#072: Praying for Sinners

A Story by Rumi: “The preacher responded to their complaint [about his continual prayers only for sinners] quite simply: “Throughout my life, I've been the inadvertent recipient of many blessings because of the crimes committed by these unruly men. By the sheer evil of their actions, they've shown me right from wrong. Every single time I've turned my attention to worldly affairs, I've been witness to their immense cruelty; thus, I sought refuge in our Creator. Consequently, their evil actions have guided me to the greater good. It is imperative for me to pray for their salvation!””*

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* Rumi. The Book of Rumi (pp. 159-160). Hampton Roads Publishing. Kindle Edition. (Bold emphasis added.)

Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī (Persian: ... also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Balkhī... and more popularly simply as Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian ... poet, Hanafi faqih, Islamic scholar, Maturidi theologian, and Sufi mystic originally from Greater Khorasan in Greater Iran.[12][13] Rumi's influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions: Iranians, Tajiks, Turks, Greeks, Pashtuns, other Central Asian Muslims, and the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent have greatly appreciated his spiritual legacy for the past seven centuries.[14] His poems have been widely translated into many of the world's languages and transposed into various formats. Rumi has been described as the "most popular poet"[15] and the "best selling poet in the United States." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumi