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Ibn_Masheesh_the_Pivot, page : 11
was told, “You are seeking the Pivot of this age here in Iraq but he is
not here, he is in your own country, so return and you will find him.”
Having received this great news Abulhasan returned to Morocco in
haste with renewed hope and great expectations. When he reached
Ghumara, a village outside Tangier, Morocco he recommenced his
search for the Pivot asking both resident and traveler alike if they
knew where he might be found.
In his anxious state he composed a short poem that expressed his
inner concerns:
“I say that today I am about to reach my aim
yet it so near and yet so far.
I ask you about my search, is there any one to inform me,
anyone who can say „yes‟?
His residence has been distanced
not here, he is in your own country, so return and you will find him.”
Having received this great news Abulhasan returned to Morocco in
haste with renewed hope and great expectations. When he reached
Ghumara, a village outside Tangier, Morocco he recommenced his
search for the Pivot asking both resident and traveler alike if they
knew where he might be found.
In his anxious state he composed a short poem that expressed his
inner concerns:
“I say that today I am about to reach my aim
yet it so near and yet so far.
I ask you about my search, is there any one to inform me,
anyone who can say „yes‟?
His residence has been distanced