Kisah Bijaksana — Kisah Sufi

Jesus and the Jug of Water

Jesus and his companion drank from a stream. “How sweet this water is!” Jesus said. They filled a jug with water from the stream and continued their journey. When Jesus felt thirsty, he drank from the

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Jesus and the Name of God

A fool kept begging Jesus for the secret of resurrection. “Teach me the name of God that restores the dead to life!” But Jesus refused. “Look! Some bones!” the fool exclaimed. “You can recite the secr

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Jesus and the Fool

A fool chased Jesus through the wilderness; Jesus fled as though from a lion. “Why are you fleeing?” shouted the fool. “I’m fleeing from you, fool!” “But aren’t you Jesus who heals the deaf and the bl

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Jesus Went Walking

The great teacher Al-Ghazali told this story about Jesus. Jesus went walking along the road and saw a group of richly dressed people who all looked very sad. “What’s wrong?” he asked. “We are sorrowin

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The Dreams of the Three Travelers

Three men of different faiths traveled together: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim. They begged for food and shared what they received. One day they received four pieces of halvah. Each ate one, and one p

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The Sufi Who Went to Heaven

A Sufi dreamed he ascended to heaven. “Rejoice!” the angels said. “Today is God’s birthday!” Then the Sufi saw a holiday parade. Muhammad rode a white stallion, surrounded by angels and flocks of foll

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The Bundles of Misery

A wretched man prayed, “God, I’m miserable! Let me trade my misery for another’s!” God’s voice boomed from the sky. “Everyone, gather your miseries into a bundle and come to the town square.” The wret

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The Dervish and the Ship’s Captain

A dervish was crossing the sea on a ship. “Someone has stolen my bag of gold!” shrieked one of the ship’s passengers, and the captain ordered a search of everyone on board. Suspicion soon fell on the

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The Man of Baghdad’s Treasure

A man of Baghdad heard a voice in a dream. “Go to Cairo to find the treasure!” He spent every penny on the journey. Then, with no money for a room, he wandered Cairo’s streets. A patrolman accosted hi

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The Haunted Mosque

The town’s mosque was haunted. Anyone seeking shelter there died before dawn. The townspeople put up a sign: DANGER! A wandering dervish arrived. “I’ll sleep in the mosque,” he declared. “I’ve died in

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The Sultan’s Seven Years

“Plunge your head into this basin of water,” said the Sufi to the Sultan. The Sultan found himself on a seashore. A beautiful woman approached. “I must marry a shipwrecked man!” she said. They married

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Turning Lead into Gold

A greedy king wanted to turn lead into gold, so he found a teacher who could do this. “If you too want this power,” said the teacher, “you must spend twelve years with me in the forest as my disciple.

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The Water of Old

“Store water now,” warned Khidr. “New water is coming that will drive you mad.” Only one man followed Khidr’s advice. The rivers, lakes, and oceans dried up. Then rains fell: rains of new water. Peopl

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The Stream in the Desert

A mountain stream flowed down into the desert. There, the stream saw the wind crossing the desert. “I too want to cross over!” shouted the stream. “Let the wind absorb you,” advised the sand. “The win

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The Bread and the Ocean

An old man went on a long ocean voyage. After a while, the only food he had left was a crust of bread, so stale and hard that he couldn’t eat it. The old man was hungry, but the bread was no good to h

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