Rumi
Sign in to saveJalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, commonly known as Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order. His family hailed from Balkh. Rumi is an influential figure in Sufism, and his thought and works loom large both in Persian literature and mystic poetry in general. Today, his translated works are enjoyed all over the world.
AI overview
Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic who founded an Islamic spiritual brotherhood called the Mevlevi Order, and he remains a major figure in both Persian literature and mystical Islamic thought. His poems and writings, now translated worldwide, continue to influence readers globally and are considered foundational to Sufism and mystical poetry more broadly.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 30 September 1207
- Died
- 17 December 1273
- Works
- 386
Top works
- مثنوي معنوي
- Mystical poems of Rūmī
- Mesnevi'de geçen bütün hikayeler
- Kitāb fīhi mā fīh
- Usturlāb-i ḥaqq
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 494,508
- Total plays
- 7,523,280
Tags
Hip-Hopjapaneseabstract hip-hop
Article
32 sectionsContents
- Name
- Life
- Overview
- Childhood and emigration
- Education and encounters with Shams-e Tabrizi
- Later life and death
- Teachings
- Major works
- Poetic works
- Prose works
- Religious outlook
- Language
- Legacy
- Universality
- Iranian world
- Mewlewī Sufi Order; Rumi and Turkey
- Religious denomination
- Eight-hundredth anniversary celebrations
- ''Mawlana Rumi Review''
- See also
- General
- Poems by Rumi
- Persian culture
- Rumi scholars and writers
- English translators of Rumi poetry
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- English translations
- Life and work
- Persian literature
- External links
Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, commonly known as Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order. His family hailed from Balkh. Rumi is an influential figure in Sufism, and his thought and works loom large both in Persian literature and mystic poetry in general. Today, his translated works are enjoyed all over the world.
The rapidly advancing Mongol hordes forced his family to flee west early on in his life. After spending time in various cities across Iran, Baghdad, and Damascus, he settled in Konya with his family at age 19. Until recently, Konya had been a province of the Eastern Roman Empire, hence his name, Rumi, i.e. "the Roman". Although he was exposed to Sufi thought from his early childhood, he was expected to follow his fathers footsteps as an Islamic scholar.