Enlight Attention and inattention Two students were talking in a Sufi school. One said: “I will soon die if our Master continues to ignore me as he has done for the last ten years.” I came here to study and I feel like I'm not allowed... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Dervish pain A dervish sat on the bank of the river in calm contemplation. A passerby came up from behind and, seeing the dervish’s bare neck, could not resist and loudly slapped it. The sound of his hand hitting ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight The cannibal giant and the Sufi One wandering Sufi master, crossing high mountains where no man had ever set foot, met a cannibal of gigantic proportions. “I will eat you,” the giant said to the Sufi. The Sufi replied: “Fine, eat me... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight The grocer and his parrot Sufi parable from Rumi One grocer had a parrot and everywhere he could he praised it. According to him, the parrot guarded the store when he was away and entertained customers who came to buy goods. A... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Hellfire One day a holy fool met Harun al-Rashid of Baghdad. -Where are you coming from, wanderer? - asked the ruler. “From hell,” he answered. - And what were you doing there? “I needed a fire to light my pip... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Rich, poor and heaven Sufi parable from Attar One merchant said that in Rum he knew a rich man whose daughter was never happy. When the merchant, after many years of absence, again visited his Rumian friends, he learned th... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Greed of stubbornness Once upon a time there lived an honest man who never in his entire life sought superiority over others. He was kind and hardworking, but could not succeed in life. The point was that this man, let's c... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Ahrar and rich spouses Imiruddin Arosi came from a family well known for its adherence to the sect of the enthusiastic. Having met a wise man, he said to him: “My wife and I tried for many years to purposefully follow the p... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Greed, servility and impossibility Sufi said: - No one will understand a person until he realizes the connection between greed, servility and impossibility. “This,” said the student, “is a puzzle that I am not able to comprehend.” The ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Andaki Andaka was asked: — Understanding and kindness are part of the Sufi Path; why should there be anything else there other than love and beauty; Why, for example, should there be knowledge and the passag... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Big world Once upon a time there lived a man who was bored with his life in the village. Captivated by travelers' stories about the “big world,” he increasingly yearned to enter it and free himself from the res... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Ahmed Hussein One day Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna was walking with the sage Ahmed Hussein. At that time there were rumors that Ahmed could look into the soul of any person and read his thoughts. The Sultan desperately ... Parables Sufi Parables
