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In the Vicinity of Layla

Last Tuesday after the Latifiya the Shaykh read another pearl from Duratul Asrar. It concerned the belovedness to Allah of ihsan towards those possessed of faith and the folk because of their sacrosanct status. It's still fresh in my mind after almost a week. Two murids of Shaykh Abul Hassan were walking behind the Shaykh's camel in the shade of provided by the tent the Shaykh was riding in.

One said to the other, "Oh so and so I've noticed that such and such person treats you badly yet you are most excellent in conduct towards him." He replied, "He is from my land and I say what the poet does..." he then recited some verses of poetry where Majnun sees a dog in the desert and treats it with reverence and doting affection such that the people blame and criticize him. In response to them Majnun exclaims:

"Quit the condemnation for indeed my eye did see it once in the vicinity of Layla!"

Upon hearing that line Shaykh Abul Hassan leaned his head out of the tent to ask the student to repeat it which he did and the Shaykh started moving in the tent saying, "So he said, 'Quit the condemnation for indeed my eye did see it once in the vicinity of Layla!'" repeating it over and over. Then he threw a head scarf, amber in colour to the student and said to him, "Take this and wear it for it befits you more than me. Allah reward you, son for your fine commitment well."

17:00 , 21 05 09

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