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Book 3 Headings
68. Story of those who ate the young elephant from greed and because they neglected the advice of the sincere counsellor.
104. The remainder of the Story of those who molested the young elephants.
137. Returning to the Story of the elephant.
171. Explaining that in the sight of the Beloved a fault committed by lovers is better than the correctness of strangers.
179. How God most High commanded Moses, on whom be peace, saying, “Call unto Me with a mouth with which thou...
188. Showing that the supplicant's invocation of God is essentially the same thing as God's response to him.
235. How the countryman deceived the townsman and invited him with humble entreaties and great importunity.
281. (Story of the people of Sabá and how prosperity made them forward.)
297. How the smitten would assemble every morning at the door of the (monastic) cell of Jesus, on whom be peace,...
363. The remainder of the Story of the people of Saba.
411. The rest of the Story of the Khwaja’s going to the village on the invitation of the countryman.
431. How the falcon invited the ducks to come from the water to the plain.
473. The Story of the people of Zarwán and how they contrived that they should pick the fruit in their orchards...
496. The Khwaja’s departure to the country.
531. How the Khwaja and his family went to the country.
566. How Majnún petted the dog that lived in Layla's abode.
597. How the Khwája and his kinsfolk arrived at the village, and how the countryman pretended not to see or recognise...
720. How the jackal fell into the dyeing-vat and was dyed with many colours and pretended amongst the jackals that he...
731. How a braggart greased his lips and moustache every morning with the skin of a fat sheep's tail and came...
746. How Bal‘am the son of Bá‘úr was (felt himself) secure, because the Lord had made (many) tests (of him) and...
765. How the jackal which had fallen into the dyer’s vat pretended to be a peacock.
777. Comparison of Pharaoh and his pretence of divinity to the jackal which pretended to be a peacock.
789. Explanation of (the text), And thou wilt surely know them in the perversion of their speech.
796. The Story of Hárút and Márút and their boldness in encountering the probations of God most High....
839. The Story of Pharaoh's dream of the coming of Moses, on whom be peace, and how he took thought to...
854. How they summoned the Israelites to the maydán, as a device to prevent the begetting ofMoses, on whom be peace....
857. Story.
871. How Pharaoh returned from the maydán to the city, glad at having parted the Israelites from their wives on the...
877. How ‘Imrán lay with the mother of Moses and how the mother of Moses, on him be peace, became pregnant....
887. How after having lain with her ‘Imrán charged his wife to pretend that she had not visited him.
895. How Pharaoh was frightened by the noise.
901. The appearance of the star of Moses, on whom be peace, in the sky and the outcry of the astrologers...
937. How Pharaoh summoned the women who had new-born children to the maydán, (doing this) also for the sake of his...
947. How Moses was born and how the officers came to ‘Imrán's house and how it was divinely revealed to the...
958. How it was divinely revealed to the mother of Moses that she should throw Moses into the water.
975. Story of the snake-catcher who thought the frozen serpent was dead and wound it in ropes and brought it to...
1066. How Pharaoh threatened Moses, on whom be peace.
1075. The answer of Moses to Pharaoh concerning the threats which he made against him.
1081. The reply of Pharaoh to Moses, on whom be peace.
1086. The answer of Moses, on whom be peace, to Pharaoh.
1090. The reply of Pharaoh to Moses, and the coming of a Divine revelation to Moses, on whom be peace.
1098. How Moses, on whom be peace, gave Pharaoh a respite, that he might assemble the magicians from the cities.
1156. How Pharaoh sent (messengers) to the cities in search of the magicians.
1173. How those two magicians summoned their father from the grave and questioned their father's spirit concerning the real nature of...
1182. How the dead magician answered his sons.
1196. Comparison of the sublime Qur’án to the rod of Moses, and the death of Mustafá (Mohammed), on whom be peace,...
1244. How the magicians from the cities assembled before Pharaoh and received robes of honour and laid their hands upon their...
1258. The disagreement as to the description and shape of the elephant.
1361. Reconciliation of these two Traditions: “To be satisfied with infidelity is an act of infidelity,” and “If any one is...
1375. A parable illustrating the fact that (mystical) bewilderment prevents investigation and consideration.
1385. Story.
1405. Story of a lover's being engrossed in reading and perusing a love-letter in the presence of his beloved, and how...
1449. Story of the person who in the time of David, on whom be peace, used to pray night and day,...
1484. How a cow ran into the house of him that was praying importunately. The Prophet, may God bless him and...
1489. The Poet's excusing himself and asking help.
1509. Explaining that Knowledge has two wings, and Opinion (only) one: “Opinion is defective and curtailed in flight”; and a comparison...
1521. Parable of a man's being made (spiritually) ill by vain conceit of the veneration in which he is held by...
1538. People's intellects differ in their original nature, (though) according to the Mu‘tazilites they are (originally) equal and the difference in...
