Category: Tales

It is said that once upon a time the great Emperor Akbar had a discussion with his advisor Birbal about the character of his ministers. Birbal was blunt in his Continue Reading →

It wouldn’t be right to accuse him of pride or vanity, but Mullah Nasruddin always does his best to maintain good appearances, even when he does not have a penny Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that Mullah Nasruddin was talking with some friends, and he was enjoying their company so much that without thinking he invited them to come Continue Reading →

In Hindu mythology Parvati, the wife of Lord Shiva, is worshipped as the beautiful and tender goddess of love, for it was her steadfast devotion to her lord that at Continue Reading →

In the Hindu Trimurti or divine trinity, Brahma is the creator, Vishnu is the sustainer, and Shiva is the destroyer, or the one who brings things to their completion. Brahma Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that the ruler of a certain region came to visit a Murshid, hoping to improve himself. In the course of their conversation, the ruler Continue Reading →

Lord Shiva is said to be beyond birth and death, and that he first manifested as a pillar of light when Brahma and Vishnu were arguing between themselves as to Continue Reading →

Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya is known as “Mahbub-e-Ilahi”, beloved of God. There are many lovers of God but there are only two Sufis known as Mahbub-e-Ilahi. They are Shaikh ‘Abdul-Qadir Jilani Continue Reading →

Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya is said to have told the tale, that a certain Pir well acquainted with the Sufi path had a son, let us call him Mohammed, who had Continue Reading →

A farmer came to a Buddhist priest and asked him to recite sutras for his wife, who had just died. The priest did so, and when the recitation was over, Continue Reading →