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Rumi, Poet of the Masnavi

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ScholarPoet of the Masnavi

Rumiجلال الدين الرومي

Konya

A jurist of Konya whose meeting with a wandering dervish made him the poet of the Masnavi.

His family fled the Mongol advance from Khurasan to Anatolia, where he taught law and preached like his father. In 1244 he met Shams of Tabriz and turned to poetry. His Masnavi, some 25,000 verses in Persian, retells Quranic stories and hadith as lessons for the soul.

What grew out of it?

The Mevlevi order of whirling dervishes grew from his circle, and he is among the most read poets in the world.

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

KonyaSeljuks of Rum and beyliksAttar of NishapurShams TabriziBalkh

Who lived at the same time?

Razia SultanaAl-Salih AyyubSundiata KeitaFrederick IIAl-MustansirLouis IXTuran ShahAl-Mustasim

Source: history · Wikipedia

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