Rumi
Sufi scholar and poet (1207–1273) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (Persian: جلالالدین محمد رومی), also known as Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī (جلالالدین محمد بلخى), Mevlânâ/Mawlānā (Persian: مولانا, lit. 'our master') and Mevlevî/Mawlawī (Persian: مولوی, lit. 'my master'), but more popularly known simply as Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century poet, Hanafi faqih, Islamic scholar, Maturidi theologian and Sufi mystic originally from Greater Khorasan in Greater Iran.[10][11] Rumi's influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions: Iranians, Kurds, Tajiks, Turks, Greeks, Pashtuns, other Central Asian Muslims, as well as Muslims of the Indian subcontinent have greatly appreciated his spiritual legacy for the past seven centuries.[12][13] His poems have been widely translated into many of the world's languages and transposed into various formats. Rumi has been described as the "most popular poet"[14] and the "best selling poet" in the United States.[15][16]
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Title | Mevlânâ, Mawlānā,[1] Mevlevî, Mawlawī |
Personal | |
Born | 30 September 1207 |
Died | 17 December 1273 (aged 66) |
Resting place | Tomb of Mevlana Rumi, Mevlana Museum, Konya, Turkey |
Religion | Islam |
Children | Sultan Walad |
Era | Islamic Golden Age (7th Islamic century) |
Region | Khwarezmian Empire (Balkh: 1207–1212, 1213–1217; Samarkand: 1212–1213)[4][5] Sultanate of Rum (Malatya: 1217–1219; Akşehir: 1219–1222; Larende: 1222–1228; Konya: 1228–1273)[4] |
Denomination | Sunni[6] |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Creed | Maturidi[7][8] |
Main interest(s) | Sufi poetry, Hanafi jurisprudence, Maturidi theology |
Notable idea(s) | Sufi whirling, Muraqaba |
Notable work(s) | Mathnawī-ī ma'nawī, Dīwān-ī Shams-ī Tabrīzī, Fīhi mā fīhi |
Tariqa | Mevlevi |
Muslim leader | |
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Part of a series on Islam Sufism |
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Rumi's works are written mostly in Persian, but occasionally he also used Turkish,[17] Arabic[18] and Greek[19][20][21] in his verse. His Masnavi (Mathnawi), composed in Konya, is considered one of the greatest poems of the Persian language.[22][23] His works are widely read today in their original language across Greater Iran and the Persian-speaking world.[24][25] Translations of his works are very popular, most notably in Turkey, Azerbaijan, the United States and South Asia.[26] His poetry has influenced not only Persian literature, but also the literary traditions of the Ottoman Turkish, Chagatai, Kurdish, Urdu, Bengali and Pashto languages.[12][27][28]