

Then you see the “One without a beginning” from “the One without a beginning” and the subtlety of the ayat “He sees the eyes” (Surah Anam VI:103) is also an indication of this. The subtle points of the Qur’an, “They love God, and God loves them” (Surah Maida V:54) are indications of the effect of this love.

Something reaches you from the Kadim, the Eternal One. But you bring prayers to Him, because that Court that is without any need likes your prayers and wishes and you, due to those prayers, can escape these events and find safety. What is it worth to bring cumins to Kirman? Who will it make happy? What will it cost? There is such a great palace there, one without prayers or wishes He does not expect anything from anybody. It is the soul, but what is it when you have placed the soul underneath your arm? It is that power that is within you, by means of which you move and attain liberation. Where can the one who is “created afterwards” find the one who has no beginning? How can he understand Him? Where is the soul and the great God that has created everything? The Truth is the Kadim, the Ancient One He is the being who has no beginning. May God not deprive us of his abundant blessings. This book was gathered from the words of the beloved Mevlana Shamsuddin Tabrizi, the Sultan of those who have attained.

I begin in the name of God, the infinitely Compassionate and Merciful, and I ask His help. Selections from The Conversations ( Maqalat)
