Enlight The fate of the jug A small earthenware water jug stood on the table. In the corner of the room, a sick man lay on a bed, tormented by thirst. "Drink! “Drink…” he asked every minute. But his relatives went away on busine... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Sultan Mahmud and the stone One day the great Sultan Mahmud was on the streets of Ghazna, his capital. He saw a poor porter, exhausted under the weight of a huge stone, which he was dragging on his back, and, sympathizing with t... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Structure of religion Once, when the ascetic Omar was leafing through the Jewish holy book, the Prophet Muhammad said to him: -You are too superficial about this book. If you want to benefit from it, you must become a Jew.... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Justice and justice Two friends walking through the forest found two bales of fabric. One of them grabbed them and refused to share. - How so? - the deprived one was indignant, we both saw this find, which means it’s fai... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight The essence of apprenticeship Ibrahim al-Kazzaz said that in his youth he really wanted to join the teaching master. He found the sage and asked to be his student. “You’re not ready yet,” said the teacher. But the young man insist... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Competition, not spirituality One day Hassan came across Rabia while she was sitting in a circle of contemplators and said: — I have the ability to walk on water. Let's go to that pond over there and, sitting on its surface, talk ... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight The Miser and the Angel of Death Sufi parable from Attar Through work, trade and usury, the miser accumulated three hundred thousand dinars. He had lands and buildings, and a wide variety of wealth. Then he decided that he would spen... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Tied hand and foot The student asked the Master: “I heard it said: “The world is a lie.” And I also heard: “The things of this world help the other world.” How can deception lead to something good? The Sufi sighed and r... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight The Power of Confidence People turned to Ibn Sina for help in difficult situations, when other doctors admitted their own powerlessness. One day a woman was brought to him. She was the wife of a famous doctor, but no one cou... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Saving lie Once upon a time there lived an old man who was helped by a certain young man with a small amount of money. And then one day, leaving the house, the old man saw how the young man was being led to exec... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight Vessel with nuts A certain villager asked his wife to cook his favorite dish with nuts. He kept the nuts in a large vessel with a neck so narrow that his hand could barely fit through it. This man went to the vessel t... Parables Sufi Parables
Enlight The blind man and the bull A certain man was returning from the market riding a bull. On the way he saw a blind man. He sat in the sun and cried. “Oh Allah, have mercy on me,” the blind man wailed, “I can’t see anything, and th... Parables Sufi Parables
