Discourses of Rumi

FIHI MA FIHI V 307and struggles, saying, “What did I do, that I havenot been accepted?” They continue until theybecome the Sword of God and the Tongue ofTruth.For example, ten people want to enter a house.Nine find the way, but one remains outside and isnot allowed in. Certainly this person reflectsinwardly and laments, saying, “What did I dothat they would keep me out? What bad mannersam I guilty of?” That person attributes the fault tothemself and recognizes their own errors and lackof manners. They should never say, “God hasdone this to me, what can I do? It is God’s will. IfGod willed it, I would be shown the way.” Suchwords are tantamount to abusing God and drawingthe sword against God. Such a person wouldbe a Sword Against God, not the Sword of God.God is far beyond having family or friends.“He has not begotten, and has not been begotten,”says the Koran. You cannot say that thosewho have found the way to God were more God’skin, more His friends or more closely connectedto Him. No one has ever approached God exceptfrom below.