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Counsellor December Circumambulating the Life of Moses - 2 from: Hazrat Inayat Khan: 'Unity of Religious Ideals' |
There is a story that Moses had sought the association of Khidr, the guiding angel of all seeking souls, and had requested of him to be allowed to follow his path. Khidr said, ‘No, Moses. Teach the law that is given you; our way is complex.’ After great persistence on the part of Moses, Khidr complied with his request, on one condition: ‘You must not interfere with my works, by any means, in any way.’ When, on the seashore, they saw a little child drowning, caught by a wave, and the mother calling loudly for help, Moses wished to run to help them, and he wanted Khidr to do the same. Khidr said, ‘I have told you not to interfere with my works.’ Moses said, ‘Oh, would you allow an innocent child to be drowned like this when you can help? How unkind!’ Khidr said, ‘Think of your promise, and do not say another word.’ They continued their way and took a boat to some port, and while in the boat Khidr began to enlarge the holes that were already in the boat. Moses said, ‘Oh, how unkind! Anyone who will sit in the boat will be drowned!’ Khidr said, ‘It does not matter. Think of your promise, and do not say one word more.’ Upon Moses' great persistence in asking him to explain what it all meant, Khidr said, ‘The child that was drowning would have brought many families to destruction; therefore, it was meant by God that, before he became able to do so, he should be drowned. We have done nothing but allow the Will of God to take its course. And the boat in which I made the holes, when it will return, will carry thirty robbers who intend to destroy so many lives in a certain village, to accomplish their aim of robbery. It was meant by God that, as they have prepared themselves to destroy innocent lives, they may be destroyed before they can do so.’
(Maheboob Khan, Hazrat Inayat Khan‘s brother, has composed music to a row of aphorisms of Hazrat Inayat Khan in the middle of last century, as this ‚How Shall I Thank Thee‘. Mohammed Ali Khan, Hazrat Inayat Khan’s cousin, has sung this song around the year 1956 in a concert in Zürich – here you can listen to it) (these E-book are free of all charge - use their treasures well!) |
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