Enlight Turning poison into medicine In the city of Bistam there once lived two nobles who hated each other because of an ancient enmity. However, it so happened that both of them wanted to learn the secrets of human nature and destiny u... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Storytellers in the Cave In his book “Reflections on Miracles,” Hujviri writes that one day the Prophet’s disciples asked him to talk about the people of bygone days. Here's what he said: Three travelers, tired from the road,... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Paradise from the song Once upon a time lived in the eastern part of Afghanistan, in one of the remote valleys, the mighty blacksmith Ahangar. He forged excellent blades, and in peacetime, plows and horseshoes. And he also ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Rumi's insight Sufi parable from Rumi One rich merchant from Tabriz, having problems, came to Konya in order to see Rumi. The merchant took 50 gold coins with him, deciding to present them to the sage. When he enter... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Practicing wisdom Wisdom is learned by practicing it. A certain man came to the sage and said: - Teach me wisdom. The sage replied: - I cannot do this, because wisdom is its own teacher. It is learned by practicing it.... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Gatekeeper The Sufi was asked: - What are you doing? You do not allow us, who want to learn from you, to study from books. You don't demonstrate any rituals. You don't want to answer questions. You do not pay at... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Travelers Some travelers reached the foot of a high mountain, because they were told that innumerable treasures were hidden at the very top. They soon saw that there were many paths leading to the top. The trav... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Travel Qazwini Useful people doing useful work do not get annoyed when they are called useless. But worthless people, who imagine that they are doing important work, become very angry if such things are said about t... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Exposing the Mystic One day, a Sufi mystic was returning from the desert, where for a long time he devoted himself to asceticism, exercises of concentration and contemplation. He was going to go to the village and ask fo... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Permission to explain Due to the peculiarity of Sufi literature, teachers of the Path often granted permission to worthy people to interpret their books. Of course, not everyone qualified, and there were many Sufis who mad... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Affection Called Grace A diligent and diligent seeker of truth arrived at the tekkiya of Bahauddin Naqshbandi. As usual, he came for a spiritual conversation and did not ask any questions. When Bahauddin finally turned to h... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Sewn on button Sufi parable from Ghazali Al-Shafi, may God have mercy on him, said: “I still love Abi Sulaiman because of one thing I heard about him. One day, while riding on a donkey and spurring it, a button came... Parables Sufi Parables
