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Rumi
Sufi scholar and poet (1207–1273)
For other uses, see Rumi (disambiguation).
Mawlānā, Mevlânâ Rumi | |
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Rumi, by Iranian artist Hossein Behzad (1957) | |
| Title | Jalaluddin, jalāl al-Din,[1]Mevlana, Mawlana |
| Born | 30 September 1207 Balkh (present-day Afghanistan)[2] or Wakhsh (present-day Tajikistan),[3][4]Khwarezmian Empire |
| Died | 17 December 1273 (aged 66) Konya (present-day Turkey), Sultanate of Rum |
| Resting place | Tomb of Mevlana Rumi, Mevlana Museum, Konya, Turkey |
| 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 Walad, Ulu Arif Chelebi, Amir Alim Chelebi, Malike Khatun. |
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| Era | Islamic Golden Age (7th Islamic century) |
| 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
Jelalu-'d-Din, the greatest mystical poet of any age, was born at Balkh, in 1207 a.d., and was of an illustrious descent. His mother was of a princely house ; his father, Bahau-'d-Din Veled, was a descendant of the Kalif Abu Bekr, and excited the jealousy of the Sultan, who made it so unpleasant for him that he left the city, taking with him his family, the youngest of whom was Jelalu-'d-Din, then five years old. At Naishapur they met the Sufi saint, Attar, who predicted the child's future greatness. " He would," he said, "kindle the fire of divine enthusiasm throughout the world," for even as a child Rumi had visions and religious ecstasies. For years these fugitives travelled extensively through the East, and while in Larenda, in Asia Minor, then called Rum, Jelal married. This was in 1226 a.d., and after visiting Samarcand and Constantinople, the family finally settled in Oonia, or Konia (the ancient Iconium of the New Testament). Konia is in the old Roman province of Galatia, hence Jelalu's name of Rumi, or the " Roman." Here the poet's father founded a college an
Jalal al-Din RumiMowlānā 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, including his father, who was known by followers of Rumi as “Sultan of the Scholars.” When Rumi was still a young man, his father led their family more than two thousand miles west to avoid the invasion of Genghis Khan’s armies. They settled in present-day Turkey, where Rumi lived and wrote most of his life. As a teenager, Rumi was recognized as a great spirit by the poet and teacher Fariduddin Attar, who gave him a copy of his own Ilahinama (The Book of God). When his father died in 1231, Rumi became head of the madrasah, or spiritual learning community. Rumi’s oldest son, Sultan Velad, managed to save 147 of Rumi’s intimate letters, which provide insights about the poet and how he lived. Rumi often involved himself in the lives of his community members, solving Copyright ©dewpant.pages.dev 2025 |