“ Inspiration is a light that shines in the heart, and shows the nature of all things as they really are. ”
Rumi, Masnavi (1273). copy citation
| Author | Rumi |
|---|---|
| Source | Masnavi |
| Topic | inspiration heart |
| Date | 1273 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | Masnavi, Book V |
| Note | Translated by Edward Henry Whinfield |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Masnavi_I_Ma'navi/Book_V |
Context
“And draw the pen through the record of his sins!"
NOTES:
1. Koran lxix. 17.
2. Koran x. 98.
3. Koran vi 41.
4. Koran lvi. 84.
5. Koran xxv. 70. The "final restitution" of all by free grace.
6. Cp. the Hadis: "Inspiration is a light that shines in the heart, and shows the nature of all things as they really are."
7. See Koran lxix. 18.
8. See the parallel passage in Guishan i Raz, 1. 690.
==STORY VIII. Mahmud and Ayaz.== 1
Mahmud, the celebrated king of Ghazni, had a favorite named Ayaz, who was greatly envied by the other courtiers.”
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