Enlight Welcome guests Sufi parable from Ghazali They heard from Aban ibn Usman that one person wanted to harm Ubaidallah ibn Abbas and, appearing before the Quraish, said to them: - Ubaidallah informs you that today you ar... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Dervish at the door Sufi parable from Rumi Dervish knocked on the house to ask for a piece of bread. “This is not a bakery,” said the owner. “Maybe then there’s a piece of cartilage?” - Does this look like a butcher shop... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Worthy to become king Caliph Harun al-Rashid had two sons. One, named Amin, was the son of his wife, and the other, named Mamun, was the son of his maidservant. The caliph wanted power to pass to the maid's son after his d... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Ancient chest of Nuri Bey Nuri Bey was a thoughtful and respected Afghan. He was married to a much younger woman. One evening, when he returned home earlier than usual, his devoted servant came up to him and said: “Your wife, ... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Advantages and disadvantages A layman complained to a Sufi about the dominance of wicked people. “All my life I have suffered from human malice and wickedness,” he complained. “So-and-so reproached me and unjustly condemned me, s... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Food and feathers Once upon a time there lived a man who studied. Every day he went to the Sufi mentor and, sitting at his feet, wrote down everything that the Master said. He devoted so much time to teaching that he h... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Greedy sons Once upon a time there lived a hardworking and generous peasant who had lazy and greedy sons. Before his death, he gathered his sons and told them that if they dug in such and such a field, they would... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Jalaliddin Rumi Sufi parable from Rumi Jalaliddin Rumi is one of the pillars of Sufism. Many people came to him for advice and words of wisdom. One day a neighbor’s woman came to him with a boy and said: “I’ve alread... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Dervish on the bridge One day the Sultan and his retinue were driving around the city and suddenly noticed that a dervish was sitting on a bridge over the river admiring the flow of water. The Sultan ordered the dervish to... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
Enlight Heart's desire A gray-haired, toothless sheikh came to the doctor and began to complain: - O you who help all people, help me too. As soon as I fall asleep, dreams take over me. I dream that I came to the square in ... 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 In Dreams and in reality Once upon a time, long ago, in Old Baghdad there lived a man named Hasan, who was content with his lot all his life. He led a modest life, according to his needs, and kept a small shop in which he wor... Parables Sufi Parables Enlight
