A certain Bektashi dervish was respected for his piety and appearance of virtue. Whenever anyone asked him how he had become so holy, he always answered: ‘I know what is in the Koran.’ One day he ha… more →
Shifa Ul QulubShaykh wrote 1 year ago: A certain Bektashi dervish was respected for his piety and appearance of virtue. Whenever anyone ask … more →
Shaykh wrote 1 year ago: A scholar said to a Sufi: ‘You Sufi often say that our logical questions are incomprehensible to y … more →
Shaykh wrote 1 year ago: A man who had spent many years trying to puzzle out meanings went to see a Sufi and told him about h … more →
Shaykh wrote 1 year ago: A wandering dervish ran to where a Sufi sat deep in contemplation and said: ‘Quick! We must do som … more →
Shaykh wrote 1 year ago: A young man, done a certain boatman a kindness was presented by him with a tiny crystal fish. He l … more →
Shaykh wrote 1 year ago: Abdullah bin Yahya was showing a manuscript, which be had written, to a visitor. This man said: ‘B … more →
Shaykh wrote 1 year ago: Once upon a time there was a cow. In all the world there was no animal which so regularly gave so mu … more →
Shaykh wrote 1 year ago: It is related of Ibn el-Arabi that people said to him: ‘Your circle is composed mainly of beggars, … more →
Shaykh wrote 1 year ago: Sufi Ajmal Hussein was constantly being criticized by scholars, who feared that his repute might out … more →
Shaykh wrote 1 year ago: We welcome the scholars who want to understand the Path. What of the others? They think that we do n … more →
Shaykh wrote 1 year ago: It is recorded that Bahaudin Naqshband was asked: ‘Why do you not dispute with scholastics? Such-and … more →