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== Memes ==

* You know the "moths like lamps" memes that Know Your Meme said [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/moth-lamp started in 2018]? Well, moths having been attracted to flames/candles has been of interest to Sufi Islamic Poets for a long time. For example the poem Judge A Moth By The Beauty Of Its Candle was written by a 13th century poet ~~named~~ ~~Mawlana~~ ~~Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi (or alternatively "~~Rumi"). In Sufi poetry, the moth and flame are a metaphor. The moth is a human and the flame is god. The flame is too powerful for a moth's body to survive close contact, but a moth may approach it out of love anyways. Such a moth could be likened to a pious god loving human.

* You know the "moths like lamps" memes that Know Your Meme said [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/moth-lamp started in 2018]? Well, moths having been attracted to flames/candles has been of interest to Sufi Islamic Poets for a long time. For example the poem ''Judge A Moth By The Beauty Of Its Candle'' was written by a 13th century poet known as Rumi. In Sufi poetry, the moth and flame are a metaphor. The moth is a human and the flame is god. The flame is too powerful for a moth's body to survive close contact, but a moth may approach it out of love anyways. Such a moth could be likened to a pious god loving human.