1545. How the boys made the teacher imagine (that he was ill).
1554. How Pharaoh was made (spiritually) ill by vain imagination arising from the people's reverence (for him).
1561. How the teacher was made ill by imagination.
1576. How the master went to bed and moaned, imagining himself to be ill.
1585. How for the second time the boys made the master imagine (that he was ill), saying that their recitation of...
1589. How the boys escaped from school by this trick.
1597. How the mothers of the boys went to visit the sick master.
1609. Explaining that the body is as a garment to the spirit, and that this (bodily) hand is the sleeve of...
1613. Story of the dervish who had secluded himself in the mountains, with an account of the sweetness of severance (from...
1623. How a goldsmith discerned the end of the affair and spoke in accordance with the end to one who wished...
1633. The rest of the Story of the ascetic of the mountain who had made a vow that he would not...
1649. A comparison (showing that) the bonds and snares of Destiny, though outwardly invisible, are manifest in their effects.
1671. How the dervish who had made the vow was reduced (by hunger) to plucking the pears from the tree, and...
1677. How the Shaykh was suspected of being in company with thieves and had his hand cut off.
1704. The miraculous gifts of Shaykh Aqta’, and how he used to weave palm-leaf baskets with both hands.
1720. The reason why the magicians of Pharaoh had courage to suffer the amputation of their hands and feet.
1745. How the mule related (his story) to the camel, saying, “I am often falling on my face, while thou fallest...
1762. How by permission of God the particles of the ass of ‘Uzayr were assembled after putrefaction and recompounded before the...
1771. How a certain Shaykh showed no grief at the death of his sons.
1798. How the Shaykh excused himself for not weeping on the death of his sons.
1834. Story of the blind old man's reading the Qur’án in front (of him) and regaining his sight when he read....
1841. How Luqmán, when he saw David, on whom be peace, making (iron) rings, refrained from questioning him, with the intention...
1854. The remainder of the story of the blind man and his reading the Qur’án.
1877. Description of some saints who are content with the (Divine) ordainments and do not beseech (God) to change this decree.
1883. How Buhlúl questioned a certain dervish.
1923. The story of Daqúqí and his miraculous gifts.
1940. Return to the story of Daqúqí.
1961. The mystery of Moses seeking Khizr, notwithstanding his perfection as a prophet and as one nigh unto God.
1972. Resuming the story of Daqúqí.
1984. The apparition of what seemed like seven candles in the direction of the shore.
1990. How the seven candles became what seemed like one candle.
2000. How those candles appeared to the eye as seven men.
2002. How those candles now became seven trees.
2008. How those trees were invisible to the people.
2045. How the seven trees became one.
2053. How the seven trees became seven men.
2083. How Daqúqí went forward to act as Imám.
2121. How Daqúqí went forward to lead that company (in prayer).
2139. How the company followed the leadership of Daqúqí.
2166. Explaining that the salutation (in prayer) towards the right hand at the Resurrection indicates (the worshipper's) dread of being examined...
2175. How during the ritual prayer Daqúqí heard cries of distress from a ship that was about to sink.
2201. The ideas of the prudent man.
2207. Daqúqí's entreaty and intercession for the deliverance of the ship.
2280. How the company (of the Seven) took offence at Daqúqí's invocation and intercession, and flew away and disappeared in the...
2305. Explaining further the story of him who in the time of David, on whom be peace, sought to receive (from...
2314. How both the adversaries went to David, on whom be peace.
2375. How David, on whom be peace, heard what both the litigants had to say, and interrogated the defendant.
2388. How David, on whom be peace, gave judgement against the slayer of the cow.
2395. How that person earnestly appealed (to God) against the judgement of David, on whom be peace.
2414. How David went into seclusion in order that the truth might be made manifest.
2418. How David gave judgement against the owner of the cow, bidding him withdraw from the case concerning the cow; and...
2424. How David pronounced sentence against the owner of the cow, saying, “Give him (the defendant) the whole of your property.”
2441. How David, on whom be peace, resolved to summon the people to a certain plain, in older that he might...
2454. How hands and feet and tongue give evidence concerning the secret of the wicked, even in this world.
2471. How the people went forth to that tree.
2485. How David, on whom be peace, ordered that retaliation should be taken on the murderer after his conviction.
2503. Explaining that Man’s fleshly soul is in the position of the murderer who had become a claimant on account of...
2569. How Jesus, on whom be peace, fled to the top of a mountain (to escape) from the fools.
2599. The story of the people of Sabá and their folly, and how the admonition of the prophets produces no effect...
2627. Explaining (what is signified by) the far-sighted blind man, the deaf man who is sharp of hearing, and the naked...
