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Al-Khidr (a) has a special place in Sufi writings. His extraordinary actions during his travel with Moses (a) are very significant and influential in the development of the Islamic mystical literature. The mystical story of Moses (a) and al-Khidr (a) is the origin of stories that were written later with respect to mystical journeys together with a spiritual mentor. According to Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati, the narration of this story in the Holy Qur'an is an emphasis on the importance of travelling in order to gain knowledge from masters, being humble to the master, and the manners of learning from a master. | Al-Khidr (a) has a special place in [[Sufi]] writings. His extraordinary actions during his travel with Moses (a) are very significant and influential in the development of the Islamic [[mysticism|mystical]] literature. The mystical story of Moses (a) and al-Khidr (a) is the origin of stories that were written later with respect to mystical journeys together with a spiritual mentor. According to Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati, the narration of this story in the Holy Qur'an is an emphasis on the importance of travelling in order to gain knowledge from masters, being humble to the master, and the manners of learning from a master. | ||
Different parts of the story contain resources for Sufi readings and literary metaphors. Inspired by the story, [[Rumi]] assimilated a Sufi's body to a ship that should be “scuttled” and then repaired by love of al-Khidr (a master). [[Ibn 'Arabi]] discovered a relationship between the three exotic actions done by al-Khidr (a) during the journey and the events in Moses's own life: scuttling the ship is relevant to Moses being rescued from the Nile river when he was a baby; killing a teenage boy with Moses killing a Copt; and not asking for a wage for reconstructing the wall with Moses drawing water from the well for [[Shu'ayb (a)|Shu'ayb's (a)]] daughters in [[Midian]]. | Different parts of the story contain resources for Sufi readings and literary metaphors. Inspired by the story, [[Rumi]] assimilated a Sufi's body to a ship that should be “scuttled” and then repaired by love of al-Khidr (a master). [[Ibn 'Arabi]] discovered a relationship between the three exotic actions done by al-Khidr (a) during the journey and the events in Moses's own life: scuttling the ship is relevant to Moses being rescued from the Nile river when he was a baby; killing a teenage boy with Moses killing a Copt; and not asking for a wage for reconstructing the wall with Moses drawing water from the well for [[Shu'ayb (a)|Shu'ayb's (a)]] daughters in [[Midian]]. | ||