Enlight What to do? The Sufi sage Abdulalim from Fiz refused to teach, but from time to time he gave people advice on how to continue the Path. One day he was visited by a student who was incapable of learning and regula... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Boastful son of a bitch One morning Mohammed was saying morning prayers in the mosque. Among those who prayed with the prophet was one devout Muslim. Mohammed began a verse from the Koran in which Pharaoh said: “I am your tr... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Four magical items Once four holy dervishes of the second rank met and decided to go around the whole earth in search of four objects that would help them serve humanity. Having devoted many years to studying all kinds ... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Bread and salt Sufi parable from Ghazali Al-Amash had a neighbor who kept showing him his house and saying: “Oh, if only you could come in and taste the bread and salt,” but al-Amash refused. But one day al-Amash, b... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Four communities A wandering Sufi master approached a group of people. They grabbed the rope with all their might and pulled the crocodile out of the river. Seeing that the reptile was still alive and could kill someo... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Sheikhs of skull caps Four Sufi sheikhs addressed Bahauddin Naqshbandi in writing: from India, Egypt, Rum (Turkey) and Persia. Behind each of them there was a certain Sufi circle. In their messages, they tearfully begged B... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Four Consolations The ruler of the city ordered Buzurjmihr to be seized and thrown into prison. The disciples came to visit their teacher in captivity. They were amazed to see that their teacher had not changed at all ... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Generous man Once upon a time there lived a rich and generous man in Bukhara. He reached a very high level in the spiritual hierarchy, for which he was awarded the title of Elder of the World. Every day people flo... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight I want to be wise Once upon a time there was a young man who found a dervish and asked him: - I want to become wise, how can I achieve this? The dervish sighed and replied: “Once upon a time there lived a young man who... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Black slave and dog A certain Abdullah Ibn Jafar owned a garden, and one day he went for a walk in it. When he passed by a vineyard he saw a black slave. The slave was squatting with a piece of bread in his hand, and a d... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Miracle of the Royal Dervish They say that the Sufi Master Ibrahim ibn Adham was once sitting in a forest clearing, and two wandering dervishes approached him. He invited them to sit down, and they talked about subtle matters unt... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Turtle and scorpion One day, the turtle, yielding to the scorpion’s request, took him to the other side of the river. The scorpion sat quietly all the way, but just before the shore it finally took and stung the turtle. ... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