2656. Description of the luxuriance of the city of the Sabaeans and their ingratitude.
2668. How the prophets came from God to admonish the people of Sabá.
2709. How the people (of Sabá) demanded miracles from the prophets.
2732. How the people suspected the prophets.
2737. Story of the hares who sent a hare as ambassador to the elephant, bidding him say, ‘I come to thee...
2753. How the prophets answered their sneers and uttered parables unto them.
2784. [Explaining that it is not seemly for every one to adduce parables, especially concerning Divine actions.]
2794. How the people of Noah uttered similitudes derisively at the time of his building the Ark
2798. Story of the thief who was asked, “What are you doing at the bottom of this wall at midnight?” and...
2805. The answer to the parable which the unbelievers related concerning the hare's being sent as ambassador with a message to...
2840. The meaning of prudence, and a parable of the prudent man.
2861. The banefulness of the action of the bird that abandons prudence from (motives of) greed and vain desire.
2884. Story of the vow made by the dogs every winter that when next summer comes they will build a house...
2899. How the unbelievers stopped the prophets, on whom be peace, from giving admonition and brought forward Necessitarian arguments.
2908. The answer of the prophets, on whom be peace, to the Necessitarians.
2916. How the infidels repeated the Necessitarian arguments.
2921. How the prophets, on whom be peace, answered them again.
2947. How the people (of Sabá) repeated their resistance to the (prophets') hope (of converting them and set themselves) against the...
2954. How the prophets, on whom be peace, answered them once more.
2982. The wisdom of (God's) having created Hell in the world hereafter and the prison of (tribulation in) the present world...
2997. Explaining how God most High has made the bodily form of kings a means of subduing the insolent (sinners) who...
3013. Story of the Súfí's being enamoured of the empty food-wallet.
3029. How Jacob, on whom be peace, was privileged to taste the cup of God from the face of Joseph, and...
3054. Story of the Amír and his slave who was very fond of the ritual prayer and had a great joy...
3076. How the prophets lost hope of being accepted and approved by the unbelievers, as God hath said: “Until, when the...
3092. Explaining how the faith of the conventional (worldly) man consists in fear and hope.
3103. Setting forth how the Prophet, on whom be peace, said, “Verily, God most High hath friends who are concealed.”
3109. The story of Anas, may God be pleased with him: how he cast a napkin into a fiery oven, and...
3129. Story of the Prophet's, on whom be peace, coming to the aid of a caravan of Arabs who had been...
3162. How he (the Prophet) miraculously filled the slave's water-skin with water from the Unseen World and made the face of...
3176. How the master saw his slave white and did not recognise him and said, “Thou hast killed my slave: the...
3203. Explaining that whatsoever God most High bestowed and created— the heavens and the earths and the substances and the accidents—...
3219. How the unbelieving woman came to Mustafá (Mohammed), on whom be peace, with a sucking babe, and how it spoke,...
3237. How an eagle seized the boot of the Prophet, on whom be peace, and carried it into the air and...
3254. The right way of taking a lesson from this story and knowing with certainty that “verily, together with hardship there...
3265. How a certain man demanded of Moses (that he should teach him) the language of the beasts and birds.
3285. How Revelation came from God most High to Moses that he should teach him the thing demanded by him, or...
3302. How that seeker was content to be taught the language of domestic fowls and dogs, and how Moses, on whom...
3310. The cock's answer to the dog.
3328. [How the cock became abashed before the dog on account of being false in those three promises.]
3342. How the cock foretold the death of the Khwája.
3366. How that person ran to Moses for protection when he heard from the cock the announcement of his death.
3382. How Moses prayed for that person, that he might depart from the world (die) in the Faith.
3389. How God most High answered favourably the prayer of Moses, on whom be peace.
3398. Story of the woman whose children never lived (long), and how, when she made lamentation (to God), the answer came—“That...
3418. How Hamza, may God be well-pleased with him, came to battle without a coat of mail.
3428. The reply of Hamza to the people.
3493. The means of preventing one's self from being swindled in sale and purchase.
3516. How Bilál, may God be well-pleased with him, died rejoicing.
3534. The (Divine) wisdom in ruining the body by death.
3544. Comparison of this world, which is wide in appearance and narrow in reality, (to a bathroom), and comparison (of the...
3565. Setting forth that whatever is (denoted by the terms) heedlessness and anxiety and indolence and darkness is all (derived) from...
3582. Comparison between Statute and analogy.
3601. The rules to be observed by listeners and disciples at the emanation of wisdom from the tongue of the Shaykh.
3617. How every animal knows the smell of its enemy and takes precaution. The folly and perdition of him that is...
3634. The difference between knowing a thing by comparison and convention and knowing the quiddity of that thing.
3657. How the negation and affirmation of one (and the same) thing may be combined and reconciled from the standpoint of...
