Hazrat Sultan Valad R.A 1240 – 1312 Sultan Valad was the son of Rumi, he was also his biographer. Sultan Valad formally started the Melveli order of Sufi’s after the death of his father, Rumi. Sultan Valad may not have had the lyrical magic of his father, but he was still a great poet in his own right. ....................................................................................................... The World is Never Far From Him He who is perfect in the Path of Faith Will never be deceived by Adam’s clay: He will always see the Light in Adam - Its brilliance will not remain a secret. In stone, wood, straw, or mountain He will at all times see nothing but God. Didn’t Bayazid himself see God in all things? He saw the Face of God in the tiniest leaf. The world is never far from Him: Could its perfume stray far from the rosegarden? He who is deprived of the sense of smell Cannot distinguish fragrances Just as the stream-bed isn’t conscious Of the water always flowing through it. If I revealed any more about these things The two worlds would disappear And I would become His enemy And he would light a fire in my soul and body.

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