Nasreddin

Also known as Goha, Nastradin, Nasrudeen, Nasrudin, Nasruddin, Nasriddin, Nasr ud-Din, Nasredin

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Ḥikāyāt va andarzhā-yi shīrīn-i Mullā Naṣr al-Dīn
Anegdote
Anekdoty Molly Nasreddina
Çeşitli yönleriyle Nasreddin Hoca
Jokes of Nasreddin Hodja

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Quotes

“"Nasrudin, your donkey has been lost." "Thank goodness I was not on the donkey at the time, or I would be lost too."”
“Nasrudin walked into a house and exclaimed, "The moon is more useful than the sun." "Why?" he was asked. "Because at night we need the light more."”
“Nesretten Hoca's Wife: In our society, they treat us as if women have no names of their own—you are always so-and-so's wife. I mentioned this to my husband once—and, believe me, I didn't do it to blame or scold anyone. He was deeply touched and saddened. He said to me: "You are right, my dear wife. From now on, whenever they ask me what my name is, I'll say 'I'm the husband of the wife of Nasrettin Hoca.' "”
“"I can see in the dark." "That may be so, Mulla. But if it is true, why do you sometimes carry a candle at night?" "To prevent other people from bumping into me."”
“"Well, Nasreddin. I know you lose your only donkey. Life may be difficult without it. But, don't be too sad brother," the man tried to cheer him up. "Do I look sad?" "Yes, you look very sad. You looked much sadder than you did when your wife died." [...] "At that time you all tried to cheer me up by saying 'Don't be too sad, my brother Nasreddin. We'll get you a new wife.' But now you see, nobody offers me a donkey to replace my lost one."”
“Knowledge is like the carrot, few know by looking at the green top that the best part, the orange part, is there. Like the carrot, if you don't work for it, it will wither away and rot. And finally, like the carrot, there are a great many donkeys and jackasses that are associated with it.”

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Commons category: Nasreddin
floruit: 1300-00-00
date of birth: 1208-00-00
date of death: 1284-00-00

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Origin and legacy
Name
Tales
Examples
The Sermon
Whom do you believe?
Taste the same
Nasreddin's ring
In the literature and folk tradition of Central Asia and the Caucasus
In India
In European and Western folk tradition and literature
Film
Collections
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thumb|A 17th-century miniature of Nasruddin, from the collection of the Topkapı Palace Museum|205x205px

Nasreddin () or Nasreddin Hodja (variants include Mullah Nasreddin Hodja, Nasruddin Hodja, Mullah Nasruddin, Mullah Nasriddin, Khoja Nasriddin, Khaja Nasruddin) (1208–1285) is a character commonly found in the folklores of the Muslim world, and a hero of humorous short stories and satirical anecdotes. There are frequent statements about his existence in real life and even archaeological evidence in specific places, for example, a tombstone in the city of Akşehir, Turkey. There is currently no confirmed information or serious grounds to talk about the specific date or place of Nasreddin's birth, and his historicity remains an open question.