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35. How the king fell in love with the sick handmaiden and made plans to restore her health.
54. How it became manifest that the physicians were unable to cure the handmaiden, and how the king turned his face...
77. Beseeching the Lord, who is our Helper, to help us to observe self-control in all circumstances, and explaining the harmful...
92. The meeting of the king with the saint whose coming had been shown to him in a dream.
100. How the king led the physician to the bedside of the sick girl, that he might see her condition.
143. How that saint demanded of the king to be alone for the purpose of discovering her malady.
181. How the saint, having discovered the (cause of) the illness, laid it before the king.
184. How the king sent messengers to Samarcand to fetch the goldsmith.
221. Setting forth how the slaying and poisoning of the goldsmith was (prompted) by Divine suggestion, not by sensual desire and...
246. The story of the greengrocer and the parrot and the parrot's spilling the oil in the shop.
323. Story of the Jewish king who for bigotry's sake used to slay the Christians.
337. How the vizier instructed the king to plot.
347. How the vizier brought the Christians into doubt and perplexity.
362. How the Christians let themselves be duped by the vizier.
370. How the Christians followed the vizier.
406. Story of the Caliph's seeing Laylá.
436. Explanation of the envy of the vizier.
445. How the sagacious among the Christians perceived the guile of the vizier.
454. How the king sent messages in secret to the vizier.
457. Explanation of the twelve tribes of the Christians.
462. How the vizier confused the ordinances of the Gospel.
499. Showing how this difference lies in the form of the doctrine, not in the real nature of the Way.
520. Setting forth how the vizier incurred perdition (by engaging) in this plot.
548. How the vizier started another plan to mislead the (Christian) folk.
564. How the vizier refused the request of the disciples.
577. How the disciples repeated their request that he should interrupt his seclusion.
590. The refusal of the vizier to interrupt his seclusion.
594. How the disciples raised objections against the vizier's secluding himself.
642. How the vizier made the disciples lose hope of his abandoning seclusion.
649. How the vizier appointed each one of the amírs separately as his successor.
661. How the vizier killed himself in seclusion.
667. How the people of Jesus—on him be peace!—asked the amírs, “Which one of you is the successor?”
695. The quarrel of the amírs concerning the succession.
726. How honour was paid to the description of Mustafá (Mohammed), on whom be peace, which was mentioned in the Gospel.
738. The story of another Jewish king who endeavored to destroy the religion of Jesus.
768. How the Jewish king made a fire and placed an idol beside it, saying, “Whoever bows down to this idol...
782. How a child began to speak amidst the fire and urged the people to throw themselves into the fire.
811. How the mouth remained awry of a man who pronounced the name of Mohammed, on whom be peace, derisively.
822. How the fire reproached the Jewish king.
853. The story of the wind which destroyed the people of ‘Ád in the time of (the prophet) Húd, on whom...
868. How the Jewish king scoffed and denied and would not accept the counsel of his intimates.
899. Setting forth how the beasts of chase told the lion to trust in God and cease from exerting himself.
903. How the lion answered the beasts and explained the advantage of exertion.
907. How the beasts asserted the superiority of trust in God to exertion and acquisition.
911. How the lion upheld the superiority of exertion and acquisition to trust in God and resignation.
914. How the beasts preferred trust in God to exertion.
928. How the lion pronounced exertion to be superior to trust in God.
947. How the beasts once more asserted the superiority of trust in God to exertion.
955. How ‘Azrá‘íl (Azrael) looked at a certain man, and how that man fled to the palace of Solomon; and setting...
970. How the lion again declared exertion to be superior to trust in God and expounded the advantages of exertion.
991. How the superiority of exertion to trust in God was established.
997. How the beasts of chase blamed the hare for his delay in going to the lion.
999. How the hare answered the beasts.
1004. How the beasts objected to the proposal of the hare.
1007. How the hare again answered the beasts.
1026. An account of the knowledge of the hare and an explanation of the excellence and advantages of knowledge.
1040. How the beasts requested the hare to tell the secret of his thought.
1044. How the hare withheld the secret from them.
1054. The story of the hare's stratagem.
1081. The baseness of the foul interpretation given by the fly.
1090. How the lion roared wrathfully because the hare was late in coming.
1106. Further setting forth the stratagem of the hare.
1149. The hare's coming to the lion and the lion's anger with him.
1156. The hare's apology.
1180. How the lion answered the hare and set off with him.
1201. Story of the hoopoe and Solomon, showing that when the Divine destiny comes to pass, clear eyes are sealed.
1220. How the crow impugned the claim of the hoopoe.
1226. The hoopoe's answer to the attack of the crow.
1233. The story of Adam, on whom be peace, and how the Divine destiny sealed up his sight so that he...
1262. How the hare drew back from the lion when he approached the well.
1296. How the lion asked the reason of the hare's drawing back.
1303. How the lion looked into the well and saw the reflexion of himself and the hare.
1338. How the hare brought to the beasts of chase the news that the lion had fallen into the well.
1356. How the beasts gathered round the hare and spoke in praise of him.
1368. How the hare admonished the beasts, saying, “Do not rejoice in this!”
1372. Commentary on (the Tradition) “We have returned from the lesser Jihád to the greater Jihád.”
1389. How the ambassador of Rúm came to the Commander of the Faithful, ‘Umar, may God be well-pleased with him, and...
1414. How the ambassador of Rum found the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar, may God be well-pleased with him, sleeping under...
