ibn al-arabi

b: 1165, Spain
d: 1240, Syria
i.a.s

how wonderful! a garden in the fire

how wonderful! a garden in the fire.
my heart transmutes itself to all forms;
a meadow for wild gazelles,
a monastery for christian monks,
a temple for pagan idols,
the ka'aba for muslim pilgrims,
tablets for the jewish law,
and pages for the qur'an.
i proclaim the religion of Love,
and wherever it carries me,
this is my creed and my faith.