THE SPIRITUAL COUPLETS OF MAULANA JALALU-‘D-DlN MUHAMMAD RUMI STORY III. Book I The Jewish King, his Vazir, and the Christians A certain Jewish king used to persecute the Christians, desiring to exterminate their faith.
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Attar: Muslim Saints and Mystics (Tazkarotol-Oulia) Part 6-Section 2: Ebrahim ibn Adham
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Attar: Muslim Saints and Mystics (Tazkarotol-Oulia) Part 6-Section 1: Ebrahim ibn Adham
Ebrahim ibn Adham by Farid al-Din Attar Abu Eshaq Ebrahim ibn Adham, born in Balkh of pure Arab descent, is described in Sufi legend as a prince who renounced his kingdom (somewhat after the fashion of the Buddha) and wandered westwards to live a life of complete asceticism, earning his bread in Syria […]
The Epic of Shahnameh Ferdowsi: Chapter 6-The March into Mazinderan
This is the translation of one of the world’s greatest masterpieces The Epic of Shahnameh Ferdowsi (The Epic of Kings: Hero Tales of Ancient Persia) created by Hakim Abol-Ghasem Ferdowsi Toosi (940-1020) World famous Persian (Iranian) poet Chapter 6 The March into Mazinderan
Hazrat Ali’s Sermon on Eid ul-Fitr
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MASNAVI MANAVI: The Harper
THE SPIRITUAL COUPLETSOFMAULANA JALALU-‘D-DlN MUHAMMAD RUMIBook I.STORY VIII. The Harper In the time of the Khalifa ‘Omar there lived a harper, whose voice was as sweet as that of the angel Israfil, and who was in great request at all feasts. But he grew old, and his voice broke, and no one would employ him […]
Story Of Hazrat Bayazid Bastami : Bayazid Bastami (RA) and the Rabbi
Bayazid Bastami & the RabbiOne day Hadhrat Bayazid Bastami rahmatullah alayhi while in meditation, saw himself in a synagogue dressed as a Jew. At first he was confused, but when he kept on seeing the same vision over and over again, he decided to enact it. So, he dressed himself as a Jew […]
Rumi’s Ramadan Poem
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Every day during this month, Muslims around the world spend the daylight hours in a complete fast.
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM (Part 6)
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM by Edward FitzGerald 51 A Hair perhaps divides the False and True Yes, and a single Alif were the clue — Could you but find it — to the Treasure-house, And peradventure to The MASTER too;