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The tales, anecdotes and narratives in this collection are used in Sufi schools for the development of insights beyond ordinary perceptions. Although the number 100 is used in the title, in Idries Shah’s presentation there are 159 tales beginning with a brief description of Rumi’s childhood and youth.
A more recent translation into English, with commentary for each of the discourses, by Doug Marman (with the assistance of Jamileh Marefat, a direct descendant of Rumi) was published in 2010 under the title It Is What It Is, The Personal Discourses of Rumi (Spiritual Dialogues Project, Ridgefield, Washington), ISBN 978-0-9793260-5-9. Another ...
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.
It incorporates a variety of Islamic wisdom, but primarily focuses on emphasizing inward personal Sufi interpretation. In contrast to Rumi's Divan-i Shams-i Tabrizi, the Masnavi is a relatively "sober" text. It explains the various dimensions of spiritual life and practice to Sufi disciples and anyone who wishes to ponder the meaning of life. [8]
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The book covers the poet's childhood and his travels with his father from Khorasan and Baghdad to Anatolia, where he remained in Konya for the rest of his life. Everywhere in the book, there is talk of "Rumi 's" love for God and his efforts to reach the god and the beloved, and only a few parts of the book deal with his daily activities, mostly ...
Sufi literature consists of works in various languages that express and advocate the ideas of Sufism. Sufism had an important influence on medieval literature, especially poetry, that was written in Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, Turkic, Sindhi and Urdu. Sufi doctrines and organizations provided more freedom to literature than did the court poetry ...
During Shams’ initial separation from Rumi, Rumi wrote poetic letters to Shams pleading for his return. [20] Following Shams’ second disappearance, Rumi returned to writing poetry lauding Shams and lamenting his disappearance. [4] These poems would be collected after Rumi’s death by his students as the Divan-i Shams-i Tabrizi. [21]