Enlight Dinner at the Wizard's Once upon a time there lived a Wizard who built himself a house on the edge of a large and rich village. One day he invited all the villagers to his place for dinner. “But before we eat,” he said, “I ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Three precious rings There once lived a wise and rich man, and he had a son. One day he said to his son: “My son, here I am giving you a precious ring.” Keep it as a sign that you are my heir and pass it on to your descen... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Unique formula One famous teacher gave a student a formula and said: - Repeat it when you get up in the morning, at noon and in the evening. As long as you remain my faithful disciple, you can be sure that your worl... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Heavy load A strange man was walking along the river bank. He was dressed in a loose robe, on his head he carried a pumpkin filled with rancid water, in his hands were heavy stones, and a heavy chain trailed beh... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Study The Sufi sage Saadi from Shiraz was walking with a caravan to Baghdad, when suddenly the caravan was attacked by robbers. When, bypassing the caravanners one by one, they approached Saadi and demanded... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Morning trading One morning Bahauddin Naqshbandi came to the Bukhara bazaar with a long pole in his hands. He began to shout in a hoarse voice until a crowd gathered, amazed at such behavior of a man of such reputati... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Starting point Bayazid Bistami, a Sufi Master, wrote in his autobiography: “When I was young, the basis of all my prayers was the desire to change the world. I asked: - Lord, give me strength so that I can change th... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Respect El-Amoudi allowed the kitchen boy to receive his guests. The water vessels in the house for visitors were often empty. When eminent visitors came to him, the sage at first rarely spoke to them about s... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Three Dervishes A long time ago there lived three dervishes - Yak, Du and Si. The first dervish came from the north, the second from the west, and the third from the south. These people had a common goal: they strive... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Hit this spot Zu-n-Nun of Egypt used a parable to illustrate how he was able to decipher the meaning of Egyptian inscriptions. In one place there was a statue of a man pointing his finger at something. The statue s... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Trade in Wisdom A man named Seyfulmulyuk spent half his life in search of truth. He read all the books of ancient wisdom he could, and traveled to known and unknown countries to listen to spiritual teachers. He spent... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Sultan in exile They say that one day the Sultan of Egypt called learned men to his place and, as often happens in such cases, a dispute arose in the assembly. The theme was Mohammed's night trip. Tradition says that... Parables Sufi Parables
