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The below list gives an overview of the stories in Rumi's Masnavi, as it appears in Reynold A. Nicholson's translation. ==Book I== *Preface (in prose) *Proem *The King and the Handmaiden *The Greengrocer and the Parrot *The Jewish King whose Vizier contrived a plot against the Christians *The Caliph and Laylá *The description of Mohammed in the Gospel *Another Jewish King who persecuted the Christians *The punishment inflicted on a man who scoffed at Mohammed *The Wind which destroyed the people of ‘Ad . *The Lion and the Beasts of chase *Azrael and the man who took refuge with Solomon Solomon and the Hoopoe *The Fall of Adam *The Holy War against the Flesh *The Caliph ‘Umar and the Ambassador *How Adam acknowledged, while Iblis denied, responsibility for sin *“And He is with you, wheresoever you be” *“Let him who desires to sit with God sit with the Súfís” *The Merchant and the Parrot which gave him a message to the parrots of India *The Spiritual Birds that are Divine Intelligences *Commentary on a saying of Faridu’ddín ‘Attár . *The respect paid to Moses by Pharaoh’s magicians *Commentary on a saying of Saná’í, and a Discourse on a Tradition of the Prophet concerning the jealousy of God *The harmfulness of being honoured by the people *“Whatsoever God wills cometh to pass” *The Story of the Harper *Explanation of a Tradition of the Prophet concerning Divine inspiration *A Story of ‘A’isha and the Prophet *Commentary on a verse of Saná’i *“Take advantage of the coolness of the spring season” *The Moaning Pillar *A miracle performed by the Prophet in the presence of Abú Jahl *The Prodigal for whom the angels pray *The munificent Caliph *The Arab of the Desert and his Wife *False saints *The power of Faith *Light and colour *Explanation of the Tradition that women prevail over the wise man, while the ignorant man prevails over them *The mystery of Moses and Pharaoh *“He has lost this life and the life to come” *The prophet Sálih and the people of Thamúd *The barrier between the righteous and the wicked *What is meat to the saint is poison to the disciple *The Divine Bounty and those who beg for it *The two kinds of “poor” *The World’s lovers *The proverb, “If you commit fornication, commit it with a free woman, and if you steal, steal a pearl” *The Grammarian and the Boatman *The Spiritual Guide *The Prophet’s injunction to ‘Alí *The man of Qazwín who wanted to have a lion tattooed on his shoulder *The wolf and the fox who went to hunt with the Lion . *The man who knocked at his friend’s door and, on being asked who he was, answered, “‘Tis I” *Description of Unification *Noah as the God-man *Why the Súfís who know God are seated in front of kings *Joseph and the guest-friend who could find no suitable gift for him except a mirror *Mohammed and the scribe who wrote down the Qur'anic Revelations *Bal’am son of Bá’úr *Hárút and Márút *The deaf man and his sick neighbour *Iblis the originator of analogical reasoning applied to the Word of God *Mystical experiences must be kept hidden from the vulgar *The contention between the Greek and Chinese artists *The Vision of Zayd *Luqmán and his fellow-servants *The conflagration in Medina in the days of the Caliph 'Umar *'Alí and the infidel who spat in his face *'Alí and his murderer *The self-conceit shown by Adam towards Iblís *The unworldliness of the Prophet 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of stories in the Masnavi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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