Jalaluddin rumi
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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
RumiJalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), which means Our Master, is one of the Islamic world's greatest poets. He is usually known in the English-speaking world as Rumi. He is a Sufimystic, philosopher and lover of humanity. His followers began a school of mysticism to encourage and celebrate his teachings—the Sufi branch known to many Westerners as the 'Whirling Dervishes', whose proper name is the Mevlevi order. Background and early life[change | change source]Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi was born in 1207 in Balkh, Persia in what is today Afghanistan. His father, Bahāʼ al-Dīn Valad, was a famous religious teacher and mystic who had a position at the university in Balkh.[1] When Mongols invaded Persia, Rumi left Persia for Konya, which was then under the Persian empire. By the time he made it to Konya his mother had died, and he was married with a son.[2] Rumi had had his early spiritual education from his father Bahauddin and later his father’s close friend Sayyid Burhaneddin of Balkh.[3] Rumi grew both
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 ©mobthaw.pages.dev 2025 |