The Mathnawi of Jalaluddin Rumi - Part 3
- Story 1
- (1 to 178)
- The Story of Those Who Ate a Young Elephant Out of Greed
- In the Beloved’s Eyes: A Lover’s Fault Is Greater Than a Stranger’s Virtue
- Story 2
- (235 to 516)
- The villager invited the city dweller to the countryside with humble requests and betrayed his trust.
- How the smitten would assemble every morning at the door of the (monastic) cell of Jesus, craving to be healed through his prayer.
- Story 3
- (716 to 1337)
- The Jackal Dyed in Many Colours: Pretending to Be a Peacock
- The Braggart Who Greased His Lips to Pretend He Feasted
- How a Snake-Catcher Brought a Frozen Serpent to Baghdád
- The Elephant in the Dark House: Brought by Hindús for Exhibition
- Story 4
- (1376 to 1870)
- A Parable of Mystical Bewilderment and the Hindrance to Understanding
- A Lover Engrossed in a Love-Letter in the Presence of Love and the Beloved’s Displeasure
- How a Shaykh Showed No Grief at His Sons’ Death
- The Blind Old Man Who Regained Sight While Reading the Qur’án
- Patience and Clarity: Luqmán’s Silence Before David
- Story 5
- (1924 to 2293)
- Daqúqí and the Miracles of Divine Gift
- The Mystery of Moses Seeking Khizr Despite His Perfection as a Prophet
- Story 6
- (1448 to 2527)
- Rightful Livelihood and the Sacrifice of a Cow
- Story 7
- (2570 to 3129)
- How Jesus Escaped to the Mountain from the Fools
- Story of the Súfí's being enamoured of the empty food-wallet
- Story of the Amír and his slave who was very fond of the ritual prayer
- The Miracle of Anas and the Napkin in the Fiery Oven
- Story 8
- (3130 to 3219)
- How the Prophet Filled a Slave’s Water-Bag with Divine Water and Transformed His Face
- Story 9
- (3261 to 3396)
- The Man Who Asked Moses to Teach Him the Language of Beasts and Birds
- Story 10
- (3419 to 3676)
- How Hamza Went to Battle Without a Coat of Mail
- How to Avoid Being Swindled in Sales and Purchases
- How Bilál, died in Joy
- On the Faná and Baqá of the Dervish
- Story 11
- (3686 to 4723)
- The Tale of Bukhara’s Passionate Lover
- Gabriel’s Appearance to Mary While She Was Washing Herself
- A Lover’s Query About the Fairest City
- On Mustafá’s Tradition: ‘Do Not Prefer Me Over Yúnus ibn Mattá’
- Story 12
- (3922 to 4810)
- The Lover-Killing Mosque and the Death-Seeking Guest
- The Guest’s Parable of the Cornfield Guardian and the Camel
- The Qur’án’s Layers of Meaning: A Tradition of Mustafá
- The Foal’s Refusal to Drink Amidst the Peoples Bawling
- The Seeker Is the Finder: A Lover’s Journey to the Beloved
