Enlight Alif In the life of Bulla Shah, the great Punjabi saint, one can read one of the most instructive stories about the early years of his education, when he was sent to school along with his peers. There his ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight A look of power The Dervish, who studied at the feet of the great Sufi teacher, was told to perfect his knowledge in sensitivity exercises. He was then to return to his Master for further instructions. He retired int... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Bahauddin and the tramp Bahauddin el-Shah, the great teacher of the dervishes of the Naqshbandi brotherhood, once met a brother in the large square of Bukhara. The visitor was a wandering dervish (qalandar) from the Malamati... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Bahauddin and the scientist Once a famous scientist visited Bahauddin Naqshbandi. All the students expected that Murshid would take part in a discussion with the scientist and refute his arguments, just as he had done with other... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Greatest name One fakir from India asked a Sufi if he would tell him the Greatest Name: the Hundredth Name of Allah. Those who know it can perform miracles, changing the course of life and history. No one can know ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Be invisible A famous Sufi was asked: -What does it mean to be invisible? He said: “I will answer when I have the opportunity to demonstrate this.” After some time, the Sufi and the man who asked this question wer... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight camel Sufi parable from Sanaya One man, seeing a camel in a meadow, began to reproach it for having a crooked neck. The camel answered him: - Don't blame me for my crookedness. Let me walk in front of you a... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Bayazid Bistami 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 Grapes Sufi parable from Rumi Once four people walked together and in agreement: a Turk, a Persian, an Arab and a Greek, and somewhere they got a dinar. This dinar became the cause of a quarrel between them,... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Scent of Truth A certain famous, respected and influential merchant came to Bahauddin Naqshbandi. He said at a public meeting: “I have come to place myself at your disposal and at the disposal of your Teaching. I as... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Squirrel Mawlana Bahauddin was walking with Allauddin from Nishapur along a grassy bank. Allauddin said: “I would like to know why you deprived people of the pleasure they received from so many Sufi traditions... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Bayazid Bistami Bayazid, one of the greatest Sufi Masters, came to the Teacher as a child. Without saying or asking anything, he would quietly sit down and look at his face, and after a while he would also quietly le... Parables Sufi Parables