1426. How the ambassador of Rúm saluted the Commander of the Faithful, may God be well pleased with him.
1445. How the ambassador of Rúm questioned the Commander of the Faithful, may God be well-pleased with him.
1479. How Adam imputed that fault (which he had committed) to himself, saying, “O Lord, we have done wrong,” and how...
1508. Commentary on “And He is with you wheresoever ye be.”
1514. How the ambassador asked ‘Umar, may God be well-pleased with him, concerning the cause of the tribulation suffered by spirits...
1528. On the inner sense of “Let him who desires to sit with God sit with the Súfís.”
1546. The story of the merchant to whom the captive parrot gave a message for the parrots of India on the...
1574. Description of the wings of the birds that are Divine Intelligences.
1586. How the merchant saw the parrots of India in the plain and delivered the parrot's message.
1602. Commentary on the saying of Farídu’ddín ‘Attár, -may God sanctify his spirit- “Thou art a sensualist: O heedless one, drink...
1614. How the magicians paid respect to Moses, on whom be peace, saying, “What dost thou command? Wilt thou cast down...
1648. How the merchant related to the parrot what he had witnessed on the part of the parrots of India.
1690. How the parrot heard what those parrots had done, and died in the cage, and how the merchant made lament...
1762. Commentary on the saying of the Hakím (Saná’í): “Any thing that causes thee to be left behind on the Way,...
1813. Reverting to the tale of the merchant who went to trade (in India).
1824. How the merchant cast the parrot out of the cage and how the dead parrot flew away.
1844. How the parrot bade farewell to the merchant and flew away.
1848. The harmfulness of being honoured by the people and of becoming conspicuous.
1877. Explanation of (the Tradition) “Whatsoever God wills cometh to pass.”
1912. The story of the old harper who in the time of ‘Umar, may God be well-pleased with him, on a...
1950. Explanation of the Tradition, “Verily, your Lord hath, during the days of your time, certain breathings: oh, address yourselves to...
2011. The story of ‘Á’isha, may God be well-pleased with her, how she asked Mustafá (Mohammed), on whom be peace, saying,...
2034. Commentary on the verse of Hakím (Saná’í): “In the realm of the soul are skies lording over the sky of...
2045. On the meaning of the Tradition, “Take advantage of the coolness of the spring season, etc.”
2059. How the Siddíqa (‘Á’isha), may God be well-pleased with her, asked Mustafá (Mohammed), God bless him and give him peace,...
2071. The remainder of the story of the old harper and the explanation of its issue (moral)
2103. How the heavenly voice spoke to ‘Umar, may God be well-pleased with him, while he was asleep, saying, “Give a...
2112. How the moaning pillar complained when they made a pulpit for the Prophet, on whom be peace—for the multitude had...
2153. How the Prophet, on whom be peace, manifested a miracle by the speaking of the gravel in the hand of...
2160. The rest of the story of the minstrel, and how the Commander of the Faithful, ‘Umar, may God be well-pleased...
2198. How ‘Umar, may God be well-pleased with him, bade him (the harper) turn his gaze from the stage of weeping,...
2222. Commentary on the prayer of the two angels who daily make proclamation in every market, saying, “O God, bestow on...
2243. The story of the Caliph who in his time surpassed Hátim of Tayyi in generosity and had no rival.
2251. Story of the poor Arab of the desert and his wife's altercation with him because of (their) penury and poverty....
2263. How disciples (novices in Súfism) are beguiled in their need by false impostors and imagine them to be Shaykhs and...
2282. Explaining how it may happen, (though) rarely, that a disciple sincerely puts his faith in a false impostor (and believes)...
2287. How the Bedouin bade his wife be patient and declared to her the excellence of poverty.
2314. How the wife counselled her husband, saying, "Don't talk in excess of (beyond) thy merit and (spiritual) rank—'why say ye...
2341. How the man counselled his wife, saying, “Do not look with contempt on the poor, but regard the work of...
2364. Explaining how every one's movement (action) proceeds from the place where he is, (so that) he sees every one (else)...
2393. How the wife paid regard to her husband and begged God to forgive her for what she had said.
2432. Explanation of the Tradition, “Verily, they (women) prevail over the wise man, and the ignorant man prevails over them.”
2437. How the man yielded to his wife's request that he should seek the means of livelihood, and regarded her opposition...
2446. Explaining that both Moses and Pharaoh are subject to the Divine Will, like poison and antidote and darkness and light,...
