Friday, December 28, 2007

Qushayri, "Risalah"

Qushayri , Risalah

A Sufi was once engaged in prayer, when his cell caught fire. He did not stop praying for one moment. Afterwards, people asked him about this. He replied: ‘The divine fire held my attention, so I could not attend to the fire in my cell.’

Qushayri, "Risalah"