said one of them. "It matters little" replied the saint "Is it due to hell or to paradise". inquired another, "What of them" said the saint "both belong to a supreme Being, if you love him you will not be troubled by them". Saint Rabia[1] was once asked about her faith: "God forbid", answered Rabia: "If I serve him like a bad labourer thinking of his wages only". And then she sang: "Love draws me nigh, I know not why". Thus we see that the hearts of those who ate and drank and breathed like us felt delights of divine love which was their highest happiness,
If we think over man's gradual development we find that every stage of his life is followed by a new sort of delight, Children love playing and have no idea of the pleasures of courtship and marriage experienced by young men, who in their turn would not care to exchange their enjoyments for wealth and greatness
- ↑ A famous Muslim woman saint of Basrah, considered to be an authority on Sufism. She died in 801 A. D.
