Kisah Bijaksana — Kisah Sufi

Nimatullah and the Stolen Lamb

Emperor Tamerlane hated the Sufi Nimatullah and plotted against him. Pretending to honor Nimatullah with a feast, he served food that was haram (forbidden). After Nimatullah ate, Tamerlane shouted, “Y

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Jami and the Would-Be Disciple

Jami was a poet and Sufi teacher who lived in fifteenthcentury Khorasan; he was born in the city of Jam (in what is now Ghor province in Afghanistan), hence his name: Jami, the man from Jam. A young m

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Jami and the Physician’s Son

There was a physician who had become wealthy and prosperous thanks to her medical skills. She decided to apprentice her son to study with Jami, the great Sufi teacher and poet. Jami then assigned the

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Nasruddin and the Quick Learner

There was a would-be disciple who came to study with Nasruddin. “I’m extremely intelligent,” he said to Nasruddin, “and a quick learner! I’m sure I will be one of your best pupils. How long do you thi

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Nasruddin and the Scholar

A famous scholar asked Nasruddin to help him move beyond mere book learning. “Please accept me as your student!” he said. Nasruddin agreed. “For the first week,” he said, “you must go to the marketpla

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Nasruddin and the Would-Be

Disciple A would-be disciple came to see Nasruddin. It was a cold day, and the disciple asked Nasruddin why he was blowing on his hands. “I blow on my hands to warm them,” Nasruddin explained. Later,

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A Conversation without Words

Nasruddin and his friend met a dervish in the road. The dervish said nothing; he silently pointed at the sky. Nasruddin’s friend thought, “This madman could be dangerous!” Nasruddin pulled a coil of r

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God Created the Camel

Nasruddin was proclaiming the glory of God’s creation. “Everything is created in the best of all possible ways, guided by the infinite wisdom of our Creator.” The people stared at him expectantly, eag

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Nasruddin’s Sermon

Nasruddin was preaching in a village for the first time. “Do you know what I’m going to say?” Nasruddin asked. “No!” the people shouted. “How can I preach to people so ignorant?” he said and left. The

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Nasruddin and the Pilgrims

Everyone in Nasruddin’s village was preparing to go on a religious pilgrimage. Everyone except Nasruddin. All the other villagers loaded up their carts and wagons, their donkeys and camels, and then t

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Nasruddin and the Shrine

Nasruddin was traveling to a distant country. Along the way, his donkey died of exhaustion, and Nasruddin buried him by the roadside. As Nasruddin knelt there, weeping, a man saw him and began to weep

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Nasruddin Crossing the Lake

Nasruddin was crossing a lake on a ferry loaded with passengers. Unexpectedly, a storm arose, and the ferry tossed violently in the rising waves. The passengers started screaming, and many of them pra

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Nasruddin in a New Town

Nasruddin was visiting a new town for the first time. He didn’t know anybody in the town, and he wasn’t sure what to do or where to go; it made him feel uneasy. He decided to enter the first door he f

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Nasruddin Leaves the Tavern

It was late at night, and Nasruddin had spent the entire evening in a tavern, drinking and talking, talking and drinking. And drinking. By the time he decided to head home, he was quite intoxicated. A

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Nasruddin by Night

“You wouldn’t know it just by looking at me,” said Nasruddin, “but I have truly miraculous powers.” Nasruddin’s friend laughed. “So tell me,” he said, “what is your most miraculous power?” “I can see

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