Tales of Nasrudin
Subtitle: keys to fulfillment
By: translation, Ali Jamnia ; commentary, Ali Jamnia, Charles Daniel, Charles Upton.
Contributors: Jamnia, Ali, 1961-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Sophia Perennis
Published: 2006
Place of publication: San Rafael, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 124
Subjects: Nasreddin Hoca (Anecdotes); Nasreddin Hoca (Legendary character)
Description: "A selection of the many stories of the famous Muslim holy fool Mulla Nasrudin, each story followed by a key to understanding its deeper meaning"--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The wisest of sages; title: The donkey's saddle; title: How many times the fool; title: Riding the camel; title: In the market; title: Getting old; title: Going to a gathering; title: Mulla's sermon; title: God's angels; title: Differences; title: Stars in the sky; title: The mulla's statement; title: Watching the door; title: The free haircut; title: Nasrudin and the maid; title: Nasrudin's voice; title: The blowing wind; title: Cracking nuts; title: Murdered man or ram; title: Getting sick; title: Mulla's sermon; title: Mulla's dream; title: In the grave; title: Mulla and the halwa; title: Tracking the days of Ramadan; title: Enjoying the company of women; title: Purchasing a donkey; title: Giving a party; title: Weighing the cat; title: Going to the bathhouse; title: A love affair; title: The madman and the mulla; title: Mulla and the eggplants; title: The mulla's father; title: Praising God's grace; title: The broiled lamb's head; title: Eating duck; title: Eating dates; title: Mulla Nasrudin and the carpenter; title: Mulla and the pupil; title: Nasrudin on fire; title: Wearing black; title: Borrowing a pot; title: Nasrudin's stork; title: Mulla's joke; title: Catching geese; title: Eating beans; title: Going for food; title: A conversation with a Christian; title: Beating the cow; title: Mourning their mother; title: Nasrudin's sickness; title: Nasrudin's wife; title: Borrowing mulla's donkey; title: Finding fault with other people's belongings; title: Nasrudin's wife and her lover; title: Nasrudin's party; title: Nasrudin's wife and Satan; title: Mulla Nasrudin and the Prophet's traditions; title: Mulla's dinner; title: Mulla's answer; title: Eating liver; title: Mulla's excuse (1); title: Mullas's excuse (2); title: Mulla Nasrudin's death; title: Driving a nail in the wall; title: Not speaking the language; title: Mulla's guess; title: Mulla Nasrudin's trading; title: Greetings; title: Mulla Nasrudin and the day of resurrection; title: Selling a ladder; title: Mulla Nasrudin's move; title: The other side of the tree; title: Mulla's clothing; title: Mulla's riddle; title: Mulla Nasrudin's present; title: Mulla and the bowl; title: The consolation of sheep; title: Right hand sheep; title: The dead man's grudge; title: The responsibility of the judge; title: The broth of the broth; title: Days of this city; title: Mulla's son; title: Saving the moon; title: Nasrudin and his wife's death; title: Falling down; title: Take refuge in God; title: Mullas's ring; title: Pulling teeth; title: Old man's infant; title: What has been wasted; title: Lack of company; title: Mulla's secrets; title: Seven-year-old vinegar; title: The lost donkey; title: The size of the world; title: Heaven and hell; title: A man's world remains the same; title: The usefulness of the moon; title: Hot weather; title: Youth; title: Knowing how he feels; title: Tying the horse's rein; title: Glossary.