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Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (1207–1273) was a Persian poet, Sufi mystic, philosopher, and Islamic scholar. He wrote over 65,000 verses on love, life, and spiritual understanding, and his poems still sell millions of copies around the world. Rumi’s work fundamentally shifted the development and perception of Islam through his articulation of the importance of having a spiritual relationship with God and his emphasis on Islam being a “religion of love.”

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Rumi’s Masnavi, Part 5: On Love

For Rumi, love is the astrolabe of God’s mysteries and the animating force of creation.

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Garden of Secrets: The Real Rumi

Rumi represents one of the greatest mystical minds in human history, and his poetry and thought provide effective spiritual solutions to many of today's problems in our materialistic, divided, and violent world.

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What Would Rumi Do in a Pandemic?

Muslim mystics believed suffering and solitude can make us better people.

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Rumi's Masnavi, Part 7: God's Grace

For Rumi, God's grace allows us to be judged on our intentions, and to recognise our common dependence on him

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Rumi's Masnavi, Part 4: Rumi's Sufism

Sharia and the external observance of religious rules are only the beginning for the seeker after truth.

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Rumi's Masnavi, Part 6: Unity of Being

In Rumi's theology of love, the 'death' of the baser self is the only way to achieve union with the divine

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How a Persian Mystic Poet Changed My Life

My father recited Rumi to me as I grew up. I finally chose to listen.

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Rumi's Masnavi, Part 2: Under the Surface

For Rumi, the reality accessible to our senses often obscures the true meaning that lies beneath.

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The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi

It was in the Victorian period that readers in the West began to uncouple mystical poetry from its Islamic roots.

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Why Is Rumi the Best-Selling Poet in the US?

This 807-year-old Persian mystic and dervish has a massive following in the US and around the world. Jane Ciabattari explains his enduring influence.

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