Nasreddin
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Nasreddin or Nasreddin Hodja is a character commonly found in the folklores of the Muslim world, and a hero of humorous short stories and satirical anecdotes. There are frequent statements about his e
A 17th-century miniature of Nasruddin, from the collection of the Topkapı Palace Museum
A Goha story cloth by Ahmed Yossery (2007) depicting a version of The miller, his son and the donkey, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Statue of Afanti in Xinjiang, China
Nasreddin Hodja in Bukhara
Idries Shah
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Idries Shah, also known as Idris Shah, Indries Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimi and by the pen name Arkon Daraul, was an Afghan author, thinker and teacher in the Sufi tradition. Shah wrote over three
Nasreddin
…referred to "our own dear Mullah Nasr Eddin", also calling him an "incomparable teacher", particularly in his book Beelzebub's Tales. Sufi philosopher Idries Shah published several collections of Nasruddin stories in English, and emphasized their teaching value. In 1943, the Soviet film Nasreddin in Bukhara was…
Idries Shah telling a story to his children
The grave of Idries Shah in Brookwood Cemetery
Nobel-prize winner Doris Lessing was profoundly influenced by Shah.