The Bird
Once upon a time there was a teacher who loved one of his students more than all the others, which spread envy amongst the others. The teacher wanted to show them why he loved that particular student more, so he called them all and said, “Each of you shall go and catch a bird, and kill that bird in a place where no one can see him.”
Every student went out, caught a bird, killed it and came back. Yet that one student came back with a live bird. The teacher asked him, “Why didn’t you kill him just as I had ordered you?” The student replied, “Wherever I tried to kill the bird and looked for a place where no one could see me, this sentence came into my heart: ‘God can see you.”
On hearing those words, the students saw why the teacher loved this student above all.
Oh Lord, please make me as the student who always remembers Your Presence in my life at every moment and may my actions and words always bring peace, love, joy, mercy and light to all Your creation.
(story of the student was reprinted from Fawzia ar-Rawi’s manuscript The 99 Divine Names)
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"When you find the love, you find yourself. The secret is in the love. You are the love, not another. Everything is in the love, and everyone needs the love. When you have the knowledge of the love, you feel peace in your heart. The jewels are inside you. This is the Holy meaning. If the Muslims, Jews, Christians, and the people of any other religion knew their religion well, there would only be one religion, the religion of love, and peace and mercy."
- Music of the Soul
by Sidi al-Jamal
