307. Fidelity / Devozione / إخلاص

306c

...who ran a Tavern by the sea.
...che gestiva una taverna in riva al mare.

306b

...lived a wealthy Sufi Shaykh... /...viveva un ricco maestro sufi...

306a

Once upon a time, in the great country of Turkey, not far from the holy city of Konya... / Tanto tempo fa, nel gran paese di Ranìa, non lontano dalla città santa di Ranonya...

306. Once Upon A Time / C'era una volta / كان ياما كان

305d

305c

305b

305a Opening Banner / Vessillo introduttivo

Click on the banner to expand it. Clicca sul vessillo per espanderlo.

305. Nasrudin and his Two Wives

Click on the strip to expand it. Frog the title to Martin Lings on Shakespeare.

304c

304b

304a

304. Backstage, ii / Dietro le quinte, II

Frog the title to the Magic Thatre of Fana.

303c

303b

303a

303. Backstage, i / Dietro le quinte, I

Frog the title to a Wiki on Nasrudin. Clicca qui per un Wiki su Nasrudin.

Single Panels

Salam Dear Frogs and Friends of the Frogs! As an attempt to enhance the visibility of these strips the Cartoonist (me) will be publishing from now on the three single panels after each strip.

This means that you will view each panel at a better size without the need to click on the strip to expand it. If this expedient will work well at a certain point we (me and the Froggy team) will publish only the single panels, one day after another, from Friday to Sunday. Please, give us your feed back!

Salve care Rane e Amici delle Rane! Allo scopo di migliorare la visibilità di queste strisce la Fumettista (io) pubblicherà da ora in poi i tre singoli quadri dopo ogni striscia.

Ciò significa che vedrete ogni quadro in una dimensione migliore senza dover cliccare sulla striscia per espanderla. Se questo espediente funzionerà bene ad un certo punto (io ed il team delle rane) pubblicheremo solo i singoli quadri, un giorno dopo l'altro, da venerdì a domenica. Diteci cosa ne pensate, grazie!

April Fools' Day / Pesce d'aprile

Salam Dear Frogs and frogs' Lovers! The Sufi Magic Theatre is happy

to present:

NASRUDIN AND HIS TWO WIVES

Like A Frog Into Troubled Waters

On Stage:

Mimì as Lady Mulla - A British Batrachian

Nanan as Madame Nasrudin - A Frog From France

Philippe as Mulla Nasrudin - A Raft in The Channel

DIRECTED BY:
Professor Drago/Shaykh al-Kawthar

also on stage as Shaykh Spear

Enjoy!
NASRUDIN AND HIS TWO WIVES

is out on Sunday, April 4th

Salve, O care Rane e Amanti delle rane! Il Teatro Magico Sufi è lieto

di presentare:

NASRUDIN E LE SUE DUE MOGLI

Come una rana in acque turbolente

Sul palcoscenico:
Mimì nella parte di Lady Mulla - un batrace britannico

Nanan nella parte di Madame Nasrudin - una rana dalla Francia

Philippe nella parte del Mulla Nasrudin - una zattera ne La Manica

REGIA:

Professor Drago/Shaykh al-Kawthar

anche nella parte di Shakespeare

(lo Sceicco con la fiocina)

Buon divertimento!
NASRUDIN E LE SUE DUE MOGLI

qui a partire da domenica 4 aprile

302. Freedom / Libertà / الحرية

Frog the title to a way of awakening with joy (from Persian Poet Sa'adi, d. 1283/1291?). Frog here for more on breath and gratitude.

301. Nothingness / Nulla / العدم

Frog the title to the awareness of the nothingness at the nafs'/ego's core.

300. Dark / Buio / الظلام

Frog the title to the gift and the choice of being able to surrender to the awakening of the soul, ad infinitum.

299. Spring / Fonte / مصدر

Frog the title to Rumi, ghazal 3149, I'm drunk.

298. Gold / Oro / الذّهب

Frog the title to SWB # 2604 about English translations of the Qur'an and the Qur'an in general.

297. Severity / Rigore / قهار

The word on the Moon's crown in the first frame is "severity" (SWB # 04733) / La parola sulla corona della Luna nel primo riquadro è "rigore". Click on the title for Qur'anic concepts and the Path.

296. Faqir's Love Song / Canto d'Amore Derviscio

From Majnoon to Layla, from Zuleikha to Yusuf, and from all the Sufi Frogs to their Beloved / Da Majnun (il Pazzo) a Laila (la Notte Stellata), da Zuleika a Giuseppe, e da tutte le Rane Sufi al loro Amato Bene.

Sufi Magic Theatre / Teatro Magico Sufi

Salam Dear Frogs and frogs' Lovers! The Sufi Magic Theatre is happy to present:

THANK YOU FOR THE SMILE

a Faqir's Song of Love and Gratitude
Starring: Mimì (soprano), Nanan (contralto), Philippe (tenor, baritone, daf).

Happy Valentine's Day!

Salve, O care Rane e Amanti delle rane! Il Teatro Magico Sufi è lieto di presentare:

GRAZIE DEL SORRISO

un Canto Derviscio d'Amore e Gratitudine
Con: Mimì (soprano), Nanan (contralto), Philippe (tenore, baritono, tamburello persiano).

