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Rumi

Also known as Jalāluddīn Balkhī Rumī, Jalaladdin Rumi, Jalāluddīn Muḥammad Balkhī Rūmī, Jalāl ad-Dīn ar-Rūmī, Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Balkhī, Jalāladdīn Rūmī, Rūmī, Jalal-e Din Rumi

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.

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Rumi was a male poet, ulema, writer, and literary scholar born in Balkh and Vakhsh on 30 September 1207. He worked in Islamic philosophy and Sufism, adhering to the religion of Islam. His notable works include Fihi Ma Fihi, Masnavi, and Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi. He was the student of Baha ud-Din Walad, who was also his father, and he had a student named Husam al-Din Chalabi.

Rumi died in Konya on 17 December 1273 and is buried at the Mevlâna Museum. He had a child named Sultan Walad and was significantly associated with Attar of Nishapur, Sanai, Shams Tabrizi, and Gürcü Hatun. His name in his native language is جلال‌الدین مُحمَّد بلخی. He is described by sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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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

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Saitama
Active from: 1207
Active to: 1273

Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 496,898
Total plays: 7,553,062

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Design of Organic Molecules with Large Two-Photon Absorption Cross Sections
· 1998 · cited 2,086x
Two-photon polymerization initiators for three-dimensional optical data storage and microfabrication
· 1999 · cited 2,024x
Somatic Mutations of Calreticulin in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
· 2013 · cited 1,714x
COVID-19 transforms health care through telemedicine: Evidence from the field
· 2020 · cited 1,181x
Palladium Nanoparticles on Graphite Oxide and Its Functionalized Graphene Derivatives as Highly Active Catalysts for the Suzuki−Miyaura Coupling Reaction
· 2009 · cited 1,126x

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan: 1207–1273
Nationality: IR, TR, AF, IRN
Role / Field: Poets, Poetes, Poet, Mystic, Theologiens, Sufism
Language: per, fas
Gender: Male

Recorded by 46 libraries

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Quotes

“He whose intellect overcomes his desire is higher than the angels; he whose desire overcomes his intellect is less than an animal.”
“The fault is in the one who blames. Spirit sees nothing to criticize.”
“This discipline and rough treatment are a furnace to extract the silver from the dross. This testing purifies the gold by boiling the scum away.”
“Fortunate is he who does not carry envy as a companion.”
“The idol of your self is the mother of all idols. To regard the self as easy to subdue is a mistake.”
“If you wish mercy, show mercy to the weak.”

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Key facts

Religious biography.era: Mongol conquests
Religious biography.honorific prefix: Mawlānā, Mevlânâ; "Our Master"
Religious biography.name: Rumi
Religious biography.native_name_lang: fa
Religious biography.image: مولانا اثر حسین بهزاد (cropped).jpg
Religious biography.image_size: 250px
Religious biography.caption: Rumi, by Iranian artist Hossein Behzad (1957)
Religious biography.title: Jalaluddin, jalāl al-Din, Mevlana, Mawlana
Religious biography.birth_date: 30 September 1207
Religious biography.birth_place: Wakhsh, Khwarezmian Empire
Religious biography.death_date: 17 December 1273 (aged 66)
Religious biography.death_place: Konya, Sultanate of Rum
Religious biography.resting_place: Tomb of Mevlana Rumi, Mevlana Museum, Konya, Turkey
Religious biography.mother: Mo'mena Khatun
Religious biography.father: Baha al-Din Valad
Religious biography.spouse: Gevher Khatun, Karra Khatun
Religious biography.children: Sultan Walad, Ulu Arif Chelebi, Amir Alim Chelebi, Malike Khatun.
Religious biography.religion: Islam

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Works in European collections

27 objects attributed to Rumi, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Mesnevî-i şerîf şerhi, 6

Mesnevî-i şerîf şerhi, 3

Maṯnawī-i Maulawī-i maʿnawī : Das mystische Mesnewi, 6 Bücher in 1 Bde. zu 4 Columnen

Mesnewi oder Doppelverse des Scheich Mewlana Dschelal-ed-din Rumi ; Aus dem Persischen übertragen von Georg Rosen

Fâtih ül-ebyât, 6 (1835 = 1251 h.)

Fâtih ül-ebyât, 4 (1835 = 1251 h.)

Dīvān-i ḥaẓrat-i Šams-i Tabrīz

Fâtih ül-ebyât, 2 (1835 = 1251 h.)

[Ma̱tnawī-i maʿnawī]. 1. Ǧild-i awwal-i maṯnawī

Al-Matnawi al-ma'nawi. hrsg. von Tahir Kasani

[Ma̱tnawī-i maʿnawī]. 5. Ǧild-i ̮hāmis-i maṯnawī

[Ma̱tnawī-i maʿnawī]. 3. Ǧild-i ṯāliṯ-i maṯnawī

Auswahl aus den Diwanen des grössten mystischen Dichters Persiens Mewlana Dschelaleddin Rumi. aus dem Persischen mit beigefügtem Original-Texte und erläuternden Anmerkungen von Vincenz von Rosenzweig

Fâtih ül-ebyât, 3 (1835 = 1251 h.)

Mesnevî-i şerîf şerhi, 2

Fâtih ül-ebyât, 1 (1835 = 1251 h.)

Hāḏā kitāb al-Maṯnawī al-maʿnawī ...

Maṯnawī - BSB Cod.pers. 35

Mesnevî-i şerîf şerhi, 4

Mesnevî-i şerîf şerhi, 5

Fâtih ül-ebyât, 5 (1835 = 1251 h.)

Auswahl aus den Diwanen des grössten mystischen Dichters Persiens Mewlana Dschelaleddin Rumi

Mesnevî-i şerîf şerhi, 1

Mesnevî-i şerîf şerhi, 7

Kitāb al-Maṯnawī al-maʿnawī, 1/6 (1850 = 1267)

Mesnewi oder Doppelverse des Scheich Mewlânâ Dschelâl-ed-dîn Rûmi

Maṯnawī-i maʿnawī - BSB Cod.pers. 389

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Encyclopedic overview

32 sections

Contents

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

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.

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