The Allegory of Consuming Usury in Hadiqat al-Haqiqah
In Section 22 of Sanai's Hadiqat al-Haqiqah, the poet presents a powerful allegory condemning the practice of usury (riba), equating it to devouring a blazing fire. The narrative features a dialogue in which a deceitful usurer asks Jafar al-Sadiq why usury is forbidden. Jafar al-Sadiq explains that usury is spiritually prohibited because it destroys genuine generosity and charity. Sanai expands on this, arguing that a usurer is worse than a drunkard, as an insatiable greed for wealth blinds the heart to the fear of God and places the individual in direct conflict with divine will. The allegory serves to warn seekers about the spiritual devastation wrought by worldly attachment and exploitative greed.
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