Once Mullah Nasrudin’s neighbor came to borrow his donkey. The Mullah did not wish to loan his donkey and said it was on loan to his other neighbor, Mustapha. Just then Nasrudin’s donkey brayed. The neighbor said, “I thought you had lent it to Mustapha.”
The Mullah replied, “Who are you going to believe, me or [...]
Mullah Nasrudin was going to Haj (pilgrimage to Mecca) with his daughter. They rode on his prize donkey and had with them all his wealth to be purified by the pilgrimage. After six month they had to cross a desert. In the distance they saw a whirlwind of sand thrown up in the air. Soon [...]
Nasrudin was a coroner and was called to testify in the court. The lawyer for the defendant asked, “Are you sure that Mr. Jones was dead when you were performing the autopsy?”
Nasrudin: “I am positive.”
Lawyer: “Did you check his pulse?”
Nasrudin: “No.”
Lawyer: “Did you check his breathing when you did the autopsy?”
Nasrudin: “No.”
Lawyer: “Did you check [...]
Mullah Nasrudin was a fisherman. One afternoon he was resting happily on the shore when a rich merchant saw him and said, “Mullah is there a storm at sea?”
Mullah replied, “No, thank God no storm for a long while?”
Businessman demanded pompously, “Then why aren’t you fishing?”
Nasrudin smiled and replied, “I fished enough for today’s needs [...]
Mullah Nasrudin was the chief protocol officer at the court of the Shahanshah (King of Kings). One day the his majesty told Nasrudin, “The Grand Maharajah of all Hindustan (India) is visiting us. I boasted to him about the speed of “Shahab” (lightning) my favorite Arabian horse. When he arrives let him know that the [...]
