Kisah Sufi

Bayazid was making the pilgrimage to Mecca. He met a dervish beside the road. “Where are you headed?” the dervish asked. “I am on my way to Mecca,” said Bayazid. “Is it a business trip?” Bayazid was surprised. “No, I’m making the hajj. I will walk around the holy Kaaba, the house of God.” The dervish smiled. “You can walk around me instead.” Bayazid realized in his heart this was true. He walked around the dervish. Later, when people asked Bayazid if he made the pilgrimage and walked around the Kaaba, he said, “I have walked around a living Kaaba.” TINY T TALES ALES FROM THE SUFIS 95