“‘At the third hour after sunset, my Host ordered the dinner
to be served. That same Ethiopian servant appeared again and spread before us
the choicest food. That holy repast refreshed alike my body and soul. In the
presence of my Host, at that hour, I felt as though I were feeding upon the
fruits of Paradise. I could not but marvel at the manners and the devoted
attentions of that Ethiopian servant whose very life seemed to have been
transformed by the regenerating influence of his Master. I then, for the first
time, recognised the significance of this well-known traditional utterance
ascribed to Muhammad: “I have prepared for the godly and righteous among My
servants what eye hath seen not, ear heard not, nor human heart conceived.” Had
my youthful Host no other claim to greatness, this were sufficient—that He
received me with that quality of hospitality and loving-kindness which I was
convinced no other human being could possibly reveal.”’
- Mulla Husayn (Quoted
by Nabil in chapter 3 of ‘The Dawn-Breakers’)
