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How one of the Companions—may God be well-pleased with them!—thought (to himself) disapprovingly, “Why does not the Prophet—God bless and save him!—throw a veil (over their hypocrisy)?”
Story of the person who was seeking after his stray camel and inquiring about it.
On being perplexed amidst discordant doctrines and finding (a means of) escape and deliverance.
Explaining the moral of the story of the person seeking (the lost) camel.
Story of the Indian who quarrelled with his friend over a certain action and was not aware that he too was afflicted with (guilty of) it.
How the Ghuzz set about killing one man in order that another might be terrorised.
Explaining the state of those who are self-conceited and unthankful for the blessing of the existence of the prophets and saints—peace be unto them!
The story of Júhí and the child who cried lamentably beside his father's bier.
Timet puer quidam hominem corpulentum. “Ne timueris,” inquit, “O puer; ego enim vir non sum.”
The story of an archer and his fear of a horseman who was riding in a forest.
Story of the desert Arab and his putting sand in the sack and the philosopher's rebuking him.
The miracles of Ibráhím son of Adham—may God sanctify his holy spirit!—on the seashore.
The beginning of the gnostic's illumination by the Light which sees the invisible world.
How a stranger reviled the Shaykh and how the Shaykh's disciple answered him.
The statement of a certain individual that God most High would not punish him for sin, and Shu‘ayb’s answer to him.
How ‘Á’isha—may God be well-pleased with her!—said to Mustafá (Mohammed), on whom be peace, “Thou performest the prayer anywhere, without a prayer-carpet.”
How the mouse pulled (the rope attached to) the camel's nose-ring and became self conceited.
The miracles of the dervish who was suspected of theft in a ship.
How some Súfís abused a certain Súfí, saying that he talked too much in the presence of the Shaykh.
How the dervish excused himself to the Shaykh.
Explaining (that there are) some assertions the truth of which is attested by their very nature.
How Yahyá*, on whom be peace, in his mother's womb bowed in worship to the Messiah (Jesus), on whom be peace.
On raising a difficulty as to this story.
The answer to the difficulty.
On mute eloquence and the understanding of it.
How worthless sayings find acceptance in the minds of worthless folk.
On seeking the tree whereof none that eats the fruit shall die.
How the Shaykh explained the hidden meaning of the tree to the seeker who was in the bondage of formalism.
How four persons quarrelled about grapes, which were known to each of them by a different name.
How dissension and enmity amongst the Ansár were removed by the blessings of the Prophet—may God bless and save him!
The story of the ducklings which were fostered by a domestic fowl.
How the pilgrims were amazed at the miracles of the ascetic whom they found (living) alone in the desert.
IN THE NAME OF GOD THE MERCIFUL, THE COMPASSIONATE
Story of those who ate the young elephant from greed and because they neglected the advice of the sincere counsellor.
The remainder of the Story of those who molested the young elephants.
Returning to the Story of the elephant.
Explaining that in the sight of the Beloved a fault committed by lovers is better than the correctness of strangers.
How God most High commanded Moses, on whom be peace, saying, “Call unto Me with a mouth with which thou hast not sinned.”
Showing that the supplicant's invocation of God is essentially the same thing as God's response to him.
How the countryman deceived the townsman and invited him with humble entreaties and great importunity.
(Story of the people of Sabá and how prosperity made them forward.)
How the smitten would assemble every morning at the door of the (monastic) cell of Jesus, on whom be peace, craving to be healed through his prayer.
The remainder of the Story of the people of Saba.
The rest of the Story of the Khwaja’s going to the village on the invitation of the countryman.
How the falcon invited the ducks to come from the water to the plain.
