Enlight Bread and salt Sufi parable from Ghazali Al-Amash had a neighbor who kept showing him his house and saying: “Oh, if only you could come in and taste the bread and salt,” but al-Amash refused. But one day al-Amash, b... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Four communities A wandering Sufi master approached a group of people. They grabbed the rope with all their might and pulled the crocodile out of the river. Seeing that the reptile was still alive and could kill someo... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Sheikhs of skull caps Four Sufi sheikhs addressed Bahauddin Naqshbandi in writing: from India, Egypt, Rum (Turkey) and Persia. Behind each of them there was a certain Sufi circle. In their messages, they tearfully begged B... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Four Consolations The ruler of the city ordered Buzurjmihr to be seized and thrown into prison. The disciples came to visit their teacher in captivity. They were amazed to see that their teacher had not changed at all ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Generous man Once upon a time there lived a rich and generous man in Bukhara. He reached a very high level in the spiritual hierarchy, for which he was awarded the title of Elder of the World. Every day people flo... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight I want to be wise Once upon a time there was a young man who found a dervish and asked him: - I want to become wise, how can I achieve this? The dervish sighed and replied: “Once upon a time there lived a young man who... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Black slave and dog A certain Abdullah Ibn Jafar owned a garden, and one day he went for a walk in it. When he passed by a vineyard he saw a black slave. The slave was squatting with a piece of bread in his hand, and a d... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Miracle of the Royal Dervish They say that the Sufi Master Ibrahim ibn Adham was once sitting in a forest clearing, and two wandering dervishes approached him. He invited them to sit down, and they talked about subtle matters unt... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Turtle and scorpion One day, the turtle, yielding to the scorpion’s request, took him to the other side of the river. The scorpion sat quietly all the way, but just before the shore it finally took and stung the turtle. ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Miracle of the Royal Dervish They say that the Sufi Master Ibrahim ibn Adham was once sitting in a forest clearing, and two wandering dervishes approached him. He invited them to sit down, and they talked about subtle matters unt... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Bread and jewelry One king once decided to give away part of his wealth in the form of alms. At the same time, he really wanted to know what would happen to his gifts. He called a baker whom he trusted and ordered him ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Hasan from Basra Hassan from Basra says: I was convinced that I was a person of humility and was more than modest in my thoughts and behavior towards others. One day, standing on the bank of the river, I saw a man sit... Parables Sufi Parables
