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THE JOURNEY OF LOVE

-Peace be with you. -Peace be upon you.

You wonder that why we called you, Azmi Agha.

He wonders but he actually knows why we called him.

I don't know, Agha.

How should I know that?

Some irresponsible people...

...put a slur on Sheikh Effendi...

...and complained about him to Judge.

No way! Agha.

Someone who slandered our Sheikh dries his tongue.

Our Sheikh has been surrendered in person.

Who complains about our Sheikh in Nallihan?

Our Sheikh contributes a small share for everyone.

Well, that's the human race, Azmi Agha.

They sucked raw milk.

Sit, Azmi Agha, sit.

Sit, sit.

Let's talk, Azmi Agha.

Why did you put a slur on Sheikh Effendi?

Never, Agha.

Heaven forbid!

We have never said a bad word about our Sheikh.

Come on, daughter, come on.

The weather is hot, wash the dishes.

We are accustomed to waiting for Effendi.

If he sees that we are very pensive, he will be angry at us.

He would tell us to put the house in order.

You are right, mom.

He would ask why we were pensive...

...someone who has been bothered, has to think.

I need to go to the dervish lodge.

The dervishes wonder about it.

We don't think the news that our Sheikh is in the dungeon has spread.

Including our dervishes.

Come on, daughter, come on.

Hail to god, mercy and compassion.

Hail to god, mercy and compassion.

Amen.

I didn't do it. Cross my heart, Agha. I robbed no one, Agha.

I swear that I didn't do it, Agha.

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

I swear that I didn't commit any sin or crime, Agha.

I didn't do it, Agha.

Sure, sure. Look. Everyone is innocent in this dungeon.

No one is guilty here.

You can say that again.

If you are not guilty...

...then why are you in this dungeon, Sheikh Effendi?

I am here to visit you, Sencer Can.

Also the dungeons are good.

Especially, in this tumultuous condition.

If they are bad, Joseph would get inside?

Fine, okay.

You can leave, Agha.

Now the door of Nallihan Ahi community is closed for you...

...under any circumstances.

You can linger with the impudent.

Don't make our people and Ahis suspicious.

Azmi Agha.

You are trying to persuade us for nothing.

What you believe...

...is truth.

Everyone carries their own mirrors inside.

But...

...he who slandered doesn't know that...

Judge Ilyas, who pushes Sheikh around with a slander...

...and I worked as a Judge...

...this country.

I know what the method is...

...in the state and what's written...

...in the book.

He who asserts a claim like this needs to have a witness.

After all, let me say the result of this case.

This case will come back from Chief Justice in Konya.

And he who slandered someone without evidence,...

...will come into Judge's presence.

We will certainly see who the witness is...

...after the commencement of the proceedings.

If the complainant is by Azmi, leather dealer,...

If the complainant is by Azmi, the leather dealer,...

...he will begin to look for a false witness soonest.

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

And they call that justice and the court.

Well, Azmi Agha.

Are you buying a witness by yourself?

Speak out against a man instead of shooting an arrow.

An arrow may be misdirected...

...but the tongue is not.

God, God, God.

God, God, God.

Congratulations, Sheikh dad.

Are you here, dears?

Please.

You also have what I have.

Well.

We are leaving, old man.

Thanks.

You can come whatever you want.

You could have soup in our poor house.

But Sheikh Effendi...

...Sencer who called him into lodge,...

...is an unruly robber in Nallihan.

We have all been here to steal a shroud.

If we see that, we won't believe it.

To whom do the goods belong?

To whom does the property belong?

Who is the owner?

Who is the robber?

I just wanted to tell you in case you don't know him.

You got a lot older. You forget everything.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Time is up, Agha.

I need to take the road...

...right now.

Take the road.

Don't go off the rails.

The beneficial things have already happened.

That's your fate.

You can't change the direction of the road.

I found a new fellow, old man.

Aren't you done?

Didn't you die?

Aren't you done? Didn't you die?

Aren't you done? Didn't you die?

Well?

Where do you work as a Judge?

I will find out after I arrive in Konya.

How are you going to Konya?

I have a horse.

Can a living be owned by an other being?

It is my friend's from Konya.

He gave it to me so I can use it.

