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The Child Selling Halva
There was a shaykh. He was renowned for his generosity, and so he was always in debt. He had borrowed tens of thousands of liras from …
The Love of the Unknowing
Nature fled from the sultan and went to the home of an elderly woman who sifts flour due to her unknowingness. That woman, while …
La Hawla
Jesus became a companion to a fool. When the fool saw some dead bones on the road, he said, “Teach me that exalted name you recite to …
Seeking Resurrection: A Story of Divine Guidance
Jesus had a foolish companion. When he saw dead bones in his path, the companion said, “Teach me that exalted name you recite to revive …
The Importance of Sincerity: A Story from the Time of Omar
Second Volume During Omar’s time, the month of fasting arrived. Several people raced to the top of a mountain. They wished to witness …
Why the Delay? (A Mevlevi Perspective)
Second Volume This Mesnevi experienced a delay. Just as it takes time for blood to become milk, fortune must give birth to a child …
The Great War: According to Imam Ali (AS)
First Volume Ali (AS) said: “I strike the sword for Allah. I am His servant, not a mere employee of flesh! I am His lion, not a lion …
Seeking the Dawn Within the Night
Volume One The Prophet asked one morning, “O my pure and faithful friend, how did you spend your morning?” Zeyd replied, “As a …
Is the Heart God, or Is God the Heart?
First Volume The Chinese said, “We are more skilled painters.” The people of Rum (the Greeks/Byzantines) also said, “Our skill …
The Intellect’s Game of Pride
First Volume A person who flees from the intellect of the intellect and does not follow the prophets and the walī (friend[s] of God), …