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THE JOURNEY OF LOVE

-Peace be upon you. -And upon you.

You wonder why we summoned you, Azmi Aga.

Yes, but he knows why we summoned him.

I don't, sir.

How do I know that?

Some ungrateful man...

has slandered Sheikh Effendi.

He complained to the qadi.

No at all, gentlemen.

Damn him who has slandered our sheikh.

Sheikh Effendi has surrendered in person.

Who would complain about our sheikh in Nallihan?

He does help everyone in our village.

Well, humans are ungrateful, Azmi Aga.

They are the same everywhere.

Sit down, Azmi Aga, please.

Come on.

Tell me, Azmi Aga.

Why did you slander Sheikh Effendi?

I didn't, sir.

Heaven forbid!

I've never said a bad word about our sheikh.

Come on, dear.

We need to wash the dishes.

We've been used to these troubles.

If he sees that we are sad, he'll be angry.

"Just do your job," he'd say.

You are right, Hanim Ana.

He'd tell us...

not to be sad at all.

I need to go to the lodge.

The dervishes must be worried.

I think no one should know our sheikh is in the dungeon.

Including the dervishes.

Come on, daughter.

I didn't do it, honest. I robbed no one, sir.

I swear I didn't do it, sir.

I swear that I didn't rob anyone, sir.

I am completely innocent. I swear, sir.

I didn't do it, sir.

Yeah, sure! Everyone is innocent in this dungeon.

They just keep the innocent!

True words are to be believed, just believed.

If you are not guilty...

then why are you in the dungeon?

I am here to visit you, Sencer Can.

Also, the dungeon is good.

Especially, in this tumultuous condition.

If it were bad, would Yusuf enter the dungeon?

Well, then!

You may leave, sir.

You are no longer welcome to the Nallihan Ahi Lodge...

under any circumstances.

You may act as you will!

Don't disturb the people's and the Ahis' peace.

Azmi Aga!

You are trying to persuade us in vain.

What you believe...

is the truth.

Everyone carries their own mirror within themselves.

But...

the slanderer should beware...

that Qadi Ilyas gave the sheikh a hard time for this slander.

I've also worked as a qadi...

in this country.

I know about the methods...

and the procedures...

as are written in the book.

He who asserts such a claim must produce a witness.

In short, I'll tell you the result of this case.

It will be dismissed by the Chief Qadi in Konya.

Unable to produce a witness, the slanderer himself...

will be right before the qadi.

We're looking forward to seeing...

who those witnesses are!

If the plaintiff is Kececi Azmi...

he'll begin to look for a perjurer soon.

The market is set up where people are bought and sold.

And they call this the judicial system.

Well, Azmi Aga?

Did you buy a witness for yourself?

Slander a man, instead of shooting him.

The arrow might miss the target.

But the tongue does not.

Ya Allah!

Ya Allah!

Congratulations, sheikh father.

Are you here, friends?

Please.

You have the same, too

Well!

Will you excuse us, Sencer?

Please, don't.

You may come whenever you like.

You are always welcome.

Oh, Sheikh Effendi.

Sencer is one of the most...

notorious thieves in Nallihan.

We all have come to steal a shroud at this bazaar.

Even if we see that, we don't believe that, son.

Who do the goods belong to?

Who does the property belong to?

Who is the owner?

Who is the thief?

I just wanted to kindly warn you, sheikh..

You're so old that you've forgotten these.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

It's time now, sir.

I must be on my way...

as soon as possible.

Be on your way.

But don't lose your way.

What's most fortunate is what has already happened.

It means that the road has led us here.

We can't the change the direction of the road.

You've got a new companion, eh, Aynali?

Didn't you come to be?

Didn't you die?

Didn't you come to be? Didn't you die?

Didn't you come to be? Didn't you die?

Well.

Where will you be appointed?

The Chief Qadi will tell me that when I get to Konya.

How will you go to Konya?

I have my horse in the inn.

Can a living being own another living being?

It belongs to a friend from Konya.

He entrusted it to me.

If you were a dervish I'd say...

domination of another being is wrong.

Come on.

You take the road and see where it leads to.

May Allah give you a long life.

As long as the sky is above...

and the ground is below...

may He not cause you further problems.

