Category: Tales

Bahlool the Mad was well known for his unusual behaviour. Some said the acted oddly because he was a great saint and he wished to hide the fact from the Continue Reading →

In the days when Bahlool was wandering the earth, there were always different opinions as to whether he was the madman he appeared to be, or if perhaps – just Continue Reading →

It happened once upon a time that the wife of a certain Amir bore a child–but although the Amir had been hoping for a boy, the baby was a girl. Continue Reading →

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 →