The Faith Is 'One'
The souls of wolves and dogs are separate, every one; the souls of the Lions of God are united.
The Faithful are numerous, but the Faith is one: their bodies are numerous, but their soul is one. Besides the understanding and soul which is in the ox and the ass, Man has another intelligence and soul;
Again, in the owner of that (Divine) breath there is a soul other than the human soul and intelligence.
The animal soul does not possess oneness: seek not thou this oneness from the airy (vital) spirit. If this one eat bread, that one is not filled; and if this one bear a load, that one does not become laden;
Nay, but this one rejoices at the death of that one, and dies of envy when he sees that one's prosperity. The souls of wolves and dogs are separate, every one; the souls of the Lions of God are united.
I have spoken of their souls nominally (formally) in the plural, for that single soul is a hundred in relation to the body,
Just as the single light of the sun in heaven is a hundred in relation to the house-courts (on which it shines), But when you remove the wall, all the lights (falling) on them are one. The Masnawi – Volume 4 – 410
The Faithful are numerous, but the Faith is one: their bodies are numerous, but their soul is one. Besides the understanding and soul which is in the ox and the ass, Man has another intelligence and soul;
Again, in the owner of that (Divine) breath there is a soul other than the human soul and intelligence.
The animal soul does not possess oneness: seek not thou this oneness from the airy (vital) spirit. If this one eat bread, that one is not filled; and if this one bear a load, that one does not become laden;
Nay, but this one rejoices at the death of that one, and dies of envy when he sees that one's prosperity. The souls of wolves and dogs are separate, every one; the souls of the Lions of God are united.
I have spoken of their souls nominally (formally) in the plural, for that single soul is a hundred in relation to the body,
Just as the single light of the sun in heaven is a hundred in relation to the house-courts (on which it shines), But when you remove the wall, all the lights (falling) on them are one. The Masnawi – Volume 4 – 410
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