Elsewhere...
Elsewhere, Mawlawi likens the effects of sufferings in the cleansing of the soul to the effects of a drug used in tanning for cleansing the hides (skins): The hide suffers the wounds of the drug, Then it becomes as fresh as Adim Taefi; But if you rub something else on it, It would become big, ugly and bad-smelling; Now man is like that hide, From different moistures, it has become ugly and fat; Now you should rub it hard, Till it becomes clean and thin; If you can't, let it be, Then God will make you suffer a lot; God's hurting is your cleansing, His knowledge is above yours.
If You Do Not Know The Philosophy Of Something, Do Not Deny It There are many people whose personal knowledge is used for the evaluation of things and events. If they assume something is true, they accept it, or else they would reject it. But we should know our scientific knowledge and means are limited. "وَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنْ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا" "And you are not given aught of knowledge but a little"
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