If you were a dervish I would have said...

that being can’t be upon other being.

Come on!

Take the road and we will see where it leads.

May Allah give you a long life.

He doesn't bother you...

...until the sky is above and...

...the ground is below you.

We will live and see.

Let's see that what God will do?

He does everything well.

Light a candle and put it on the table.

Welcome, Sheikh Effendi.

The serfs are yours and you are theirs.

The problem comes from you and the cure comes from you, too.

Oh, Shaafi.

The cure comes from you, God.

How did that happen, guys?

We were making the mimbar of the mosque...

...of Doganca village with workman Shevki.

We finished up the work and...

...packed our stuff.

And we performed prayer, evening worship, in the...

...mosque where we worked. Then we decided to go to lodge for night prayer.

The moon brightened the night like milk.

Let's take a breath, workman Shevki.

While we were going from the brook...

...of Cevizli to Sugozu...

We saw a horse there without its owner.

Workman Shevki?

Come, daghestani, come.

There was a horse at night in the middle of nowhere.

It is obvious that it is not wild...

...but its owner didn't appear to be around.

Then we were worried about it.

We went up to the horse.

Hold on, Shevki.

It's Yunus.

Is he dead or alive?

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

Maybe this caused it.

Nope, we need to carry him.

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

Maybe this caused it.

Are you saying this to me now?

Ah, the snake bit his sleeve.

That's why his sleeve became purple.

There were many snakes in winter. We collected a lot of poison, Sheikh Effendi.

Oh, Shaafi.

Ahi Evran Dervish would say that...

...the cure is poison.

...poison is the cure.

You are the one who turn the poison into a cure and...

...the cure into poison, my dear God.

With him, I went after the snakes many times, which are in hibernation...

...on Konya mountain.

But he is not Ahi's dervish. He is also the doctor's dervish.

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

With your favour, Sheikh Effendi, with your favour.

With the name of God.

Dear God.

With the name of God.

Dear Shaafi.

He fell off a horse.

When they brought him here, he seemed dead.

Where did this incident happen?

Is there someone who saw and heard it?

Do you know the village of Sugozu?

I do.

They found him on the road between the brook of Cevizli and Sugözü.

First they thought he was dead...

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

It's not over, he didn't die.

It's not over, he didn't die.

It's not over, he didn't die.

It's not over, he didn't die.

Pray, dervishes.

We cope with what? He copes with what?

Forgive, my dear God.

It's not enough that you brought these sweeps to the dervish lodge...

...now are you bringing these animals?

Get it and take it away, go!

Forgive, dear God.

Forgive, dear God.

There is no ointment except prayer. Pray, dervishes.

It's been a couple of days. He still hasn't woken up, dad.

If your plan is to take the road of love and arrive to one who you love...

...you will be examined with trouble.

We call it Chalab which means the one.

But His other names are Zul Celali Vel Ikram.

One wants to see his beautiful face

and be charmed by this beauty.

But he first shows his sorrow, his cruelty and his glory.

Zul Celali vel Ikram...

...means...

...first glory...

...then honour.

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

...then He grants them grace, beneficence and honour.

But why does He first grant glory and then honour?

He finds out if the lover is faithful or not.

I guess the snake's poison is strong.

But he will get rid of it, hopefully.

If he wants to get rid of the snake's poison, sure he will.

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

Not get rid of the fire.

You are the doctor of hearts.

Thanks.

It has been a week but his fever hasn't been reduced.

Leave the window open, even at night.

My dad said to apply cold water after each ritual worship.

-Hopefully. Is there cider vinegar? -There is, we did that.

You will put cider vinegar into water.

I will come over and check him tomorrow.

Well, good bye.

Well, won't you drink our sherbet?

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

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

Kasim will figure that out. 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 that what he is thinking now.

What does he think while he is like that?

Is he conscious?

Can he distinguish between a dream and the truth?

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

Cumali Effendi.

Cumali Effendi.

Mesud Effendi.

It has been years, Master judge.

What brings you out here from Nallihan?

I came here...

...from the four corners of Asiatic Turkey for the council of Ahi headmen.

Come. Come, sit here.

I knew that you were in Konya.

Everyone knows that you are Chief Judge in Konya.

I am so glad you came.

I am so glad you came.

