All night, a man called Allah Until his lips were bleeding. Then the Devil said, Hey! Mr Gullible! How comes youve been calling all night and never once heard Allah say, Here, I am"? You call out so earnestly and, in reply, what? Ill tell you what, Nothing!
The man suddenly felt empty and abandoned. Depressed , he threw himself on the ground and fell into a deep sleep. In a dream, he met Ibrahim (AS), who asked, "Why are you regretting praising Allah?
The man said, "I called and called But Allah never replied, Here I am."
Ibrahim (AS) explained,
"Allah has said, 'Your calling my name is My reply. Your longing for Me is My message to you. All your attempts to reach Me are in reality My attempts to reach you. Your fear and love are a noose to catch Me. In the silence surrounding every call of Allah, waits a thousand replies of "Here I am"."
By Rumi
