Re: Nasreddin Hodja
ahaha awesome stuff.
Mullah Nasruddin frequented a local hamam which had a large dome with an acoustic very flattering to the voice, and he would often spend long hours singing in the bath, delighting in the sound of his own voice.
When one day, Mullah Nasruddin had no muezzin to call the faithful to prayer, he decided that he was a sufficiently good singer to take on this sacred duty.
By that day’s second call to prayer, the faithful gathered under the minaret and began to shout Nasruddin down for the terrible noise he made.
“Don’t blame me for the din," replied the Mullah, "they didn’t install a bathroom up here yet!”
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"Nasrudin, why is it people laugh at you?"
"Well," said Nasrudin, "Think of me as a turban. The nature of laughter exposes the false. If people laughed at themselves they would feel naked. Therefore I provide them with a 'head covering'."
"But Nasrudin, they are still naked!"
"Shhhhh," said Nasrudin smiling . . .
Wassalaam
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