Jenelle Fiori; Sufi Poetry

The Sufi poems we read for class were very interesting and easy to understand. Their main focus surrounds love and devotion of God. Each author talks about transforming their entire lives so that they could live up to the standards of God and be deserving of Him. For example, Attar is so intoxicated by his love for Gos that he writes about how to be deserving of God's love in return. Theses include the characteristic of not being greedy, hard working- as we owe God a debt-, brave and ready for death, and finally humble- as God is watching. If all of these are completed, then you can grow wings and fly away to God. Hafiz also talks about becoming a bird to fly to god. He talks of being a slave of love and until God is content and allows Hafiz to enter the glory heaven. Lastly, Rumi poem is a letter of God. He tells God that he searched a long time for a gift worthy of God's glory but could not find one good enough so he gave God a mirror to remind God that his love is full of ecstasy and endless. These three poems reflect the Arab religions in their devotion to God and are very interesting to see how people display their love.