Buon San Valentino!

295. Piazza (Square) Navona / نهر أربعة وداعا

To read the complete verse in the third frame -Sura XLVII (47): 15- in Arabic (with transliteration) and English, frog the title!

294. Piazza (Square) di Spagna / الخطوات الاسبانية

For a translation of the third frame, frog the title to Sura II (2): 250. Frog here and here to the Spanish Steps in Piazza di Spagna.

293. Bocca della Verità / ἀλήθεια, -ας, ἡ / الحاقة

For a translation of the third frame, frog the title to Sura Al-Haqq LXIX (69):19. Frog here and here to the church Santa Maria in Cosmedin, the house of Bocca della Verità (Mouth of Truth).

292. Er Mosè / الموسى

For a translation of the third frame, frog the title to Sura XXVIII (28):24. Frog here to Er Mosè (The Moses) a statue of Michelangelo housed in the basilica San Pietro in Vincoli (St. Peters in Chains). Frog here to Freud's essay on Moses and Anger.

291. Fontanella delle api / نافورة القليل من النحل

For a translation of the third frame, frog the title to Sura XVI (16): 68-69. Frog here to a sweet & healthy site. What Frogs are sending is un bacio al miele (a honey-flavored kiss).

290. Er Fontanone / النافورة كبير

For a translation of the third frame, frog the title to Sura CVIII (108) in English and Arabic. Frog here or here to Alessandro Bausani. Frog here to a video about this fontana (fountain) and here to its Wiki. The article "er" is the equivalent of Italian masculine singular "il" (the) in Roman dialect.

Cartoline Romane / البطاقات البريدية

Salam Dear Frogs, Friends of the Frogs, Frogirs and Froggars! A bit drunk with Professor Drago's Deer Wine, Mimi Nanan and Philippe joined the Cartoonist in a quick trip to Rome. So what you will get next is a few postcards from the Eternal City: froggy sketches of remarkable places...with Quranic references. Unlike pizza or pasta, postal service has never been Italy's pride...so while the postcards snaily arrive, just frog on the title to Sura XXX (30) and enjoy!

289. To The Lord-Sustainer / يا ربّ

Frog the title to سورة الفاتحة

288. Sunset / Tramonto / غروب

Frog the title to the Tale, if you forgot it.

287. Most Gracious / الرحمن

Frog the title to the first ten ayaat of sura 55.

286. Walk / Passeggiata / گردش

Frog the title to the ayah running on the hat.

285. Water / Acqua / آب / الماء / Su

Frog the title to the ayah running on the hat.

284. Dentistry & Deer / ذنذان و آرام

Frog the title to the Full Tale written by Shaykh al-Kawthar. Frog here to the Sura running on his hat.

Happy New Year / سال نو مبارك

Salam Dear Frogs Without Borders, Frog Lovers, Interested Non-Frogs, and Froggars! What follows (upward) is a Sufi Fantasy Tale that we hope you will like. Of course, to fully appreciate it, you should have a toothache... because Sufism is an experiential path, or, as the Sufis say, "The proof is in the tooth" ;-)

283. Back Home / جهاد

Frog the title to Struggle, Islam and Peace. Frog here to Wiki Jihad. Frog here to a comic book about Osama Bin Laden (in French).

282. Indian Wine / شراب هند

Frog the title to politics and spirituality. Frog here to the Wiki Gita.

281. TAM / Ristoratore / صاحب میخانه

Frog the title to see what a Tavern Manager can offer. Frog here to what you can do to help yourself (and others) when you feel upset.

280. Driver's Seat / بالا نشین

Frog the title to the sermon from which this story is born.

279. Lofty Aspirations / گردون همت

Frog the title to Rumi about Himmat. Frog here and here to more Himmat on SWB.

278. Avanzi / باقیة / Leftovers

Frog the title to SWB # 50688 and how the Juicy Jihads should be eaten (pbuh). [Nota Bene: Yes! The Manager insisted on a haircut.]

277. Out / Fuori / بیرون

Frog the title to Politics Without Borders. Frog here to "Without You" CD with samples: the frogs are in track # 7. Frog here to the lyrics.

276. Grey / Grigio / خاکستری

Frog the title to the Grey Area. Frog here to Patience (الصبر). Frog to SWB # 47401 and to SWB # 48134 for more on Sabr from Kubra.

275. Just Wait / صبر کردن

Frog the title to Sabr (Patience), Adab (Manners), and the Nafs (Ego/Soul): a SWB # 6208 somehow thorny drink.

274. Disturbances / الإضطرابات

Frog the title to turn from the fast-food to the Eternal Food...Frog here to the Cartoon Master of Spaghetti With Brawls.

273. Free For Three / يك ميز سه

Frog the title for implications when asking about a table in a tavern.

272. Time Out: " Chez Haqq / حق خانه "

Salam Dear Frogs, Frogs Lovers, Interested Non-Frogs and Froggy Scholars! Here begins a New Sufi Tale packed with Action, greater/lesser Jihads and (lack of) Adab. Frogs Without Borders hope you will enjoy it! For a synopsis, frog the title.

271. Law / Shariah / '‎شريعة

Frog the title to more about Shari'ah. Frog here to the Inner Ear.