Bayazid Bastami and Fire-Worshiper
A fire-worshipping Magian [fire-worshipper] was asked why he did not become a Muslim. He answered: ‘If you mean that I...
Tagged: Sufi Stories
Stone Eating is Forbidden: Sufi Story
A hunter, walking through some woods, came upon a notice. He read the words: STONE EATING IS FORBIDDEN. His...
Story of Moaning Pillar (Ustun-e-Hannana) and Prophet Muhammad SAW – Rumi’s Masnavi
The “Yearning Pillar” or “Moaning Pillar (ustun-e ḥannāna) was a wooden pillar in the time of the Prophet Muḥammad....
The Angel Gabriel And The Good Intention: Sufi Story
One night, when the Angel Gabriel was in the Sidrah he heard God pronounce the words of consent, and...
Khusrow’s Initial meeting with Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia R.A
Amir Khusrau at the young age of eight years, showed wisdom and Sufiana traits. His mother asked him to...
The Story of Lion, Wolf and Fox – Rumi’s Masnavi
A Lion took a Wolf and a Fox with him for a hunting mission. They successfully hunted down an...
Story of Hazrat Ali Hujwiri Data Ganj Bakhsh arriving in Lahore
When Hazrat Ali Hajvairi R.A. (Daata Sahib of Lahore) arrived in Lahore upon advice of his mentor, the city was...
Sufi Story: Hazrat Shabli and Eunuchs
Shabli once disappeared from Baghdad, no one knew where. At last he was discovered in a house of eunuchs,...
Sufi Story: A King Questions A Dervish
A king once saw a man, who, though clad in rags was working in the way of self-perfection. ...
The Most Melodious Voice Ever: A Sufi Story
It is said that Mughal Emperor Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar asked Tansen, his court singer and one of his ‘nine jewels,’...
The Distribution of Allah Vs. Distribution of Muhammad S.A.W. – A Sufi Story
The story goes that a Sufi master used to manage food distribution (langar) for needy at a shrine. Once he...
Story of a Pious Women: From Hazrat Ali Hujwiri’s Kashf ul Mahjoob
In Kashf ul Mahjoob , Hazrat Ali Hujwiri R.A. narrates story of a pious women, who with her husband used...
Hakim Luqman the Sage : Story from Shaykh Saadi’s Gulistan
Hakim Luqman was Wiseman who have been praised in Quran. Shaykh Saadi narrate a story of Hazrat Luqman that someone...
King Nausherwan Adil : Story from Shaykh Saadi Gulistan
Nausherwan Adil [Nausherwan the Just] is regarded as one of the most venerated kings of Persia. Once his courtier informed him of...
Story from Kashf ul Mahjoob by Hazrat Ali Hujwiri R.A.
In Kashf ul Mahjoob , Hazrat Ali Hujwiri R.A. narrates story of a pious women, who with her husband used to...
Story of Hatim Tai from Hazrat Shaykh Saadi’s Gulistan
Hazrat Shaykh Saadi writes in Gulisan that Hatim Tai had the reputation for most big-hearted person of his era....
Sufi Story: Hasan of Basra [Hassan Basri]
“I saw a child carrying a light. I asked him where he had brought it from. He blew it...
Humour of Shaykh Nazim Qabrasi: A Story
There are many stories from the life of Prophet Muhammad S.A.W. which tell about his smile as well as mild...
Story from Rumi’s Masnavi: Prophet’s advice to Hazrat Ali R.A.
Mevlana Rumi’s Masnavi verses 2960 narrate a story in which Prophet Muhammad share a beautiful advice to Hazrat Ali,...
The treasure that we are looking for is hidden in our house – Story from Rumi’s Masnavi
The treasure that we are looking for is hidden in our house (i.e. what you are looking for is to...
