M6:1802 — هم‌چنان هر جزو جزوت ای فتی / در تنت افسانه گوی نعمتی

Translation: Likewise, every single part of your being, O youth, Within your body, narrates a tale of grace. Meaning: This verse suggests that every organ and every particle of the human body, in truth, recounts a hidden story of past favor and delight that brought it into existence.

This profound verse by Molana opens a window onto one of his fundamental ontological truths. I assert, unequivocally, that in this couplet, Molana considers every part of our body, every cell and every organ, to be a “storyteller of a grace.” This phrasing is extremely precise: every phenomenon present in our physical and spiritual being today has not arisen from absolute nothingness; rather, it is the product and a memento of a “happy state,” a “delight,” or a “hidden mercy” that occurred in the past and brought that part into existence.

Molana, in this section of the Masnavi, offers several examples to illuminate this idea. He speaks of how cotton is a reminder of the warm summer that nurtured it, or how ice is a sign of the cold winter from which it was born. In all these examples, the principle is that the effect is separated from its cause, and the cause is hidden, yet the effect still carries and narrates the “tale” and story of that cause. It is as if a historical memory is embedded in every object.

When Molana extends this principle to the human body, he states: “Likewise, every single part of your being, O youth / Within your body, narrates a tale of grace.” This means, O human, O valiant one (fata), none of the parts of your existence have come into being without reason or wisdom. Your eye, your hand, your tooth, every finger, every particle of your being, testifies to a prior “grace” and “delight.” This perspective views the world as profoundly purposeful and meaningful. Even if our modern science, with its embryological and physiological detail, explains the genesis of organs, Molana, with his “unique astuteness,” arrives at an insight beyond empirical science, stating that behind these appearances lies a purpose, a wisdom, and a “happy state.”

The example Molana gives of a woman and her children deepens this concept. He says that children are the product of the “happy states” of conjugal union. By analogy, all our limbs, too, are as if the product of a “marriage,” a “union,” a “joy,” and a “delight” that occurred in the unseen world or in the hidden stages of creation. These organs have not simply emerged from dust or raw materials; rather, they bear the imprint of an eternal beneficence, a gift, and a primal joy. This is a profound view of existence that regards the world and humanity as free from accident and aimlessness, and considers every phenomenon a story of grace and favor. This is not only an explanation of creation but also an invitation to contemplation and gratitude for every part of our being; every particle within us is a “grace” whose story must be read.

Key takeaways

• Every part of our body is a memento of a hidden grace from the past.
• The existence of each organ is the result of divine wisdom and purpose, not accident.
• Molana perceives the world and creation as purposeful and full of meaning.
• Each bodily part seems to have originated from a prior 'happy state' or 'delight'.
• This perspective invites contemplation and gratitude for every atom of our being.