ieu compare l’attestation d’Unité (kalimat at-tawhid) :
- à de l’eau parce que l’eau nettoie, et que de même cette phrase nettoie des péchés,
- au sol parce que le sol donne beaucoup en échange d’une simple graine, et que de même cette phrase rappor
La séclusion exige que le chercheur se déconnecte des gens et se désengage de toutes les interactions matérielles pendant une période de temps établie. Son coeur doit être engagé seulement dans le Souvenir de Dieu et son esprit allegé des soucis quotidien
Nasreddin Hodja's wife wanted to play a trick on her husband. So when he came home one night tired and hungry, she put a bowl of scalding hot soup on the table. But forgetting the soup was hot, she swallowed a spoonful of it; immediately tears rolled from her eyes. Seeing his wife crying without any reason, Hodja asked,
- What came over you?
Hodja's wife, drying the tears with her husband, answered,
- I remembered my poor mother. She was so fond of this soup. It was she who taught me how to make it.
Hodja knew his mother-in-law and had much respect forher. So he didn't say anything, took a spoonful of the soup and swallowed it. Of course, his eyes also filled with tears.
- What's wrong with you? his wife asked. Why are you also crying?
- I am crying said Hodja, because it is you who should have died instead of your unfortunate mother.