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Resting place: Tomb of Mevlana Rumi, Mevlana Museum, Konya, Turkey Religion: Islam: Nationality: Khwarezmian Empire, then Sultanate of Rum: Home town: Wakhsh (present-day Tajikistan) or Balkh present-day Afghanistan: Spouse: Gevher Khatun, Karra Khatun: Children: Sultan Valad, Ala al-din Chelebi, Amir Alim Chelebi, Malike Khatun.
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 throughout the Muslim world.After his death, his disciples were organized as the Mawlawiyyah order.. Rūmī’s use of Persian and Arabic in his poetry, in addition ...
Mar 10, 2023 · Here are 135 of the most inspiring Rumi quotes I could find.. But first, who was Rumi? A famous poet from Afghanistan (1207 – 1273) A best-selling poet in United-States ()A theologian, Islamic scholar, and Sufi Mystic
Early Life. Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, known simply as Rumi, was born on September 30, 1207, in the city of Balkh, which is now part of modern-day Afghanistan.
This is one of the shortest of Rumi’s best poems. The ‘Thou’ whom he addresses is God, so this appears to be a love poem but is actually a poem of spiritual love and mutual devotion.. Indeed, Rumi uses the idea of the passionate lover as a metaphor for God’s committed disciple here, and there is a sense of reciprocity between God and the poet, the poet and God.
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). The son of Baha’ al-Din-e Valad, a noted scholar and theologian, Rumi’s family fled the Mongols, settling in Samarkand and then Anatolia. In 1224 Rumi married Gauhar Khatun, with whom he had two sons. In 1229, his father was invited the by sultan of Seljuk Turks to teach theology in the ...
Rumi, born Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, was a Persian poet, Sufi mystic, and scholar. Today, he is regarded as one of the most important poets in Persian history.
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. Rumi descended from a long line of Islamic jurists, theologians, and mystics ...
Mar 17, 2014 · Rumi, 1207– 1273 CE, was a 13th-century Persian Muslim poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic. Rumi’s influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions in the Muslim world and beyond. His poems have been widely translated into many of the world’s language.
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 focuses on the opportunity for a meaningful and elevated life through personal knowledge and love of God.. He was a devout Sunni Muslim and, even though his poetry emphasizes a transcendence above religious strictures and dogma, it is grounded in an Islamic worldview.
