing from the well,

and he was content with the stage he had reached.

It was something great that one could grasp God within oneself,

yet even so, he could not distinguish between God and the self.

As for the Prophet ﷺ, God chose him,

and he had a cup much larger, which He filled abundantly.

Therefore, God asked him in the Qur’an:

‘Did We not expand for you your breast?’

In this way, his chest was expanded,

and his cup was immense,

his thirst for God was immense.”

And he said:

“We do not know You as we ought to,

even though it is certain that we know You as no one else does.”

#روائع__الـحلاج

ﻓﻲ ﺃﻭﻝ ﻟﻘﺎﺀ ﻟﻪ ﺏ ﺷﻤﺲ ﺍﻟﺘﺒﺮﻳﺰﻱ

ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﺣﻀﺮﺓ ﻣﻮﻻﻧﺎ ﺍﻟﺮﻭﻣﻲ :

ﺗﻮﻗﻒ ﻭﺍﺳﺘﺪﺍﺭ , ﻭﺍﺑﺘﺴﻢ ﻟﻲ ﻷﻭﻝ ﻣﺮﺓ , ﻭﻗﺎﻝ : “ﺣﺴﻨﺎ , ﻗﻞ ﻟﻲ ﺃﺭﺟﻮﻙ ,

ﻣﻦ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻷﻋﻈﻢ ﺑﺮﺃﻳﻚ : ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺃﻡ ﺍﻟﺼﻮﻓﻲ ﺃﺑﻮ ﻳﺰﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﺒﺴﻄﺎﻣﻲ؟”

ﻓﻘﻠﺖ : “ ﻣﺎ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺴﺆﺍﻝ؟ ﻛﻴﻒ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻘﺎﺭﻥ ﺑﻴﻦ ﻧﺒﻴﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻴﻢ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ

ﺍﻟﺼﻼﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ, ﺧﺎﺗﻢ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻴﻴﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺮﺳﻠﻴﻦ , ﻭﺑﻴﻦ ﺻﻮﻓﻲ ﺳﻴﺊ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﻌﺔ؟ .”

ﺗﺠﻤﻊ ﺣﻮﻟﻨﺎ ﺣﺸﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﺍﻟﻔﻀﻮﻟﻴﻴﻦ , ﻟﻜﻦ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻭﻳﺶ ﺑﺪﺍ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﻜﺘﺮﺙ

ﺑﻬﻢ , ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺑﺈﻟﺤﺎﺡ ﻭﻫﻮ ﻻ ﻳﺰﺍﻝ ﻳﺤﺪﻕ ﺑﻮﺟﻬﻲ ”: ﺃﺭﺟﻮ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻔﻜﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻮﺿﻮﻉ.

ﺃﻓﻠﻢ ﻳﻘﻞ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻲ : ﻳﺎ ﺭﺏ ﺍﻏﻔﺮ ﻟﻲ ﻋﺠﺰﻱ ﻋﻦ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺘﻚ ﺣﻖ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ, ﻓﻲ

ﺣﻴﻦ ﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺒﺴﻄﺎﻣﻲ : ﻃﻮﺑﻰ ﻟﻲ , ﻓﺄﻧﺎ ﺃﺣﻤﻞ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺩﺍﺧﻞ ﻋﺒﺎﺀﺗﻲ؟

ﻓﺈﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺭﺟﻞ ﻳﺸﻌﺮ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺻﻐﻴﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻟﻠﻪ , ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻳﺪﻋﻲ ﺭﺟﻞ ﺁﺧﺮ

ﺑﺄﻧﻪ ﻳﺤﻤﻞ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺩﺍﺧﻠﻪ , ﻓﺄﻳﻬﻤﺎ ﺃﻋﻈﻢ؟.”

ﺑﺪﺃ ﻗﻠﺒﻲ ﻳﺨﻔﻖ ﺑﻘﻮﺓ. ﻓﻤﺎ ﻋﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﺴﺆﺍﻝ ﻳﺒﺪﻭ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻏﺮﻳﺒﺎ. ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻗﻊ ﺑﺪﺍ

ﻭﻛﺄﻥ ﺣﺠﺎﺑﺎ ﻗﺪ ﺃﺯﻳﻞ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺗﺤﺘﻪ ﻟﻐﺰ ﻣﺜﻴﺮ ﻳﻨﺘﻈﺮﻧﻲ. ﺍﺭﺗﺴﻤﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻔﺘﻲ

ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻭﻳﺶ ﺍﺑﺘﺴﺎﻣﺔ ﻣﺎﻛﺮﺓ, ﻣﺜﻞ ﻧﺴﻴﻢ ﻋﺎﺑﺮ. ﻭﻋﺮﻓﺖ ﺍﻵﻥ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻣﺠﻨﻮﻧﺎ,

ﺑﻞ ﻣﺠﺮﺩ ﺭﺟﻞ ﻳﻄﺮﺡ ﺳﺆﺍﻻ , ﺳﺆﺍﻝ ﻟﻢ ﺃﻓﻜﺮ ﺑﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ . “ ﺃﺭﻯ ﻣﺎ ﺗﺤﺎﻭﻝ

