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
Enlight Weapons Hakim al-Mansouri was a great sage of Balkh, a city in Central Asia. He had thousands of disciples, and his mere appearance at the king's court was perceived as recognition of the legitimacy of his ru... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Self-obsessed A man came to the dervish and said: - I would like to discuss my problem with you. “But I,” said the dervish, “would not like to do this.” The man was annoyed: - How do you know, because you didn’t li... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Disobeying Moses As Abu Talib Makki writes, Moses, the great prophet, told how he was able to expand the degree of his understanding from isolated guesses and assumptions to a correct and clear perspective. Moses was ... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Ordinary Rashid Sitharazad received a group of willing students, whose heads were filled with rumors of his miracles and the excitement of being closer to the source of the Teaching. He said: - Let one of you ... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Parrot's errand Sufi parable from Rumi One merchant, also known for owning a learned parrot, once went to Hindustan on trade matters. Before setting off, he asked all his children and household members who would like... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight The basis and integral part of Sufi Knowledge One person noticed in one of the shops in Baghdad a large locked chest of elegant workmanship. On the outside was carved: “The Foundation and Integral Part of Sufi Knowledge.” The man became very inte... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
