Enlight Measure of generosity Sufi parable from Ghazali They said that a certain woman asked al-Lays, may the Lord have mercy on him, some honey, and he rewarded her with a whole wineskin. They told him: “She would have been satis... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Master in the Palace One day, a very rich man invited a sage to visit his palace. The palace was extremely luxurious. It was filled with all kinds of valuables: carpets, paintings, dishes, all kinds of works of art, furni... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Ant and dragonfly Sufi parable from Attar A prudent and stubborn ant was looking at the flower nectar, when suddenly a dragonfly rushed from a height onto the flower, tasted the nectar and flew away, then flew up and a... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Call yourself God One Sufi was stoned to death for calling himself God, and he was taken to heaven. Some time later, the man who witnessed the death of the Sufi died and went to heaven. Seeing a Sufi there, he became i... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Saturation A man came to Bahauddin Naqshbandi and said: “I wandered from Teacher to Teacher, I comprehended many Paths, and all of them brought me great benefits and many gains. And now I would like to join the ... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight By boat One day a sage was sailing on his boat with his disciple. The student, in order to please his teacher, wanted to say something wise. Therefore, after long thought, he showed the bottom of the boat and... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Marzipan ball One day, Caliph Harun al-Rashid, during a conversation with his mentor, said: - Teacher, you yourself know that by nature I am a seeker. I have all the blessings of this world, everything that most mo... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Mahsity Sufi parable from Sanaya Once upon a time there lived an old woman. She had an only daughter named Mahsiti. One day Mahsiti was jinxed and she became seriously ill. The treatment did not help, and, se... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Prayer out of fear The ship carried many Muslim pilgrims to Mecca. All of them prayed, as befits devout Muslims, several times a day, except for one Sufi mystic. But the mystic was so beaming with joy that no one dared ... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Mawlana Dervish One day, Mawlana Dervish, the head of the Naqshbandi order and one of its greatest mentors, was sitting in his zawiya (small mosque). Suddenly some enraged saint burst into his room. “You, you are sit... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Master and cross-eyed apprentice Sufi parable from Rumi One day the master said to the apprentice: - Bring the vessel that is in the other room behind the door! The apprentice was cross-eyed and, entering the room indicated by the ma... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight The writing is on the wall It is said that on the wall on the inside of the arch in the Attar meditation hall were the words: “Preserved for the Sage Tamtim.” Sheikh Attar instructed his senior students to observe the behavior ... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
