Category: Tales

It happened once upon a time that Bahlool the fool was sitting in a corner of the market when the powerful Khalif Haroun came passing by. His guards were roughly Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin was invited to the governor’s palace. When he arrived there, the governor said to him, “Nasruddin, I want your advice. There Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that Nasruddin went to the mosque, and as it was Friday, found it was very crowded. At the entrance, he observed the large piles Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that the Khalifa Haroun al Rashid went hunting with his courtiers, and for some reason that no one understood, Bhalool the crazy was included Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that Bahlool was sitting in a cemetery when the Khalifa Haroun al Rashid came riding by. The general opinion amongst the courtiers of the Continue Reading →

Some said that Bahlool was only a fool, but the mighty Khalifa Haroun al Rashid was not so sure. He suspected that Bahlool was one of those illuminated souls who Continue Reading →

There is a tale told of a Sufi named Hatem al-Asamm, who lived in Baghdad, and died in 852 CE. One of his students said that during the many years Continue Reading →

Once upon a time a man with slow steps and bent with age came to the temple of his village, and greeted the guru who lived there. “Guru-ji,” the man Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin was sitting in a tea-house when a friend came to him and said, “Mullah, I am preparing to take a caravan Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that a guru was giving a talk to a group of people in the village where he lived. “God is always with us,” he Continue Reading →