2481. The reason why the unblest are disappointed of both worlds, (according to the text) “he has lost this life and...
2508. How the eyes of (external) sense regarded Sálih and his she-camel as despicable and without a champion; (for) when God...
2569. On the meaning of “He let the two seas go to meet one another: between them is a barrier which...
2602. Concerning the impropriety of the disciple's (muríd) presuming to do the same things as are done by the saint (walí),...
2615. The moral of the altercation of the Arab and his wife.
2642. How the Arab set his heart on (complying with) his beloved's request and swore that in thus submitting (to her)...
2683. How the wife specified to her husband the way to earn daily bread and how he accepted (her proposal).
2702. How the Arab carried a jug of rain-water from the midst of the desert as a gift to the Commander...
2719. How the Arab's wife sewed the jug of rain-water in a felt cloth and put a seal on it because...
2743. Showing that, as the beggar is in love with bounty and in love with the bountiful giver, so the bounty...
2751. The difference between one that is poor for (desirous of) God and thirsting for Him and one that is poor...
2772. How the Caliph's officers and chamberlains came forward to pay their respects to the Bedouin and to receive his gift....
2800. Showing that the lover of this world is like the lover of a wall on which the sunbeams strike, who...
2804. The Arabic proverb, “If you commit fornication, commit it with a free woman, and if you steal, steal a pearl.”
2814. How the Arab delivered the gift, that is, the jug to the Caliph's servants.
2834. The story of what passed between the grammarian and the boatman.
2852. How the Caliph accepted the gift and bestowed largesse, notwithstanding that he was entirely without need of the gift (the...
2933. Concerning the qualities of the Pír (Spiritual Guide) and (the duty of) obedience to him.
2958. How the Prophet, on whom be peace, enjoined ‘Alí—may God make his person honoured—saying, “When every one seeks to draw...
2980. How the man of Qazwín was tattooing the figure of a lion in blue on his shoulders, and (then) repenting...
3012. How the wolf and fox went to hunt in attendance on the lion.
3041. How the lion made trial of the wolf and said, “Come forward, O wolf, and divide the prey amongst us.”
3055. The story of the person who knocked at a friend's door: his friend from within asked who he was: he...
3076. Description of Unification.
3101. How the lion punished the wolf who had shown disrespect in dividing (the prey).
3123. How Noah, on whom be peace, threatened his people, saying, “Do not struggle with me, for I am (only) a...
3149. How kings seat in front of them the Súfís who know God, in order that their eyes may be illumined...
3156. How the guest came to Joseph, on whom be peace, and how Joseph demanded of him a gift and present...
3191. How the guest said to Joseph, “I have brought thee the gift of a mirror, so that whenever thou lookest...
3227. How the writer of the (Qur’ánic) Revelation fell into apostasy because (when) the ray of the Revelation shot upon him,...
3297. How Bal‘am son of Bá‘úr prayed (to God), saying, “Cause Moses and his people to turn back, without having gained...
3320. How Hárút and Márút relied upon their immaculateness and desired to mix with the people of this world and fell...
3343. The rest of the story of Hárút and Márút, and how an exemplary punishment was inflicted on them, even in...
3359. How the deaf man went to visit his sick neighbour.
3395. The first to bring analogical reasoning to bear against the Revealed Text was Iblís.
3425. Explaining that one must keep one's own (spiritual) state and (mystical) intoxication hidden from the ignorant.
3466. The story of the contention between the Greeks and the Chinese in the art of painting and picturing.
3499. How the Prophet, on whom be peace, asked Zayd, “How art thou to-day and in what state hast thou risen?”...
3583. How suspicion was thrown upon Luqmán by the slaves and fellow-servants who said that he had eaten the fresh fruit...
3607. The remainder of the story of Zayd (and what he said) in answer to the Prophet, on whom be peace.
3655. How the Prophet, on whom be peace, said to Zayd, “Do not tell this mystery more plainly than this, and...
3667. The (author's) return to the story of Zayd.
3706. How a conflagration occurred in the city (Medina) in the days of ‘Umar, may God be well-pleased with him.
3720. How an enemy spat in the face of the Prince of the Faithful, ‘Alí, may God honour his person, and...
3772. How that infidel asked 'Ali, may God honour his person, saying, "Since thou wert victorious over such a man,as I...
3786. How the Prince of the Faithful made answer (and explained) what was the reason of his dropping the sword from...
3843. How the Prophet, on whom be peace, said in the ear of the stirrup-holder of the Prince of the Faithful...
3892. How Adam, on whom be peace, marvelled at the perdition of the accursed Iblís and showed vanity.
3923. Returning to the story of ‘Alí—may God honour his person!— and how generously he behaved to his murderer.
3937. How the stirrup-holder of ‘Alí, may God honour his person, came (to him), saying, “For God's sake, kill me and...
3947. Explaining that the motive of the Prophet, on whom be peace, in seeking to conquer Mecca and other (places) than...
3974. How the Prince of the Faithful, ‘Ali—may God honour his person! said to his antagonist, " When thou didst spit...