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How the Prophet, on whom be peace

How the Prophet, on whom be peace

How the Prophet, on whom be peace, asked Zayd, “How art thou to-day and in what state hast thou risen?” and how Zayd answered him, saying, “This morning I am a true believer, O Messenger of Allah” پرسیدن پیغمبر علیه السلام مر زید را امروز چونی و چون برخاستی و جواب گفتن او که اصبحت […]

The story of the contention

The story of the contention

The story of the contention between the Greeks and the Chinese in the art of painting and picturing قصه‌‌ی مری کردن رومیان و چینیان در علم نقاشی و صورتگری‌‌ چینیان گفتند ما نقاش‌‌تر رومیان گفتند ما را کر و فر The Chinese said, “We are the better artists”; the Greeks said, “The (superiority in) power […]

Explaining that one must keep one’s own (spiritual)

Explaining that one must keep one’s own (spiritual)

The first to bring analogical reasoning

The first to bring analogical reasoning

How the deaf man went to visit

How the deaf man went to visit

The rest of the story of Hárút and Márút

The rest of the story of Hárút and Márút

How Hárút and Márút relied upon their immaculateness

How Hárút and Márút relied upon their immaculateness

How Bal‘am son of Bá‘úr prayed (to God)

How Bal‘am son of Bá‘úr prayed (to God)

How the writer of the (Qur’ánic)

How the writer of the (Qur’ánic)

How the guest said to Joseph

How the guest said to Joseph

How the guest came to Joseph

How the guest came to Joseph

How kings seat in front of them the Súfís

How kings seat in front of them the Súfís