Category: Tales

It happened once that Mullah Nasruddin was visiting a very wealthy man. The man said to Nasruddin, “Mullah, as you are so learned, I want to show you something that Continue Reading →

One day Mullah Nasruddin was startled to see two men running to his house. “What’s the matter?” he asked them. “There was a man run over by a wagon by Continue Reading →

A beggar once was walking in the road near a palace, when a man, very finely dressed, came striding along and angrily ordered him out of the way. “What are Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin got a job as a coachman for a wealthy businessman. Don’t be surprised! The mullah has done many kinds of work Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that a businessman came to Mullah Nasruddin and begged him for a favour. The businessman wished to purchase a piece of property from another Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that someone approached Mullah Nasruddin, and said to him, “Mullah, you have studied, and so you must have the answer to this question. In Continue Reading →

Once a dervish was sitting in a corner of a marketplace, reciting with great concentration the name ‘Allah’. A passerby heard him, and stopped to ask, “What is ‘Allah’? The Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruiddn gained a post serving in the house of a venerable and highly respected scholar. His duties were not heavy – mostly Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that a certain teacher and his student were occupied with their prayers and practices when, by Divine Grace, which moves according to its own Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that a certain band of monkeys began to discuss deep questions, such as philosophy and spirituality. After exchanging many opinions, one of them said, Continue Reading →