Enlight Determination of composition Bahauddin Naqshbandi once found himself in the city of Alucha, because respected residents of the city, having heard that he was passing by on the main road, came out to meet him and asked him to hono... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight One and a half students During the Ottoman Empire, in Turkey, one of the Sultan's guests told him about a famous Sheikh living in Anatolia. He warned the Sultan to be careful in his attitude, since the Sheikh had hundreds of... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Dam Once upon a time there lived a widow with five little sons. She owned a small piece of land irrigated by a ditch. The meager harvest from this plot was barely enough for them not to die of hunger. But... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Call Hassan Once, a certain student of a Sufi master, distinguished by his special zeal, striving to achieve an ideal result in everything, entered the teacher’s room for another assignment. “Please call Hassan,”... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Repentance Sufi parable from Sanaya Sultan Masud was very angry with his wazir Abul-Hasan Maimandi when he was informed that he had committed a huge embezzlement. For this, the Sultan removed him and imposed a f... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Help someone in need Al-Abassi once stated that whether people try to help a person or not, something inside the person himself can resist this. But there were people who objected to this theory, and al-Abassi promised to... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Useful and useless One day a king said to his advisor: — Good thinking relies on exploring alternatives. Tell me what is better: to increase the knowledge of my subjects or to give them more food? Both will be useful fo... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Peacock and snake One day, a young man named Adi, nicknamed the calculator because he studied mathematics, decided to leave Bukhara and go in search of great knowledge. His teacher advised him to go south and said: — F... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Moving One day a thief entered the dervish’s house and took away half of his property. The dervish picked up the rest of the things and ran after the thief. - What do you want? - asked the thief, noticing th... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight The last straw The caliph was rich, but neither countless treasures nor power pleased him. The monotonous, aimless days dragged on languidly. Advisors tried to entertain him with stories of miracles, mysterious even... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Feast of the Padishah One padishah had a wise and faithful vizier. For many years, the vizier helped the padishah in all state and personal affairs. And the padishah valued the vizier, rewarding him according to his desert... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight One without the other It is known that one day a man came to Ahmed Yasawi, a Sufi from Turkestan and said: “I want to study, but to study without the help of books, and without the help of a teacher who would stand between... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
