Halim Salim survived the Burdur wedding he attended and next
learned what to do during a drought: pray for rain:
"A few days after the wedding, the criers in the markets began to
announce that everyone would be going to a prayer service for rain.
The elementary and high school students complied with their teachers'
directives and, together with all the officials, clergy and town notables,
everyone moved en masse to a high hill."
"Since I was living in Burdur city, I, too, felt the responsibility to
participate in the prayer service. So, right away I renewed my 'aptes'
(ritual ablution) and went to the aforementioned hill to humble myself
in prayer. A member of the clergy said the prayer and all present
affirmed him."
"The prayer service for rain continued for three days but the rain
refused to fall. Then, another clergyman wrote a rain-making prayer
on a stone and tossed the stone into the nearby stream. The next day,
the sound of thunder and the crack of lightning that reinforced the
glory of God in the hearts of men, began to be heard."
"Next, as if a part of the sky had been ripped from the heavens, the
rain poured down in buckets and continued for 17 days. The ground
became thoroughly soaked and wet, putting smiles on the faces of the
farmers, in particular."
"So, thanks to the help of God, all was well in Burdur and I departed,
arriving back in Istanbul four days later."
//END of PART FOUR/FINAL//
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