We will live and see.

et's see what my Lord will do.

He does well whatever He does.

Light one more candle on the table.

Welcome, Sheikh Effendi.

Servants are Yours and You are theirs.

The illness comes from You, the cure comes from You, too.

O Healer!

The cure comes from You, Lord.

How did it happen?

Master Sevki and I were making...

the minbar for the mosque of Doganca village.

We called it a day...

and packed our stuff.

We performed the Maghrib prayer in the same mosque...

hoping to perform the Isha prayer in the lodge.

The moon brightened the night like milk.

Let's catch our breath, Master Sevki.

Right on the path stretching...

from Cevizlidere to Sugozu...

I saw a horse without its owner.

Master Sevki?

Come along, Dagistanli.

A horse at night in the middle of nowhere.

Obviously, it wasn't wild.

But its owner wasn't about.

Then we were worried about it.

We went up to the horse.

Hold this, Sevki.

It's Yunus!

Is he dead or alive?

He's alive, he's alive, by God!

Maybe this caused it.

No, we need to carry him.

I don't know if the snake bit him or not.

Maybe this caused it.

Are you saying this to me now?

Ah, the snake bit his arm.

That's why he has bruises.

We've had many snakes this winter. We have lots of antidote.

O Healer!

Our dervish, Ahi Evran, says...

that the cure is the poison.

And the poison is the cure.

You are the one who turns the poison into the cure...

and the cure into the poison, o Lord.

Along with him, I went after snakes in hibernation...

many times in Kayseri mountains.

He's not only the master of Ahis, but also that of doctors.

You introduced him to us and we learnt everything from him.

Thanks to you, Sheikh Effendi.

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

O Healer!

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

O Healer!

He fell off a horse.

When they brought him here, he seemed dead.

Where did the incident happen?

Is there anyone who saw how it happened?

Do you know the village of Sugozu?

I do.

They found him on the road between Cevizlidere and Sugozu.

First, they thought he was dead.

But when they went up to him, he was breathing.

Neither he came to be, nor did he die.

Neither he came to be, nor did he die.

Neither he came to be, nor did he die.

Neither he came to be, nor did he die.

Pray for him, dervishes.

Our troubles are nothing compared to his, eh?!

God give me patience!

Wasn't it enough for you to bring rubbish in the lodge...

that you've brought that creature?

Take it away from here!

Prayer is the best medicine. Pray, dervishes.

He hasn't woken up for so many days, father.

If your plan is to take the road of love to reunite with your beloved...

you will be tested with troubles.

We call Him Calap pronounced as 'Allah' in our hearts.

He's also called the Lord of Glory and Generosity.

One wants to see His beautiful face right away.

And to be charmed by that beauty.

But He first tests one with sorrow and troubles.

The Lord of Glory and Generosity.

Therefore...

accept His Glory, first...

only then will He be Generous.

He first tests people with sorrow, problems, and ordeal...

then He grants them grace, beneficence and honour.

But why does His Generosity have to follow His Glory?

To ascertain that the love is genuine.

I guess the snake's poison is very strong.

But he will recover inshallah.

If it's the poison that he wants to shake off, he will.

My dad always says that doctors can only help reduce fever.

Not avoid hell-fire.

You are the doctor of hearts.

It's been a week but his fever hasn't gone down.

Leave the window open, even at night.

My dad said you should apply cold water after each salah.

-I hope you have cider vinegar? -Yes, we made some.

Add some vinegar to the water.

I will come over and check him tomorrow.

Well, goodbye.

Won't you drink our sherbet, dear?

A caravan came from Alaiya. I need to help my dad.

-I'll bring the drugs when they're ready. -Don't bother.

Kasim will get them. You stay here. Don’t let me be worried for you.

As you wish.

Well, come on. Let's go in, dear Kasim.

Who knows what he is thinking now.

What would one think in such a state?

Is he conscious?

Can he tell between dreams and reality?

The wound is on his skin, not in his soul.

Cumali Effendi!

Cumali Effendi!

Mesud Effendi.

It has been years, Qadi Effendi.

What wind blew you here from Nallihan?

I came here from Anatolia...

for the council of Ahi leaders.

