Enlight Prophet and long spoons One true believer once came to the prophet Elias. He was very concerned about what hell and heaven were because he wanted to live righteously. -Where is hell and where is heaven? The man turned to the... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Five hundred gold coins One of Junayd's followers came to him with a wallet containing five hundred gold coins. - Do you have any more money besides this? - asked the Sufi. - Yes, I have. - Do you want to have more? - Yes, I... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight The Joy of Understanding A Sufi, giving instructions to his disciple, asked him: - Do you understand? “I understand,” answered the student. “You told a lie, because understanding would be evidenced by the joy reflected on you... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Bird and egg Once upon a time there was a bird that could not fly. Like wingless creatures, she walked on the ground, although she knew that some birds fly. One day, an egg from a flying bird accidentally fell int... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Projection to distance It is said that a merchant once made a six-month journey from Africa to study with Jalaluddin Rumi. He rented a room in a caravanserai in Konya, sent a servant to announce his arrival and began to wai... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Rahimi In a private conversation, the scholar Salih Awami remarked to Sufi Rahimi: — What you just said contains neither references to ancient sources nor evidence in the form of quotations from them. “Not a... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight curse A certain false Sufi once went to the mill to grind his wheat there. “You dare me to do this now, and quickly,” he shouted to the miller with the arrogance that is so inherent in all charlatans who tr... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight heavenly food Yunus, the son of Adam, decided one day not to weigh his life on the scales of fate anymore, but to find out how and why necessary things come to a person. “I am,” he said to himself, “a man. And as s... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight The Legend of Moses One day Moses asked God to show him one of God's friends, and a voice answered: - Go to such and such a valley, there you will find one lover, one of the chosen ones, who follows the Path. Moses went ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Transformation Khoja Ahrar's reputation was so high that many sought to count themselves among his followers, whether he wanted it or not. One day he heard that four particularly unpleasant characters had gone to se... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Tale of the Sands The river, starting its journey from a source in the distant mountains, passing through the most diverse views and landscapes of the countryside, finally reached the sands of the desert. Just as it ov... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Predestination One day the mighty Suleiman was sitting on the throne, surrounded by people and peris, divas and genies, birds and animals, and out of trembling reverence for his unspeakable wisdom, no one dared to u... Parables Sufi Parables
