Rochdi

It is related that one day Shaqiq al-Balkhi asked his student Hatim al-Asamm, "How long have you kept my company?" "Thirty-three years," he replied. "And what have you learned from me in all this time?" "Eight things," he said. "We belong to Allah and we return to him!" exclaimed Shaqiq. "You have spent your whole life with me and only learned eight things! What are they?""Firstly," replied Hatim, "I looked at mankind and I saw that everyone loves something and continues to do so. When he go...