Eshrefoglu Rumi (d.1484) was a young Sufi learner. One day, his spiritual master toke all the learner in to the mountains und demand from them:

"Everyone should bring me a Violet!"


Everyone of the learners has begun, like a competition, to bring the beautifulest Violet to their master. After a little time they turn back with beautiful Violets in their hands and begun to stand in a line in front of the master.

At the last range was Eshrefoglu Rumi, with a benden neck and very ashamed situation. He gave the flower at last to the master. As the master saw the withered flower, he begans to ask Eshrefoglu Rumi, with smiling:

"Oh my Derwish! Couldn't you found a beautiful and a living Violet?"

He answers very ashamed:

"I found, but I couldn't pick anyone. Because, all Violets have Praised (Zikr) they Lord. I couldn't break their Praising. For this, I could only pick up and bring you this Violet, which has finished his Praising!"

The master hold the young Eshrefoglu and kissed him between his eyebrows.

Source: Said Alpsoy, Allah Yolunun Yolcuları, Gelenek Publications, İstanbul, p. 31.

 

 

 

"The seven heavens declare His glory and the earth (too), and those who are in them; and there is not a single thing but glorifies Him with His praise, but you do not understand their glorification; surely He is Forbearing, Forgiving."


(The Quran, The Israelites [17] 44).

 

 

 

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