Humility, Identity, and the Choice of Hell over Separation in Sheikh Abu Ali Daqqaq's Supplication
In Section 67 of Jami's Subhat al-Abrar (Haft Awrang), the supplication of Sheikh Abu Ali Daqqaq atop the pulpit illustrates a profound Sufi paradox of humility and spiritual identity. The Sheikh prays that on the Day of Resurrection, if God deems him unworthy of divine proximity, He should not strip him of his Sufi garb (kesvat-e sufiyan). Instead, he pleads to be cast into the valleys of Hell equipped with the dervish's water-skin (rakveh) and staff ('asa), where he can continue his soul-consuming lamentations. This highlights the Sufi ideal where the external identity and practice of love (symbolized by the Sufi cloak and dervish tools) are so internalized that the lover prefers the torment of Hell with his spiritual identity over any state of existence stripped of his devotion to the Beloved.
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