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Rumi's works were written mostly in Persian, but occasionally he also used Turkish, [12] Arabic [13] and Greek [14] [15] [16] in his verse. His Masnavi ( Mathnawi ), composed in Konya, is considered one of the greatest poems of the Persian language.
Jun 19, 2024 · Rūmī (born c. September 30, 1207, Balkh [now in Afghanistan]—died December 17, 1273, Konya [now in Turkey]) was the greatest Sufi mystic and poet in the Persian language, famous for his lyrics and for his didactic epic Mas̄navī-yi Maʿnavī (“Spiritual Couplets”), which widely influenced mystical thought and literature ...
10 of the Best Rumi Poems Everyone Should Read. By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, who is popularly known simply as Rumi (1207-73), is one of the most popular poets in the world.
Jalal Al-Din Rumi. 1207–1273. Sufi mystic Jalal al-Din Rumi was born Jalal al-Din Mohammad-e Balkhi on the edge of the Persian Empire, in Balkh in modern-day Afghanistan (though another birthplace in Tajikistan is also claimed).
Mowlānā Jalāloddin Balkhi, known in Persia as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī and in the West as Rumi, was born on September 30, 1207, in Balkh Province, Afghanistan, on the eastern edge of the Persian Empire.
Oct 21, 2014 · Rumi: Soul-fury and Kindness, the Friendship of Rumi and Shams Tabriz features Barks’ new translations of Rumi’s short poems (rubai), and some work on the Notebooks of Shams Tabriz, sometimes ...
May 25, 2020 · Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (also given as Jalal ad-did Muhammad Balkhi, best known as Rumi, l. 1207-1273 CE) was a Persian Islamic theologian and scholar but became famous as a mystical poet whose work...
A statue of Jalaluddin Rumi, founder of the Order of the Whirling Dervishes, in Izmir, Turkey. The 13th century Afghan-born Jalaluddin Rumi (1207–1273) is one of the best-selling poets today in the West. His lofty, feel-good verses on the power and virtues of 'love' are embraced by many for their poignancy and inspiration.
Oct 10, 2019 · Rumi was the soaring poet of love, the impassioned preacher of a religion of love, as well as the suffering martyr of love, writing of a felt experience of separation that might best be compared to torture. Says the voice of love: “I pulled you out of one fire / To push you into another.”.
Sep 1, 2009 · Jalaluddin Rumi, or Rumi as he is better known, is one of the foremost poets in Islamic culture and history.
