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My very dear and precious friends, my childhood passed in a small Anatolian town where Niyazi Mısrî and Sadreddin Konevî Hazretleri were born and raised; and which was also a frequent destination for very precious spiritual sultans such as Hz. Mevlânâ and Ibn Arabi. At an age when I could not perceive the spiritual richness of the lands I roamed, my mother came to me and said; "In a little while, we will go to visit a very important place."

"We are the cure for troubles, the solution for the helpless. We are like wine in gatherings, we spread joy. We are Hz. Ali's Zulfiqar in battle. We are as if the source of gratitude, we are like a marble rock in patience. We are giving the good news of Hz. Ahmed's monotheism. Like Hz. Isa, we speak in the cradle as a child."

One of the companions became ill. Because of that illness, he became weak and thin as a thread.
Hz. Prophet Muhammad went to visit him, to check on him and ask how he was doing. Indeed, the noble Prophet's character was full of grace and generosity.

Şefik Can Hodja was such an ocean that it is unthinkable for droplets like us to perceive them, let alone express them in the most accurate way. But I would be happy to share what we know to the extent of our understanding. Our Prophet says, "A believer is the mirror of another believer." Such blessed people are blessed mirrors.

Who knows; How many Hz. Mevlânâ lovers were enraptured by these divine words. He lived a life of endless passionate love with Konya dreams and Hz. Pir's devotion. He was enchanted by Divan-i Kebir and Mesnevi. At the cost of his life, in a secret, mysterious world, he became a Zümrüd-ü Anka and crossed Mount Qaf.