The Masnavi. by Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273

Table of Contents: “…-- The devilish bankrupt and the dull-witted Kurd -- The folly of thinking, 'If only ... ' -- To murder the mother of all problems -- A king tests two contrasting slaves --Envy of a king's favourite slave -- Solomon and the Queen of Sheba -- The philosopher's rejection of a Qur'anic verse -- Moses and the shepherd -- Moses asks God why oppressors seem to win -- The cure for a man who has swallowed a snake -- The foolhardy man who trusted a bear's good intentions -- The Prophet visits his sick companion -- Satan wakes up Mo'aviya so he can join the congregation for the dawn prayer -- Unhelpful advice about a burglar -- The hypocrites who built the Mosque of Opposition to the Prophet -- The four Indians who spoilt their own prayers by finding fault with each other -- How Ghuzz Turks make an example out of their victims -- Self-conceit leads to ingratitude for prophets and saints -- The physician's diagnosis for an old man -- Johi's interpretation of a child's lament -- The boy who was terrified of what a huge man wanted to do to him -- The archer and the mounted warrior -- The Bedouin and the philosopher -- The miracles of Ebrahim-e Adham by the ocean -- Aisha complains to the Prophet about his performing the prayer in dirty places -- The camel and the mouse -- The miracles of the dervish accused of stealing -- Some Sufis complain to their master about a fellow Sufi talking too much -- John the Baptist bows to Jesus in Mary's womb -- The folly of literalism -- The tree which gives eternal life -- Four men fight because they use different words for 'grapes' -- Ducklings nurtured by a domestic bird -- Reactions to the miracles of an ascetic in the desert -- Explanatory notes -- Glossary.…”
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