3668. The question of the faná and baqá of the dervish.
3685. Story of the Sadr-i Jahán's Wakíl (minister), who fell under suspicion and fled from Bukhárá in fear of his life;...
3699. The appearance of the Holy Spirit (Gabriel) in the shape of a man to Mary when she was undressed and...
3767. [How the Holy Spirit said to Mary, “I am sent to thee by God: be not agitated and do not...
3788. How that Wakíl, (moved) by love, made up his mind to return to Bukhárá recklessly.
3807. How a loved one asked her lover who had travelled in foreign countries, “Which city didst thou find the fairest...
3811. How his friends hindered him from returning to Bukhárá and threatened him, and how he said, “I don't care.”...
3829. How the lover, impelled by love, said “I don't care” to the person who counselled and scolded him.
3859. How that loving servant turned his face towards Bukhárá.
3871. How the reckless lover entered Bukhárá, and how his friends deterred him from showing himself.
3883. How the lover answered those who scolded and threatened him.
3915. How that lover reached his Beloved when he washed his hands of (gave up) his life.
3921. Description of the lover-killing mosque and of the death-seeking reckless lover who became a guest there.
3930. How the guest came into the mosque.
3937. How the people of the mosque blamed the lover-guest for (his intention of) sleeping the night there and threatened him....
3945. The lover's reply to those who chid him.
3959. The love of (a) Galen is for this present life, for only here does his art avail; he has not...
3992. How the people of the mosque blamed the guest once more for (his intention of) sleeping in the mosque by...
4035. How Satan said to the Quraysh, “Go to war with Ahmad (Mohammed), for I will aid you and call my...
4078. How the fault-finders repeated their advice to the guest of the guest-killing mosque.
4087. How the guest answered them and adduced the parable of the guardian of the cornfield who, by making a noise...
4158. Comparison of the true believer's fleeing (from tribulation) and his impatience in affliction to the agitation and restlessness of chick-peas...
4195. A comparison showing how the true believer becomes patient when he understands the inward meaning and the beneficial nature of...
4202. (Showing) how the housewife made apologies to the chickpea, and (explaining) the wise purpose in her keeping the chickpea on...
4211. The remainder of the story of the guest of that guest-killing mosque, and his firmness and sincerity.
4226. Account of the conception of evil fancies by those deficient in understanding.
4243. Commentary on the Tradition of Mustafá (Mohammed), on whom be peace, that the Qur’án hath an exterior (sense) and an...
4249. It is explained that the going of the prophets and the saints, on whom be peace, to mountains and caves,...
4257. Comparison of the form of the saints and the form of the speech of the saints to the form of...
4267. Commentary on (the text), O ye mountains, repeat (the praise of God) in accord with him, and the birds (likewise).
4281. Reply to him who rails at the Mathnawí on account of his being deficient in understanding.
4291. Parable of the foal's refusing to drink the water because of the bawling of the grooms.
4320. The remainder of the story of the guest in the guest-killing mosque.
4325. Commentary on the verse (of the Qur’án): “And raise the battle-cry against them with thy horsemen and men on foot.”...
4344. How the talismanic cry came at midnight to (the ears of) the guest in the mosque.
4376. The meeting of the lover with the Sadr-i Jahán.
4420. How each element attracts its congener that has been imprisoned in the human constitution by the non-homogeneous (elements).
4434. How likewise the soul is drawn to the world of spirits, and how it craves and desires its home, and...
4461. (Showing that) the annulment and destruction of (human) resolutions (is) in order to let man know that He (God) is...
4472. How the Prophet, on whom be peace, looked at the captives and smiled and said, “I marvel at folk who...
4485. [Commentary on the verse (of the Qur’án), “If ye ask for a decision, the decision has indeed come to you....
4502. The hidden reason why God most High gave the title of “victory” to the return of the Prophet, on whom...
4511. Commentary on the Tradition that Mustafá (Mohammed), on whom be peace, said, “Do not declare me to be more excellent...
4527. How the Prophet, on whom be peace, became aware of their chiding him for his exultation.
4560. Showing that the rebellious sinner in the very act of overpowering is overpowered, and in the very moment of victory...
4600. How the Beloved attracts the lover in such wise that the lover neither knows it nor hopes for it, nor...
4623. How, in the presence of Solomon, on whom be peace, the gnat appealed for justice against the Wind.
4645. How Solomon, on whom be peace, commanded the plaintiff gnat to bring its adversary to the court of judgement.
4663. How the Beloved caressed the senseless lover, that he might return to his senses.
4693. How the senseless lover came to himself and turned his face in praise and thanksgiving to the Beloved.
4748. Story of the lover who had been long separated (from his beloved) and had suffered much tribulation.
4779. How the lover found his beloved; and a discourse showing that the seeker is a finder, for he who shall...