Kisah Bijaksana — Kisah Sufi

Abu Said and the Wine-Merchant

Abu Said preached God’s Love and the Path of the Heart, but some of his followers wanted to punish wrongdoers instead. “We should destroy the wine-merchant’s shop!” they shouted. “It’s a haven for gam

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Abu Said and the King of the

Gamblers One day in the market, Abu Said saw some half-naked, scruffy-looking men who were carrying an even more naked and more scruffy-looking man high on their shoulders. Abu Said asked, “Who are yo

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Abu Said and the Bucket of Ashes

One day as Abu Said and his disciples were walking through the narrow streets of a city, a woman poured out a bucket of cold ashes from her balcony, and the ashes fell on top of Abu Said. His disciple

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Abu Said and the Bags of Filth

One night Abu Said and his disciples walked by the wastedump where cleaners hauled bags of filth from the latrines. “The stench is suffocating!” the disciples said. “We should run away from here as fa

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Abu Said’s Horse

Bandits attacked Abu Said and his disciples on the road, and they stole Abu Said’s horse. When the bandit chief found out who the horse belonged to, he brought the horse back and apologized. “You are

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Sultan Mahmud’s Golden Bracelet

One night Sultan Mahmud rode out alone and saw a man sifting earth, looking for gold. Around him were heaps of earth that he had already sifted. Mahmud approached quietly, threw a golden bracelet amon

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Sultan Mahmud and his Servants

The sultan had ten servants, and he wanted to select one as his personal attendant, so he gave each servant a wineglass. “Throw it to the ground!” he said. All ten did as he commanded. Next, the sulta

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Sultan Mahmud Watches Ayaz

Ayaz was the sultan’s most trusted servant, which made the other servants jealous. Ayaz had been a slave, but now he was the royal treasurer. “He hides himself in the treasury every day!” they gossipe

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Sultan Mahmud and the Pearl

Sultan Mahmud had a priceless pearl. “Crush it!” he commanded his vizier. “I cannot destroy such a treasure!” the vizier protested. The sultan smiled. He tried another courtier, who refused, and anoth

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Ahmad Yasawi and the Seeker

A seeker came to see the Sufi master Ahmad Yasawi. “I want to learn without books and without teachers,” the man said. “That way nothing will stand between me and the Truth; I want to be enlightened b

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Abu Ali and the Old Woman

There was an old woman who wanted to make an offering to Abu Ali Daqqaq. “Please accept this piece of gold from me,” she said. But Abu Ali replied, “I can accept gifts from God only; I cannot accept t

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Jafar Seeks a Teacher

Jafar of Portugal journeyed to Mecca, seeking a teacher. There, a divine voice told him, “The greatest teacher is ibn-Arabi of Seville.” Jafar returned to Europe, but this ibn-Arabi of Seville was jus

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Little Rumi and the Angels

When Rumi was little, he went with the other boys in the neighborhood up to play on the roof. “Let’s jump from one roof to another!” a boy said. “That’s the kind of game that cats and dogs play,” said

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Sanai, The Court Poet

Sanai was court poet to King Bahram of Persia. One day Sanai overheard an old Sufi scoffing at Bahram. “He’s the world’s greatest fool! His wealth is beyond counting, yet he wages war to gain more.” T

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Chishti the Musician

The great Sufi teacher, Chishti, was a musician. Instead of saying the ritual prayers, he made music. Music was his prayer. Another great Sufi, Jilani, wanted to visit Chishti. Out of respect, Chishti

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