From Every Deep Ravine

There is this ayah from Surat al-Hajj of Qur'an: 

وَأَذِّن فِي النَّاسِ بِالْحَجِّ يَأْتُوكَ رِجَالًا وَعَلَىٰ كُلِّ ضَامِرٍ يَأْتِينَ مِن كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيق

22:27

Muhammad Asad translates it as:

Hence, [O Muhammad,] proclaim thou unto all people the [duty of] pilgrimage: they will come unto thee on foot and on every [kind of] fast mount, coming **from every far-away point [on earth]**

Pickthall translates it as: 

And proclaim unto mankind the pilgrimage. They will come unto thee on foot and on every lean camel; they will come **from every deep ravine**

The aacompanying calligraphy is the last four words of this aya: 

"min kulli fajjin 'amiq" من كل فج عميق

Calligraphed by (Mehmed) Ali Alparslan (b. 1340 AH/1925 CE, d. 1426/January 24,2006), in the Ta'lik script in 1426 AH/ 2005-06 CE, the final year of his life. 

Signed: Composed by 'Ali, the student of Necmeddin نمقه علي تلميذ نجم الدين

From the perspective of art, a creative aspect of this calligraphy is that although the final letter of each of the four words of this calligraphy is different, Ali Alparslan enabled the final letter of each word to share it.

Do you see the significance of these four words?

We, the pilgrims, the followers of the Path, are meant to keep our journeys of soul intact ... from every far-away point, from every deep ravine, be that of an anguished heart or of a troubled mind or of the geographical coordinates, the journey goes on. The pilgrim marches on ... to submitting to a Purpose.

So if the day is dark, or the path is difficult, regress not. Call upon your Rab, Who promises to respond every single one calling unto Him, no matter how feeble the calling, how distant the voice! And He shall carve a course leading you out from every deep ravine, every far-away point.

 

This calligraphy is the marker of our coordinates of hazoori -irrespective of our spiritual, mental and physical coordinates- and from here we all assemble to mark our haazri in His court of benevolence. 

Immensely grateful to Sayyadi Professor Alan Godlas for inspiring with this fabulous calligraphic piece. 

Original image from: https://www.alifart.com/pictures/product/K1106-012xx.jpg