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Traditions of the Prophet
Adventures of Mulla Nasrudin
Red Sea Journey
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Thoughts from Omar Khayyam
Meditation of Rumi
The Tale of Melon City
Haughty and Generous
The Chests of Gold
The Lowliest of the Arabs
The Man, the Snake and the Stone
The Value of Kingdoms
The Magic Horse
The Prince of Darkness
Encounter at a Hermitage
The Shrine
Mushkil Gusha
The Story of Mushkil Gusha
Cheating Death
The Three Perspectives
Extracts
Definitions from Mulla Do-Piaza
The Two Brothers
The Angel and the Charitable Man
Hospitality
The Mongols
Letter from a Queen
The Artillery
Jan-Fishan Khan's Favor
Omar and the Wine-Drinker
The Proper Channels
In Spain
Baghdad
Commander of the Faithful
The Ball of Marzipan
Ahmad Hussain and the Emperor
The King, the Sufi and the Surgeon
A Matter of Honor
The Pulse of the Princess
Maulana Dervish
Self-Deception
The Camel and the Tent
The Curse
Pleasant and Unpleasant
Khwaja Ahrar
Saadi: On Envy
Hazrat Bahaudin Naqshband
Prayer
The Horseman in a Hurry
Class and Nation
Letters
The Voice
The Four Men and the Interpreter
The Sultans and the Taxpayer
The Thief
Seeing Double
Why?
Yusuf, Son of Husain
Why the Dervish Hides Himself
The Dog and the Dervishes
The Prayer and the Curse of the Dervish
Encounter with the Devil
The Beard of the Dervish
The Ants and the Pen
Who Recognized the Master
Solomon, the Mosquito and the Wind
The Bees and the Hollow Tree
The Effects - and Use - of Music
Confessions of John of Antioch
Silent Teaching
Three Things
Table Talk
