Fariduddin Attar
Persian Kalam 2
Persian Sufi Poetry 8
Sufi Quotes 15
SOME ISRAELITES INSULTED JESUS ONE DAY AS HE WALK THROUGH THE MARKETPLACE. HE ANSWERED THEM ONLY BY REPEATING PRAYERS IN THEIR NAME. SOMEONE SAID TO HIM - YOU PRAYED FOR THESE MEN. DO YOU NOT FEEL ANGER AT THEIR TREATMENT OF YOU? HE ANSWERED - I COULD SPEND ONLY WHAT I CARRY IN MY PURSE.
SOME ISRAELITES INSULTED JESUS ONE DAY AS HE WALK THROUGH THE MARKETPLACE. HE ANSWERED THEM ONLY BY REPEATING PRAYERS IN THEIR NAME. SOMEONE SAID TO HIM - YOU PRAYED FOR THESE MEN. DO YOU NOT FEEL ANGER AT THEIR TREATMENT OF YOU? HE ANSWERED - I COULD SPEND ONLY WHAT I CARRY IN MY PURSE.
HASAN AL BASRI ASKED - AL AJAMI, HOW DID YOU ATATIN TO SUCH SPIRITUAL HEIGHT ? BY WHITENING THE HEART, BY PRAYERS AND NOT BY DARKENING PAPERS BY WRITING.
HASAN AL BASRI ASKED - AL AJAMI, HOW DID YOU ATATIN TO SUCH SPIRITUAL HEIGHT ? BY WHITENING THE HEART, BY PRAYERS AND NOT BY DARKENING PAPERS BY WRITING.
IBRAHIM DREAMED HE SAW THE ANGEL GABRIEL WRITING DOWN THE NAMES OF THE FRIENDS OF GOD. IBRAHIM ASKED - IS MY NAME THERE? NO! THE ANGEL REPLIED . IBRAHIM SAID - I AM THE FRIEND OF THE FRIENDS OF GOD. GABRIEL WAS SILENT FOR A LONG TIME. THEN HE SAID - IBRAHIM, I AM WRITING YOUR NAME AT THE HEAD OF THIS LIST.
IBRAHIM DREAMED HE SAW THE ANGEL GABRIEL WRITING DOWN THE NAMES OF THE FRIENDS OF GOD. IBRAHIM ASKED - IS MY NAME THERE? NO! THE ANGEL REPLIED . IBRAHIM SAID - I AM THE FRIEND OF THE FRIENDS OF GOD. GABRIEL WAS SILENT FOR A LONG TIME. THEN HE SAID - IBRAHIM, I AM WRITING YOUR NAME AT THE HEAD OF THIS LIST.
SOMEONE ASKED SATAN - O WRETCHED ONE, WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT YOU HAD BEEN CURSED, WHY DID YOU ACCEPT IT SO WHOLEHEARTDLY IN YOUR HEART LIKE A TREASURE ? SATAN REPLIED - A CURSE IS THE KINGS ARROW.WHEN HE FIRES IT , HE LOOKS TO THE TARGET. IF YOU HAVE EYES, LOOK AT THE ARCHER'S TARGET, NOT AT HIS ARROW.
SOMEONE ASKED SATAN - O WRETCHED ONE, WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT YOU HAD BEEN CURSED, WHY DID YOU ACCEPT IT SO WHOLEHEARTDLY IN YOUR HEART LIKE A TREASURE ? SATAN REPLIED - A CURSE IS THE KINGS ARROW.WHEN HE FIRES IT , HE LOOKS TO THE TARGET. IF YOU HAVE EYES, LOOK AT THE ARCHER'S TARGET, NOT AT HIS ARROW.