April 20, 2024

The Sufi and the Sultan

The Sufi and the Sultan Persian Sufism – Iran   A darwish, who had taken a vow of loneliness and had cut himself off from the world was living in a desert when the caravan of the sultan passed by. The darwish was, at that moment, submerged in deep contemplation, so he did not notice…

Rabbi Yishmael’s Statement

Rabbi Yishmael’s Statement Judaism   In the Gemara it is said that Rabbi Yishmael ben Yose was once walking along a road when he suddenly came across a man carrying a bundle of heavy firewood. The man, exhausted, went to the side of the road, placed his load on the ground and sat down to…