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The Masnavi, or Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi (Persian: مثنوی معنوی, DMG: Mas̲navī-e maʻnavī), also written Mathnawi, or Mathnavi, is an extensive poem written in Persian by Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, also known as Rumi. It is a series of six books of poetry that together amount to around 25,000 verses or 50,000 lines.
The English interpretations of Rumi's poetry by Coleman Barks have sold more than half a million copies worldwide, [98] and Rumi is one of the most widely read poets in the United States. [99] There is a famous landmark in Northern India , known as Rumi Gate , situated in Lucknow (the capital of Uttar Pradesh ) named for Rumi.
Therefore, most of the poems probably date from around 1247 C.E. and the years that followed until Rumi had overcome his grief over the loss of Shams. [22] Another seventy poems in the Divan were written after Rumi had confirmed that Shams was dead. [22] Rumi dedicated these poems to his friend Salah al-Din Zarkub, who died in December 1258. [22]
Mystical experiences must be kept hidden from the vulgar; The contention between the Greek and Chinese artists; The Vision of Zayd; Luqmán and his fellow-servants; The conflagration in Medina in the days of the Caliph 'Umar 'Alí and the infidel who spat in his face 'Alí and his murderer; The self-conceit shown by Adam towards Iblís
Rumi Network. (2023) Rumi: The Beloved is You: My Favorite Collection of Deeply Passionate, Whimsical, Spiritual and Profound Poems and Quotes. Rumi Network. (2022) 12 Secret Laws of Self-Realization: A Guide to Enlightenment and Ascension by a Modern Mystic. Rumi Network. (2020) Rumi's Untold Story: From 30-Year Research. Rumi Network. (2018)
Mystical Passages from Early Persian Prose and Poetry .2016. SAMT Publication. In the Realm of Hafez: A collection of 365 poems from Hafez (Introduction and Commentaries). 2017. Sokhan Publishers. The Laments of Baba Tahir: The Mystic Saint and Poet of Early Persian Literature (Persian Introduction and Edition). 2018. Gooya House of Culture and ...
Shams-i Tabrīzī (Persian: شمس تبریزی) or Shams al-Din Mohammad (1185–1248) was a Persian [1] Shafi'ite [1] poet, [2] who is credited as the spiritual instructor of Mewlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhi, also known as Rumi and is referenced with great reverence in Rumi's poetic collection, in particular Diwan-i Shams-i Tabrīzī.
Reynold Alleyne Nicholson, FBA (18 August 1868 – 27 August 1945), or R. A. Nicholson, was an eminent English orientalist, scholar of both Islamic literature and Islamic mysticism, and widely regarded as one of the greatest Rumi (Mevlana or Mawlana) scholars and translators in the English language.