The morals of the dervishes

  • ask for joining
  • wise and stranger
  • in house
  • young saadi
  • group of people
  • Pool of Al-Kilaasah
  • arresting
  • with king
Contents
1-People who speak ill and slandered the reputations of others
2-I saw a dervish rubbing his head against the gate of the Kaaba
3-Sheikh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani in the sanctuary of the Ka’aba
4-Thief entered the house of a hermit, and found nothing to steal
5-A group of travellers had agreed to embark on a journey
6-A pious man was a guest of a king
7-It is better to sleep loving people, than to stay awake despising them
8-A group praising an elder and exaggerating his virtues
9-A sheikh from among the righteous men of Lebanon
10-The different states of the wise
11-I was in the Baalbek mosque preaching to a people
12-One night in the desert of Mecca
13-A dervish stole a rug from a friend’s house
14-The Person who always Envy others
15-A repentant man, once astray, was guided by God
16-Luqman the wise learn the wisdom and eloquence from people
17-Overeating and lack of wisdom
18-A caravan was robbed of its most valuable goods
19-My esteemed teacher always instructed me to seek seclusion
20-The king died even owning everything
21-A Fake Worshiper
22-A King met with an Ascetic
23-A king in Paradise and an ascetic in Hell
24-An ascetic wounded by a tiger, and no medicine could heal him
25-The wilderness and solace in its animals
26-A king asked a religious person who had a family
27-A devout man who lived in the forest and ate tree leaves
28-Bread needed to pursue the worship of God, not use worship to obtain bread
29-A True ascetic cannot take a gift
30-A Dervish was hungry, invited to a gathering meal
31-A scholar discusses the difference between words and actions
32-A religious person bothered by constant visits
33-A scholar discusses the difference between words and actions
34-A Devout passed by a drunken young man
35-Banner and Curtain quarreled in Baghdad
36-A group of wicked men insulted and struck a dervish
37-A wise man explained the ethics of the Brethren of Purity
38-A worshiper passed by two people who were dueling
39-A Bad habit until death
40-Which is better: Generosity or Courage?
41-The Gate of God
42-A king looked at a group of dervishes with disdain