Enlight The king and the poor boy They say that one day King Mahmud overtook his retinue. Rushing on a horse at full speed along the river, he suddenly saw a little boy near the water, catching fish with a seine. The child seemed very... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Plague Once upon a time a pilgrim and Chuma met on the road. -Where are you going? - asked the plague. - To Mecca, to worship the holy places. And you? “To Baghdad, to take five thousand people,” answered Pl... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight A man who went out in search of his destiny Once upon a time there was a man, like many before him and after him, who decided to change his life. “What’s the point,” he said to himself, “trying to do or not do something if I don’t know my Fate?... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Four friends Once upon a time, a Sufi decided to settle in a certain city, where he was to found his school. There were three people living in that city who knew about his work. They wrote to him, expressing their... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Caliph Omar and children Sufi parable from Sanaya One day, Omar approached a group of children playing happily. Seeing the caliph himself, they got scared and fled. Only one remained before the Caliph. This was the future fam... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Formula Once upon a time there lived a learned man. He devoted his entire life to the search for knowledge, and read a great variety of books, among which were very rare books dedicated to secret knowledge. A... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Fatima the spinner and the tent Once upon a time, in a city in the far West, there lived a girl named Fatima. She was the daughter of a prosperous spinner. One day her father told her: - My daughter, get ready to go. We're going on ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Caliph and Laili Sufi parable from Rumi When the Caliph was pointed at one girl and told that it was Layli, he asked her: “Are you really the same Lily who drove poor Kais crazy?” But, for the life of me, I don’t find... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Fahima and the prince There once lived in the city of Basra a girl, beautiful and smart, who was famous for her ability to easily solve riddles and sometimes predict people’s actions better than they could do it themselves... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Scientist's beard A certain scientist, who became famous for his knowledge and his magnificent long gray beard, was walking one evening through the alleys of Shiraz. Lost in his thoughts, he passed by a crowd of water-... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Three tips A man once caught a bird. “I won’t be of any use to you in captivity,” the bird told him, “let me go, and I’ll give you three valuable pieces of advice.” The bird promised to give the first advice in ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Three clairvoyants Three Sufis once walked along the earth, and they were so observant and wise that everyone called them clairvoyants. One day, during one of their many journeys, they met a camel driver on the way. See... Parables Sufi Parables