Come. Come, sit here.

I knew that you'd be in Konya.

Everyone in Nallihan knows that you became the Chief Qadi.

I am so glad that you came.

I am so glad that you came.

You have come here all the way from Konya.

Stay here. Be my house guest.

Thank you, Chief Qadi Hazrat.

But I need to go to Kirsehir as soon as possible.

You will go, sure, you will.

But be my guest for a few days.

Thank you, Chief Qadi Hazrat.

I've brought you some news.

I'll break the news and beg your leave.

My sheikh would like to see you.

When I arrived in Konya to kiss your hand...

he wanted me to tell you...

that he invites you.

He seems to be having a happy dream.

Come on then.

I guess the snake's poison is very strong.

But he will recover inshallah.

May I come in?

Come in, Dervish Cagri.

-Peace be upon you, Kasim Aga. -And upon you.

I've brought the drugs from Doctor Mikel.

Shall I take them to our sheikh?

Our sheikh is at home. I'll take them to him.

Give them to me.

-It was last Friday. -No, dervish.

Before. Almost a month ago.

We found him, dervishes. Just ask us.

Boluzade Effendi is right. It has been two Fridays.

He has not opened his eyes since.

Doctor Mikel thought he was dead when he saw him.

Now he looks less pale, thank God.

May God continue to bless you, dervishes.

We were talking about Yunus Effendi's condition, Kasim Aga.

What about Yunus Efendi's situation?

He's been sick for so long, sir.

We were talking about it.

Empty talk doesn't do anyone any good.

If you want to be helpful...

pray, instead of uttering empty words.

-Peace be upon you, Mother Sultan. -And upon you, Kasim Aga.

-Did you bring the drugs? -I did, Mother Sultan.

You did well.

He's is in. Dear, Kasim Effendi brought the drugs. Take them.

Don't bother. I need to see my sheikh, anyway.

Bismillah.

Bismillah.

Come, Kasim, come.

Did you bring the drugs?

I did, my sheikh.

How is Mikel Effendi?

I couldn't see him, sir.

I sent dervish Cagri to his home.

Do not bother.

Uncle Mikel told us to apply it after each Salah.

-Did you pour it? -I did, sir.

I asked Doctor Mikel.

He says that he's neither dead nor alive.

I saw him for the first time when I went to read the Quran two days ago.

It's been a month, sir. You'd be surprised. He's too thin.

As thin as a rake.

Let us thank God that he is still alive.

What if Minberci didn't find him in the wilderness?

I will never forget that moment.

One would think he was dead.

Everything happens for a reason

Let's pray for his recovery, dervishes.

How have you been, Aynali?

I've told you many times that people pray here, Aynali.

Don't bring that dirt here.

Dervish.

Take him back to nature.

He used to go away without returning for months.

Now he doesn't go anywhere.

We all like Aynali.

-He's beloved by all in Nallihan. -Aynali is our one and only.

I also protect him as much as I can.

After all, who knows...

what will become of any one of us?

One day you're sane, and the next day you're mad.

Is our chain tightened day by day, friends?

That one is a gossiper. This one slanders people.

That one is a liar. This one wants a high position.

The other one goes into business and has no time.

Well, everyone does have an exam to sit.

They're not supposed to stop work...

and come here to listen to my sermon.

Are they?

Well, then what will we do?

We welcome that who comes, we wish godspeed for he who goes.

So should we get angry at the people?

Who goes through pain? Who gets in trouble?

Is somebody's exam...

tests somebody else, then?

It's an exam.

Well...

if it's an exam, one must give the correct answer.

So, it's a crow tweeting, not a nightingale.

It's not like singing.

It informs of evil by shouting and screaming.

Everyone studies for their exam. Think about it.

What is your exam?

With what will you be tested? With trouble.

Then what is trouble?

It's a question. Why are you asked that question?

To give an answer, but it's not enough.

You are supposed to give the correct answer.

Some with goods, some with property and fields.

Some with money, some with high position.

Some with an illness.

Some with the cure.

And the nightingale with the crow.

Why doesn't anyone gather around my voice?

What did you expect? The nightingale's trouble...

is the crow that everyone listens to.

But what do they say?

Patience turns a simple leaf into a fine fabric.

