Enlight My obstacle Once they asked Shibli: —Who sent you on the Path? Shibli replied: - Dog. One day I saw a dog, almost dying of thirst, standing at the edge of the water. Every time he bent down, he saw his own reflec... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight My friend Malik, Dinar's son, was annoyed by the dissolute behavior of his young neighbor. For a long time he did not take any action, hoping that someone else would do it for him. But when the young man’s beha... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Thought of the Vine The mouse and the elephant fell in love with each other. On the wedding night, the elephant twisted his leg, fell, hit himself and was left lying lifeless. - Oh, fate! - the mouse cried. “I bought a m... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Man in a white hat Nim Hakim was not a man of extraordinary ability. One day, when he was passing by a house, people came out and stopped him. “Please come in,” they told him, “and examine our hostess, she is sick.” - W... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight At the crossroads A Sufi was sitting at a crossroads one morning when a young man approached him and asked if he could study with him. “Yes, but only one day,” said the Sufi. All that day, travelers stopped near the Su... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Lioness milk In one distant kingdom, all the inhabitants were impatiently waiting for the three royal daughters to get married. And no wonder: after all, according to the laws of that kingdom, they could choose an... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight The Silent Sheikh Sufi parable from Attar The famous Sufi sheikh Ibrahim ibn Adham met an unfamiliar horseman on the way, who asked to show him the way. Ibrahim raised his hand to the sky. The horseman demanded to stop... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight young man Sufi master Junaid worked with one young man. Junaid lived such an ordinary life that you had to be very insightful to understand that an enlightened one was nearby. In everything he was completely or... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Mastery Once upon a time there lived a wise man to whom people came for advice. He listened to them and then told them stories. Insight descended on the people, and they left the sage with gratitude. And most... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Mother's Courage Sufi parable from Attar During the time of the Prophet, there lived a pious woman named Umm Abdallah, who had an eighteen-year-old son. The son fell ill with a fever and died. But the woman did not co... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Inheritance One man, dying far from his home, made a will in which he disposed of his property in the following words: “Let the community living where my lands are located take from them what they wish, and let w... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Master and tea cup One Master traveled incognito with his disciples. They stopped at a caravanserai for the night. In the morning the owner served breakfast and tea. When they began to drink tea, the owner suddenly fell... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
