Enlight Isa and the unbelievers Master Jalaluddin Rumi and others say that one day Isa, the son of Mary, was walking through the desert, not far from Jerusalem, with several people in whom greed was still strong. They begged Jesus t... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Cup of Wishes In one state there lived a young king. He was very proud and domineering. When he passed through his domain, the people fell on their faces and shouted: - Vivat, Emperor! And the treasurer walked behi... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Lesson One day, a man fell from the roof of a house right on Nasreddin’s head as he was walking along a narrow alley. Nothing happened to that man, but the mullah ended up in the hospital. “What lesson did y... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight What you need One day the Sufi Master and his disciples were looking for a place to stay for the night. But the inhabitants of the nearest village drove them away, mistaking them for charlatans, and they had to sto... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Revelation One day a man came to the Sufi Master and asked permission to study with him. “Okay,” said the Master, “but what prompted you to do this? Maybe there was a sign for you? Some kind of revelation from a... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Escape from death One king dreamed that his death had come. In a dream he saw a standing shadow and asked: - Who are you? Shadow said: “I am your death, and tomorrow at sunset I will come for you.” The king wanted to a... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Bayazid and the vain man Once a certain person reproachfully told Bayazid, the great mystic of the 9th century, that he had fasted and prayed for 30 years, but had never found in it the consolation that Bayazid promised. Baya... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight I choose bliss Master Bahauddin was happy all his life, the smile never left his face. His whole life was saturated with the aroma of the holiday! Even dying, he laughed cheerfully. He seemed to be enjoying the comi... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Experts The dead man suddenly came to life and began knocking on the lid of the coffin. The cover was removed. The man sat down. - What are you doing here? he asked the assembled crowd. - I'm alive. His words... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight I don't know Nazinda, a wandering Bukhara dervish, when asked questions, often answered: “I don’t know.” This feature became a topic of controversy in Allahabad. The discussion included those who argued that a tea... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Linguist and Sufi One dark night, one Sufi, walking along the road, heard a cry for help coming from the bottom of an abandoned dry well. - Hey, what happened? - the Sufi shouted, looking into the well. “You see, I’m a... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight What prevents you from being kind? Sufi parable from Ghazali They said that Qais Ibada fell ill, and his brothers did not come to him for a long time. They told him: “They are embarrassed because they owe you a lot.” And he replied: “A... Parables Sufi Parables
