THE TALE OF THE FOUR DERVISHES and Other Sufi Tales.

by Amina Shah

Legend has it that Amir Khusro's master and Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya had fallen ill. To cheer him up, Amir Khusro started telling him a series of stories in One Thousand and One Nights style. By the end of the stories, Nizamuddin Auliya had recovered, and prayed that anyone who listened to these stories would also be cured. Tradition has it that the great Nizamuddin Awliyya, after hearing this allegory from his disciple Khusru, placed a benediction on the work. It is widely believed that those who hear it will be restored to health.

258 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Amina Shah, later known as Amina Maxwell-Hudson, was a British anthologiser of Sufi stories and folk tales, and was for many years the Chairperson of the College of Storytellers.

Reviews

[Melinda]

Pretty entertaining. The stories all seemed really similar.