My dear beloved son!
It has been told in the will of Luqman (Peace of Allah be upon him) that he, advising his son in his will, said:
It has been told in the will of Luqman (Peace of Allah be upon him) that he, advising his son in his will, said:
“My son! Do not let the rooster be more intelligent than you are. It shouldn’t happen that he (i.e. the rooster) gets up at the last part of the night to make proclamations [for Tahajjud prayers and remembers his Lord] while you keep sleeping [in a deep sleep of heedlessness, carelessness, and ignorance].”
This reality is made clear in the following verses (of poetry):
“At night, the dove sitting on the branch [of a tree] is calling on [to its Lord]
While I am in a deep sleep
By the Lord of the House of Allah (Ka’aba)! I am a liar! If I had been a true lover [of Allah]
Then the doves would not have won over me in weeping [in the pain of separation from my Beloved (Allah)!
Alas! I do not even wet my eyes [with tears] while claiming to love [my Beloved Lord!]
While the animals keep weeping [in their love for their Creator].”
[Imam Ghazali - Ya bunaya]
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