A fox who lived in the deep forest of long ago had lost its front legs. No one knew how: perhaps escaping from a trap. A man who lived on the edge of the forest, seeing the fox from time to time, wondered how in the world it managed to […]
Monthly Archives: November 2014
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All the angels are singing. And if the singing and glorifying of one of them could be heard, people should fall down as dead bodies, leaving their bodies and riding on their spirits, their souls, to the stage of heavens. And those souls will not ask for anything, any treasures, any […]
Al-Latif The Subtle One Exalted and Glorious No vision can grasp Him, but He grasps all vision. He is Al-Latif, the Most Subtle and Courteous, Well-Acquainted with all things. (6:103) Certainly, my Lord is the Most Courteous and Kind unto whom He wills. (12:100) Verily, Allah is Subtle (understands the […]
One day, sooner or later, it happens to everyone to feel that behind every occurrence there is a plan, an intelligence, an evolution in action. It is unavoidable. Then we would like to know who is the director, the reason why we are here, what is the meaning of our life and all its movements. Sooner […]
The Sultan was told by his teacher that lying was a great crime and should be banned. So the Sultan ordered his executioner to the city gate and told him to ask each person entering the city why he was visiting and execute any who lied. Next morning the Mullah […]
A man dressed as a Sufi was walking along one day when he saw a dog on the road, which he struck hard with his staff. The dog, yelping with pain, ran to the great sage Abu-Said. Throwing himself at his feet and holding up his injured paw, he called […]
Every day the sun rises. There is a sun that we can see and another sun that rises from the spiritual side. Allah Almighty makes the sun rise every day. He gives light. He says, “I give My servants light”. That is the sun we can see. There is also a spiritual […]
Al-‘Adl He has made it impossible for Himself to be unjust, and he made it forbidden for His servants. He is not blemished by injustice in His laws and actions. He gives everyone His rights. So be just in your judgments and in your actions. From: The Children Around the […]
How to love God? It’s simple. It happens when one who is used to rob others to improve his own condition, he decided instead to rob himself to make the others feel better. This is to love God. If you are in a situation seemingly heavy, but you know that it is a test to pass […]
Like this you will learn to breathe peace Sheikh Burhanuddin Herrmann speaks: German, after the fatal meeting with the master of an ancient Sufi school he travels around the world to spread his message of love The call of the spirit had brought him still a boy from his Germany to […]
Once Mulla Nasruddin was forced to come to the court because he has been found again drunk on the street. The magistrate said, “Nasruddin, I remember seeing you so many times for this same offence. Have you got any explanation for your habitual drunkenness?” Nasruddin said, “Of course, your Honor. […]
If anyone asks you how the perfect satisfaction of all our sensual wanting will look, lift your face and say Like this. When someone mentions the gracefulness of the nightsky, climb up on the roof and dance and say Like this? If anyone wants to know what ‘spirit’ […]
A Man and his son were once going with their Donkey to market. As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them and said: “You fools, what is a Donkey for but to ride upon?” So the Man put the Boy on the Donkey and they went […]
May Allah grants us His … Huuuu, endless Mercy Oceans. May He grants us a small spot for understanding; it is enough to leave everything and run after that station of enjoyment; station of pleasures; station of lightenings; station of majestic beings. May Allah forgives us and send us someone […]
Al-Hakam Exalted and Glorious He is the One who judges His creation. He is the One who discriminates between truth and falsehood. Nothing can resist His will, and nothing supersedes His law; so do not make any judgments out of the law of Allah, and do not turn to any […]
You can find God only if you want Him with all of yourself, whatever you’re doing. The dervish wants always God; when he goes to the cinema wants to find him there, when he goes to the grocery store, he wants to find Him there. Whatever he does, he cannot be separated from his […]
One sunny spring afternoon Nasrudin was sitting peacefully by the imposing North gate of Samarkand watching the colourful string of caravans following each other and followed in turn by the curious glances of the populace. A stranger, an obviously rich merchant from Persia about to leave town, felt attracted by […]
Birdsong brings relief to my longing I’m just as ecstatic as they are, but with nothing to say! Please universal soul, practice some song or something through me! Rumi
Once there lived a metalworker, a locksmith, who was unjustly accused of crimes and was sentenced to a deep, dark prison. After he had been there awhile, his wife who loved him very much went to the King and beseeched him that she might at least give him a prayer […]