You have come here all the way from Konya...

...stay. Be my house guest.

Thank you. Chief judge.

I need to take the road of Kirsehir.

You will go, sure, you will.

But be my guest for a few days.

Thank you, Chief judge.

I brought you some news.

I bring you news and I beg to leave.

My Sheikh calls you.

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

...he wanted me to say that...

...I called you here to see him.

He certainly had a happy dream.

Come on then. In the name of God.

God is the one. God is the one. God is the one.

God is the one. God is the one. God is the one.

God is the one. God is the one. God is the one.

I guess the snake's poison is strong.

But hopefully he will get rid of it.

Not at all.

-Not at all. -Can I come in?

Come in, come in, Dervish Chagri.

-Peace be with you, Kasim Agha. -And peace be upon you.

I brought the drugs from Doctor Mikel.

Should I bring them to our Sheikh?

Our Sheikh is at home. We will bring them ourselves.

Give it to me.

-It was last Friday. -No, dervish.

Previously. It has been almost a month.

We found him, dervishes. Just ask us.

Boluzade Effendi is right. It has been two Fridays.

He hasn't woken up.

Doctor Mikel thought he was dead the first time he saw him.

Now his skin has bloomed, happily.

Your conservation should be nice, dervishes.

We were talking about the situation of Yunus Effendi, Kasim Agha.

What about Yunus Efendi's situation?

Since when has he been on the death bed?

We were talking about it.

There is no avail to empty talk for a patient who is not healthy.

If you want to be helpful...

...pray instead of speaking empty words.

-Peace be with you, Mother Sultan. -Peace be upon you, Kasim Agha.

-Did you bring the drugs? -I did, mother sultan.

You did fairly well.

Effendi is inside. Daughter, Kasim Effendi brought the drugs. Take them.

Don't bother. I also need to see my Sheikh.

In the name of God. In the name of God.

In the name of God. In the name of God.

Come, Kasim Agha, come.

Did you bring the drugs?

I did, my Sheikh.

How is Mikel Effendi?

I couldn't see him, Agha.

I sent dervish Chagri to his clinic.

Don't bother.

Uncle Mikel told to take it after each Salaah.

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

I asked Doctor Mikel.

He says that he is neither dead nor alive.

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

It has been a month, Agha. You'd be surprised. He has become thin.

He can pass through a pinhole.

Say thank God. He is still alive.

If Pulpit-maker couldn't find him out in the bush?

I couldn't forget that I found him.

If someone saw him, they would think he is dead.

Everything happens for a reason

We wish for a cure, dervishes, wish for a cure.

How are you, old man?

We told you many times that the people pray here...

...don't bring it here.

Dervish...

...take him back to nature.

He used to go away suddenly and wander for months.

Now he doesn't go anywhere.

We approve Aynali in any case.

-He is Nallihan's consignation. -Let everything go missing but not Aynali.

I also protect him as much as I can.

After all who knows

what anyone is capable of? What anything turns out to be?

He would dissuade before you knew it.

Is our chain tightened by day by, friends?

That one is a gossiper. This one slanders people.

This is a liar. And the other wants a position.

The other one goes into business, has no time.

Well, everyone has an exam. Sure he will do it.

They stop working and...

...then... Do they come here to listen you your empty conservation?

Right?

Well then what do we need to do?

The place is ready for he who comes. The road is ready for who he goes.

So should we get angry to the people?

Someone, the regardful. Who gets in trouble?

Someone else's exam...

tests the other one in that case?

It's an exam.

Well...

...if there is an exam, it will be done.

It means it is a crow that is singing, not a nightingale.

They don't really sing.

They inform of evil by shouting and screaming.

They make the people ready for their exam. Think about it.

What is your exam?

The exam with what? With trouble.

Then what is the trouble?

It's a query. What is the purpose of a query?

Getting an answer, but it's not enough.

The purpose of a query is getting a correct answer.

Someone has goods, someone has property. Someone has a field.

Someone has money, someone has authority and a position.

Someone has trouble...

...someone has a cure.

And the nightingale has the crow.

Why does anybody hear my voice?

What happens now? The trouble of the nightingale

is the voice of the crow she listens.

But what do our ancestor say?

