Ikhwanu-S-Safa

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Ikhwanu-S-Safa

The chapter presents the gathering of the animals, both the complainants and the defendants to submit their case to the king. The animals had gathered front to hear the brought forth to the king. The monarch was in attendance to decide on the issue per se. On the proclamation by the monarch for the defendants and the accusers to stand forth, many animals organized themselves into queues before the king. This baffled the king as all animals were present and in large numbers. The philosophers of Genii praised the Maker for the nourishment he provided to the accusers to be fashioned for the trial. They acknowledged His skill, omnipresence, and omnipotence. They said,"Praise be to that God who of His omnipotence brought forth all creatures and created various forms in the world."CITATION alS69 \p 121 \l 1033 (al-Safa and Platts 121)The discourse praised more the Creator and His unfathomable existence. When the sage finished the discourse, the man from Irak, a province of the Persian Empire, presented his case to the king. The man was accused of omission of great kings in his case. The next defendant, an inhabitant of the Indian island of Ceylon, recognized the knowledge bestowed upon them by God. But, the enterpriser faulted his case;"We did not pay due obs...