Ali Baba had reached the depths of poverty. He left the city behind and wandered without purpose until he found a dervish.
"I can give you the key to your desire," said the dervish." The dervish then told Ali Baba where to find a rock, and what to say to make the rock open.
Ali Baba did what the dervish told him, and the rock did indeed open, and there was a treasure inside.
The rock is your own heart, and by the mystery of the word you will open a door that leads to the kingdom of heaven.
Inspired by: Big Tales by Hazrat Inayat Khan, compiled and edited by Mansur Johnson. the Hazrat Inayat Khan Study Database.
Notes: This is a story in Part 1 of the book: Ali Baba. You can find out more about the traditional story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves at Wikipedia.
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