Patience turns a simple leaf into a fine fabric.

Be patient. Wait. What will God do?

He does everything well.

Now you are saying what this old man tells us?

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

Did I tell you...

...the story of Eyyub before?

Prophet Eyyub is the son of Ilyas who...

...descended from Prophet Isaac.

He lived eight years before the birth of Christ.

Also his mother descended from the Lut Prophet.

He had a large fortune and many sons...

...around Damascus.

His wife was Rahime, the daughter of prophet Joseph.

Prophet Eyyub lived in opulence but he always paid his regards to the poor...

...and helped them.

He had a fortune and his family was numerous.

He lived almost eighty years...

...in that case. Just then, a question appeared.

One day his house collapsed while his family were sleeping.

He buried ten sons in the grave.

Eyyub suffered great hardship.

But, the trouble was pursuing.

One morning when he woke up...

...whole his body was full of inflamed sores.

None of the doctors, who came from the North, South, East and West,...

...could find a cure.

These inflamed sores increased day by day.

But Prophet Eyyub was like a leaf.

Just as the leaf doesn’t complain about

turning to a fine fabric.

He didn't complain about it. Including each breath.

It has been years. Some said that...

...his bod looked like as if he is eighteen years old.

The doctors were desperate, the ointments were useless.

One day Rahime, his wife, came into his presence.

She said that ''Hey, Eyyub, It is not enough that you suffered a lot.

Pray and God will keep you from this calamity and trouble. ''

His wife...

...never left Prophet Eyyub for eighteen years.

This exam wasn't only Eyyub's.

It is obvious that it was her exam, too.

We are beating around the bush again.

Prophet Eyyub said to his wife...

''Hey, the light of my heart, how can I demand such thing from my God?

He gave me high living with my sons for eighty years.

How can rebel against him just because I suffered a bit.

Let's wait for eighty years to go by.

First we should pay our due.

Then if I want that, I will request it.

He is generous, he will even accept it.

But don't ask that from me now. ''

Eyyub is asked the question but his nerves are tested.

Of course devil never stands back. Well, we shouldn’t get angry

Since the devil's role is evil.

Could we get angry at him for doing his duty?

He tried to convince people soonest.

Well, Is he actually a prophet? Where is the miracle?

We expect him to give our blind children sight again...

And help our mom walk again, who is crippled. But this pathetic man

is still trying to cure his own wounds.

Sure, sure the men are right.

How is he a prophet?

His body is full of wounds and he couldn't cope with it.

They are right, how is he a prophet?

Someone who gets rid of wounds, how will he direct two worlds?

They left Eyyub one by one.

They say that ''he is useless for us. ''

His wife Rahime was upset by this situation.

Eyyub said that...

...''they are right.

It means that our tongue isn't telling the truth.

It means that we are the crow.

We spread evil by shouting and screaming. ''

How will the story continue?

The inflamed sore which covered his body, arrived...

...to his heart and tongue over years.

Then when the ichor arrived to his tongue and heart.

He prayed to God.

He said ''What comes from you is pleasure, my dear God...

...but trouble has arrived to my tongue.

It has arrived to my tongue. ''

Now it has damaged me.

It is written in the books that...

...Eyyub prayed to God for the wound...

...which arrived to his tongue and heart.

In fact what is the truth?

The truth is that...

...Eyyub says that...

...I couldn't tell...

...truth to the people with my tongue now.

I couldn't acknowledge what I told with my tongue.

The words which come from my tongue and heart need to be acknowledged.

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

I couldn't mention you...

...nor could I affirm it like this.

The cure comes from you. Cure me, dear God.

He heard a voice, suddenly...

...It said ''Eyyub, keep your head up, your prayer is accepted.

Hit the floor with your foot.'' And he did.

Water appeared on the floor. Prophet Eyyub washed with it.

His wounds disappeared.

He hit the floor again. More water appeared.

The illness disappeared when he drank it.

His youth and beauty came back...

...by making a full recovery.

And then he had twofold sons...

...than the ones that died.

The correct answer to the question...

...is patience.

Patience turns the leaf into fabric.

Well, what do dervishes say?

While the caterpillar was saying this is the end of the way...

...the master was saying this is a...

...butterfly.

Translation: Sublime Translation