ﺃﻥ ﺗﻘﻮﻟﻪ” ﻗﻠﺖ ﻟﻪ , ﻭﻟﻢ ﺃﺭﻏﺐ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺴﻤﻊ ﺍﻟﺮﻋﺸﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺍﻋﺘﺮﺕ ﺻﻮﺗﻲ

ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻬﺪﺝ , “ ﺳﺄﻗﺎﺭﻥ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﻟﻴﻦ . ﻭﻣﻊ ﺃﻥ ﻗﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﺒﺴﻄﺎﻣﻲ ﻳﺒﺪﻭ ﺃﻋﻠﻰ,

ﻓﺈﻧﻲ ﺳﺄﺧﺒﺮﻙ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻌﻜﺲ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻟﺼﺤﻴﺢ .” ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻭﻳﺶ ”: ﻛﻠﻲ ﺁﺫﺍﻥ

ﺻﺎﻏﻴﺔ .”

“ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺗﺮﻯ, ﻓﺈﻥ ﺣﺐ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻣﺤﻴﻂ ﻻ ﻧﻬﺎﻳﺔ ﻟﻪ , ﻭﻳﺤﺎﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﺒﺸﺮ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻨﻬﻠﻮﺍ ﻣﻨﻪ

ﺃﻛﺒﺮ ﻗﺪﺭ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺀ . ﻟﻜﻦ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻬﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻄﺎﻑ , ﻳﻌﺘﻤﺪ ﻣﻘﺪﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ

ﻳﺤﺼﻞ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻛﻞ ﻣﻨﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺠﻢ ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺏ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺴﺘﺨﺪﻣﻪ. ﻓﻔﻲ ﺣﻴﻦ ﻳﻮﺟﺪ

ﻟﺪﻯ ﺍﻟﺒﻌﺾ ﺑﺮﺍﻣﻴﻞ , ﻭﻟﺪﻯ ﺍﻟﺒﻌﺾ ﺩﻻﺀ , ﻓﺈﻥ ﻟﺪﻯ ﺍﻟﺒﻌﺾ ﻃﺎﺳﺎﺕ ﻓﻘﻂ ”.

ﺑﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻛﻨﺖ ﺃﺗﺤﺪﺙ , ﺭﺣﺖ ﺃﺭﺍﻗﺐ ﻗﺴﻤﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻭﻳﺶ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺗﺘﺤﻮﻝ ﻣﻦ ﺍﺯﺩﺭﺍﺀ

ﺧﻔﻴﻒ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺷﻜﺮ ﻭﺍﺿﺢ , ﻭﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﺑﺘﺴﺎﻣﺔ ﺭﻗﻴﻘﺔ ﻟﺸﺨﺺ ﻳﺮﻯ ﺃﻓﻜﺎﺭﻩ

ﻓﻲ ﻛﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﺷﺨﺺ ﺁﺧﺮ. “ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻭﻋﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﺒﺴﻄﺎﻣﻲ ﺻﻐﻴﺮﺍ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﺸﻲﺀ , ﻭﻗﺪ

ﺭﻭﻯ ﻋﻄﺸﻪ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺃﻥ ﻧﻬﻞ ﺟﺮﻋﺔ , ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺳﻌﻴﺪﺍ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺮﺣﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺑﻠﻐﻬﺎ . ﻛﺎﻥ

ﺷﻴﺌﺎ ﻋﻈﻴﻤﺎ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺪﺭﻙ ﺍﻹﻟﻪ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ, ﻟﻜﻦ ﺑﺎﻟﺮﻏﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ , ﻟﻢ ﻳﺘﻤﻜﻦ ﻣﻦ

ﺍﻟﺘﻤﻴﻴﺰ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻭﺑﻴﻦ ﻭﺣﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ . ﺃﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻲ , ﻓﻘﺪ ﺍﺧﺘﺎﺭﻩ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻭﻟﺪﻳﻪ

ﻛﻮﺏ ﺃﻛﺒﺮ ﺑﻜﺜﻴﺮ ﻟﻜﻲ ﻳﻤﻸﻩ. ﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﺳﺄﻟﻪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺁﻥ : ﺃﻟﻢ ﻧﺸﺮﺡ ﻟﻚ

ﺻﺪﺭﻙ؟ ﻭﻫﻜﺬﺍ ﺷﺮﺡ ﺻﺪﺭﻩ , ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻛﻮﺑﻪ ﺿﺨﻤﺎ , ﻛﺎﻥ ﻋﻄﺸﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﻄﺶ

ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻟﻪ. ﻭﻻ ﻋﺠﺐ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻗﺎﻝ ”: ﺇﻧﻨﺎ ﻻ ﻧﻌﺮﻓﻚ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻳﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺃﻥ ﻧﻌﺮﻓﻚ ,

ﻣﻊ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺆﻛﺪ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻳﻌﺮﻓﻪ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻻ ﻳﻌﺮﻓﻪ ﺷﺨﺺ ﺁﺧﺮ.”