Shams al-Dīn Aḥmad Aflākī, Rumi (Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī), Shamsuddin Ahmad Aflaki, Idries Shah

The hundred tales of wisdom

1978

This collection presents one hundred Sufi tales and biographical anecdotes about the 13th-century Persian mystic poet Rumi and members of the Mevlevi (whirling dervish) order, compiled by Aflaki and translated by Idries Shah. The stories illustrate Sufi wisdom teachings through narratives about Rumi's life, his spiritual insights, and the experiences of his followers in the Islamic mystical tradition.