Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem
On visiting a friend at his home,
he brought a container of chocolates and offered them to me. There was a mix of
mint chocolate and plain chocolate. …I took one of the plain chocolates, and on
taking a bite, tasted the flavour of mint.
So I mentioned to the friend : The
plain chocolate was after all just plain chocolate but in keeping close company
with the mint chocolate, the plain chocolate drew and imbibed the flavour of
mint, to such an extent, that on eating the plain chocolate, one would think it
to be mint.
Similarly, that Mureed[1]
who keeps a close companionship with a Shaykh-e-Kaamil[2],
will draw the flavours of piety and virtue from the heart of his Shaykh.
[1] mureed : disciple of a spiritual guide.
[2] Shaykh-e-Kaamil : An accomplished
Spiritual guide.
