>[!NOTE]+ Meta Author:: Pouran Lashini Reference:: http://www.parsagon.com/the-sama-hearing-with-the-heart/ Date:: 2019 Tags:: #Iran #metal #Islam WeftLinks:: [[Spiritual value of craft]] Claim:: [[Claim - Craft plays an important role in worship]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > The sound of metalsmithing was the source of Rumi's conversion to a mystical orientation towards the divine. ### Highlight >The Sufi ritual of _sama_ began in the 13th century with the mystic poet Jalaleddin Muhammad Rumi. The legend goes that he was walking toward a goldsmith and came away dancing to the melodic sound of a hammer. He heard harmony in the work; he sang love poems with the clangs. He performed a whirling dance and grew dizzy, his soul transcended into a trance (_wajd_), and he became ecstatic. As a result, the sound of the gold left, and he united with God.