Enlight If God wills Talking with his wife at night, the Khoja said: “If it rains tomorrow morning, I’ll go get firewood, but if it doesn’t rain, I’ll plow.” “Add: if God wills,” the wife remarked. And the Khoja said: - W... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin Enlight
Enlight Curing a Madman They say that once, a long time ago, in some distant land, a prince went crazy. The king was beside himself with despair: the prince was his only son, the only heir to the kingdom! All the wizards and... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight How the legend arose Once upon a time there was a city consisting of two parallel streets. One day a dervish crossed from one street to another, and the residents of this second street noticed that his eyes were full of t... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight True friendship Sufi parable from Sanaya The Righteous Caliph Omar, once, while walking outside his palace, accidentally came across a company of people who told him that they formed a close community and brotherhood... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Treasure Several people ran to the teacher and began to ask questions, interrupting each other. Finally the Master managed to establish order and they were able to ask their questions in turn. The first person... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Sufi woman and queen A certain woman who converted to Sufism - and she belonged to the disgraced Umayyad dynasty (the first Muslim dynasty of caliphs) - came to the queen from the ruling al-Mahdi family, which replaced th... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Blocked out from the Truth One day the khan met a wise dervish. Khan was in a good mood and started talking with the wanderer. “You see, in my youth I also kept looking for the truth,” the khan confided in the dervish. - But no... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Law of Backfire One man who came to Al Shah Bahauddin Naqshbandi asked him for advice on how to live, how to behave, what things to do and what to avoid. The master invited his disciples to dinner and asked the guest... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Fox Proof Once upon a time, there lived a fox who met a young rabbit in the forest. The rabbit asked: -Who are you? Lisa replied: - I am a fox, and I can eat you if I want. - How can you prove that you are a fo... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight A tree unaware of its condition A man cut down a tree. A Sufi who was present said: - Look at this fresh branch, full of juice, happy, for it does not know that it has been cut down. She may not know the damage done to her, but she ... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Kindness The teacher gave the student a letter with instructions to open it after his death and show it to his successor. The letter said, “I treated this student poorly.” When the student heard its contents, ... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Dervish and the princess Sufi parable from Attar The royal daughter was like the moon with her beauty and enchanted everyone who was honored to look at her at least once. One day, a dervish, about to refresh himself, brought ... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