Be patient. Wait. What will God do?

He does well, whatever He does.

Maybe you're asking, 'what's this old man talking about?'

'What does he tell us? It's not clear.'

Have I told you...

the story of Hazrat Ayyub before?

Prophet Ayyub is the son of Ilyas...

who descended from Prophet Isaac.

He was born 800 years before Jesus.

And his mother descended from Prophet Lot.

He had a large fortune and a lot of children...

around Damascus.

His wife was Rahima, the daughter Ephraim, who was Joseph's son.

Prophet Ayyub lived in abundance but he always helped...

the poor and the needy.

Both his fortune and his family were large.

He lived almost 80 years like this.

After that, it was the time to sit the exam.

One day his house collapsed while his family were asleep.

He buried 10 of his children.

Ayyub suffered great hardship.

But the trouble would go on.

One morning he woke up...

to see he was afflicted with sore everywhere.

No doctor from the North, South, East and West,...

could find a cure.

Those sores increased in number day by day.

But Prophet Ayyub was like a leaf.

Just as the leaf doesn't complain...

about turning to a fine fabric.

He didn't complain about it. Not even once.

Years went by. Some say that in 18 years...

the sores covered all his body.

The doctors were desperate, the ointments were useless.

One day his wife, Rahima, went up to him.

She said, "O Ayyub, haven't you suffered enough?"

"Pray to God so He will save you from this calamity and trouble."

His wife, Rahima...

never left Prophet Ayyub for 18 years.

So it wasn't only Ayyub who was being tested.

Obviously, it was her exam, too.

I'm beating around the bush again.

Prophet Ayyub said to his wife...

"O beloved, how can I demand such a thing from the Lord?

"He gave me luxury and children for 80 years."

"How can I rebel against Him just because I suffered a bit?"

"Let's wait for 80 years to go by."

"When we are even..."

"I may ask Him to recover me."

"He is generous, He will accept my prayers."

"But don't ask me to do it now."

Ayyub was asked the question, but his disciples were tested.

The devil was working. Don't get angry at him.

The devil is supposed to act this way.

Could we get angry at him for doing his duty?

He went up to Ayyub's disciples one by one.

"Well, is he really a prophet?" "Where is his miracle?"

"We expect him to heal our blind children."

"And to heal our paralysed mother. But this pathetic man..."

"can't even help himself!"

Sure, sure, they are right.

What kind of a prophet was he?

His body was full of wounds which he couldn't cure.

They are right, what kind of a prophet was he?

How could he redeem people when he was beyond redemption?

His disciples left Ayyub one by one.

They said, "he is useless to us."

His wife was very upset by this situation.

"They are right,"...

Ayyub said.

"It means I have not been good enough."

"It means I am a crow."

"I make noise that people do not want to hear."

How will the story continue?

The sores which covered his body...

reached his heart and tongue over the years.

When the sores reached his heart as well as his tongue...

Ayyub prayed to God.

"I receive with simplicity everything coming from You."

"But this sickness spread my tongue."

"As well as my heart."

"I have paid my dues."

It is written in the books...

that Ayyub prayed to God for the wounds...

on his tongue as well as his heart.

But what is the truth?

The truth is...

Eyyub says...

"I can no longer..."

"tell the Truth to the people using my tongue."

"I can't affirm by my heart what I utter by my tongue.

The tongue represents the word the heart represents affirmation.

Otherwise, the tongue and the heart are only pieces of meat.

"This way, I can neither praise Your name..."

nor affirm it by my heart."

"The cure comes from You. Cure me, O Lord," he said.

Suddenly, he heard a voice.

It said, "O Ayyub, lift thy head, thy prayer is accepted."

"strike the ground with your foot." And he did.

A spring of water appeared. Prophet Ayyub washed in it.

His wounds disappeared.

He struck the ground again. Another water source appeared.

The illness disappeared when he drank it.

His youth and beauty came back...

by making a full recovery.

And then he had twice as many children...

as the ones he had lost.

The correct answer to this question...

was patience, as we can see.

Patience turned a simple leaf into a fine fabric.

Well, what do dervishes say?

The caterpillar's journey ends...

when the butterfly's journey...

begins.