Islam
The founder of Islam
Who was Muhamad?
Sufism
What are the mystical beliefs to find the truth of divine knowledge and love through a personal experience with God?
Who are the wise man, the half wise and the fool?
The amount of stories present within the main story
What is four? (number 2, 3, 11, and 17)
The type of story in which this work falls
What is a folktale
The central message of Islam
What is that Allah is the one true God and you should submit to him?
Origin of Sufism
What is mystic?
Wise-man characteristics
What is leader who follows allah
The main overarching theme
What is morality?
The main factor that sets this work apart from others.
What is that it's a collection of stories pieced together into a long narrative?
Chapters of the Koran
What is Surahs? 114 in all
Two-stage of growth in Sufism
What is Early connection with god & mysticism, the ignoring person desires to connect with god?
The cause of the death of the fool.
What is the rejection of the wise and Allah
The place where Sa'di received his education
Where is Baghdad?
Themes within all the stories
What is deception, karma, mercy, paranoia, hubris?
The five pillars of Islam
What is, faith, prayer, fasting, charity, and pilgrimage?
Summary of Tale of three kings
The kings who were good had fewer rebellions, and when the boat comes it only saves the good kings
What is the half-wise follows the wise?
Sa'di's real name
what is Muslihuddin
The three different strands
What is the original Persian book, set in the Arabic city of Baghdad and focuses on the reign of King Harun ar-Rashid, and short humorous tales from the city of Cairo?
The central message of "daybreak"
What is that God is good and there to protect people from the beginning ?
Theme of Tale of three kings
what is Karma?
The person the wise is compared to
Who is Jesus?
The three major works Sa'di is known for
What are The Bustan (garden), Gulistan (rose garden), and The Divan (collection of poems)?
Each story is connected through what narrative
What is the princess telling the story of the fisherman telling the story of the jinnee the story of King Yunan and the Doctor, which includes the story of King Sindbad and the falcon?