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Abulhasan with his burning need, ever hopeful of finding the same
illustrious conditions still in existence, traveled from his home in
Morocco to Baghdad in search amongst the ranks of sufis one who
was experienced and capable of guiding the novice traveler and the
seeker on the path to Allah without error.
His traveling was not that of an ordinary traveler, rather it was a
migration to Allah in which his soul was anxious for the guiding light to
be made transparent. His migration was one of hope adorned with
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anticipation, continuously accompanied by questions that had no well
defined answers.
He questioned himself if in fact he would be blessed to find his
shaykh in Baghdad and locate him, but then again perhaps he would
not be in Baghdad so how and where should he search? Then, there
illustrious conditions still in existence, traveled from his home in
Morocco to Baghdad in search amongst the ranks of sufis one who
was experienced and capable of guiding the novice traveler and the
seeker on the path to Allah without error.
His traveling was not that of an ordinary traveler, rather it was a
migration to Allah in which his soul was anxious for the guiding light to
be made transparent. His migration was one of hope adorned with
4
anticipation, continuously accompanied by questions that had no well
defined answers.
He questioned himself if in fact he would be blessed to find his
shaykh in Baghdad and locate him, but then again perhaps he would
not be in Baghdad so how and where should he search? Then, there