Tales from the Land of the Sufis

Take a magic carpet ride into the delightful world of Sufi storytelling with these best-loved tales from Persian literature and lore, in which images of madness, passionate love, and self-sacrifice convey the inner experiences of the soul that has surrendered to the Divine Beloved. The tales are retold from the celebrated works of Sufi poets and spiritual masters such as Rumi, Attar, Nizami, and Jami, as well as anecdotes about these famous masters.

Mojdeh Bayat was born in Tehran and is an initiate of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order. She lives with her husband and two children in Chicago.