Enlight Trustees' Treasure A prince from the illustrious house of the Abbasids, descendants of the Prophet's uncle, led a modest life in Mosul, Iraq. His family suffered the blows of fate and now lived the life of ordinary work... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Calmer Once upon a time there lived a man who dreamed of becoming a student of a Sufi sheikh. In fact, he was not ready to go along the path, accepting the proper order of events, because of his greed and ea... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Salik and Kamala Once upon a time there lived a young man named Salik. He was a resident of a city ruled by a stern king, whose decrees were so precise and comprehensive that people were accustomed to obey them withou... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Princess of Living Water Once upon a time, in a certain country, in a small hut there lived a girl named Jayda. While walking through the forest one day, she noticed that the bees had left their nest, leaving honey in it, and... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Prophet and long spoons One true believer once came to the prophet Elias. He was very concerned about what hell and heaven were because he wanted to live righteously. -Where is hell and where is heaven? The man turned to the... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Five hundred gold coins One of Junayd's followers came to him with a wallet containing five hundred gold coins. - Do you have any more money besides this? - asked the Sufi. - Yes, I have. - Do you want to have more? - Yes, I... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight The Joy of Understanding A Sufi, giving instructions to his disciple, asked him: - Do you understand? “I understand,” answered the student. “You told a lie, because understanding would be evidenced by the joy reflected on you... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Bird and egg Once upon a time there was a bird that could not fly. Like wingless creatures, she walked on the ground, although she knew that some birds fly. One day, an egg from a flying bird accidentally fell int... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Projection to distance It is said that a merchant once made a six-month journey from Africa to study with Jalaluddin Rumi. He rented a room in a caravanserai in Konya, sent a servant to announce his arrival and began to wai... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Rahimi In a private conversation, the scholar Salih Awami remarked to Sufi Rahimi: — What you just said contains neither references to ancient sources nor evidence in the form of quotations from them. “Not a... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight curse A certain false Sufi once went to the mill to grind his wheat there. “You dare me to do this now, and quickly,” he shouted to the miller with the arrogance that is so inherent in all charlatans who tr... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight heavenly food Yunus, the son of Adam, decided one day not to weigh his life on the scales of fate anymore, but to find out how and why necessary things come to a person. “I am,” he said to himself, “a man. And as s... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
