![]() ![]() Allah also starts with Alif as well as A. It begins and is identified with Adam, the father of Humankind. Alif is also equal to alphabet ‘A’ as both represents the first or initial alphabet of their languages. Symbology of Alif: in Arabic numbers Alif represents One and belongs to the element fire which means illumination. Stop seeking all this knowledge my friend We have drowned in the river of Self, the boat and the flowing waters do not matter Those who deny the Strength of Truth, Lord does not give them courage ![]() Let it finish my friend, let seeking knowledge finish my friend You fight daily against devil but never fought with your own egoīulleh Shah tries to grasp the things in the sky but never grasped what is inside him You run to mosques and temples but never entered your own heart You read so much and became knowledgeable. The teacher was amazed to see the miracle and said “Thou art my teacher! That which thou hast learnt in the one letter Alif, I have not been able to master with all my learning,” And Then Bulleh Shah sang this song: Then Shah wrote Alif on the board and it divided into two parts. ![]() Will he teach him further? Bulleh Shah asked his teacher to write on the board and he agreed. He asked him that he has learnt the lesson that the teacher taught him. Teacher couldn’t recognize him and he couldn’t forget that master who taught him his Life. After mastering his lessons briefly he went to the same teacher who taught him Alif in school and told him that he had learnt his lesson. He then started living in the forest and realized the manifestation of Alif in various forms of nature like tree, grass, flowers, branch, fruit etc. So one day Bulleh Shah escaped from his home so that he would no longer be a burden for his parents. Sent him to various good teacher, provided him with scholars but all in vain. ![]() Parents got tensed and worked hard for him. He contacted his parents and told them that their son is deficient and he can not teach him. After few weeks, the teacher noticed Bulleh Shah still mastering the same alphabet and not showing any progress. His class fellows learnt all the alphabet set but Bulleh Shah was still there, mastering the same letter. When Bulleh Shah was sent to school to get education, his master taught him Alif, the first alphabet of Arabic language. I am fond of various sufiyana kalam and Aik Alif (By Baba Bulleh Shah) is closest to my heart. ![]()
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