Enlight Beggars and workers It is reported that Ibn al-Arabi was asked: — Your circle mainly consists of beggars, farmers and artisans. Can't you find smart people who will follow you? Then the most authoritative people will pay... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Need an intermediary A beggar approached Caliph Marouan and began to beg for alms from him. “Turn to Allah,” said Marouan. - I have already contacted him. And the answer was: “Ask Marouan,” said the beggar. - O Allah! “Fi... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Incurable disease In one village, in a small hut by the road, a sick peasant lay on his bed and died. He was not old at all, but an unknown illness seized him and confined him to bed. Relatives already refused to belie... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Abode of Truth Once upon a time there lived two wise men. One of them was mistaken, but many people believed that he was a great man. The second sage was the true possessor of supreme knowledge. And again, many beli... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Low bow to the thief Junayd from Baghdad once passed by the scaffold where they were going to publicly hang a thief. Junaid bowed to the criminal. Someone asked him: - Why did you do this? Junaid said: “I bowed to his det... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Scissors Sufi parable from Rumi A man who had chronic heart neurosis came to Rumi and said: “No medications help me, I’ve tried everything.” Could you help me with anything? The master looked attentively at th... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Never complain One man spoke against Mojudi in the company of people who wanted to come into contact with the Truth. One of them said: “You probably haven’t met or talked to Mojoudi.” The dissatisfied objected: - I ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight The beginning and the end A neighbor knocked on the jeweler's house. - Get out! “Lend me your scales until the morning,” the old man asked him. - Hello, most respected! What should I answer you? I don't have a sieve. “I’m not ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Beggar and Cape One student of the great Abu Hafs asked him for permission to teach for a long time. Finally, the master gave his consent and sat down in the middle of the audience at the first lecture. When the stud... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Accuser of Sufis One young man always spoke ill of the Sufis. One day a Sufi sheikh approached him, took a ring with a stone from his finger and said: “Oh, young man, go and sell this ring in the market for the price ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Unmodified Once in Delhi, when Nawab Muhammad Khan Jan-Fishan was returning from a walk, his attention was attracted by a large crowd of people, apparently involved in an altercation. He asked a man standing asi... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Appeal Malik, the son of Dinar, describes the man's misbehavior and his treatment. Malik was very concerned about the dissolute behavior of a depraved young man who lived nearby. For a long time he did nothi... Parables Sufi Parables
