The Bowl of Saki Commentary
Commentary for:
Nature speaks louder than the call from the minaret.
Commentary from Hazrat Murshid SAM (Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti, Samuel L. Lewis):
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The call from the minaret is the call of human to human in the name of God, but in nature we find the call of God to the human in the Name of God, which is really the call of God to God in the Name of God. It is through the speech or call of God that the universe was made, and one reason that it was created was so that God could use it as the Divine Instrument for Eternal Music. That our ears are closed is not God's fault.
Yet we sense this call in another way, in our appreciation of sunshine, the song of birds, the falling waters, the dashing waves, the feeling of exuberance at springtime, the refreshing atmosphere after a rain, and in many other ways. Truly the Music of God is everywhere, but our artificial life has benumbed our ears. So someone must call us to prayer and worship, prayer and worship which are the natural business of the soul.