“I used to recite prayers. Now I recite rhymes and poems and songs.”
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Rumi
Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, commonly known as Rumi, 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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culture · Sufi mystic and poet (1207–1273) · poet · ulema · writer · literary scholar · philosopher · mystic · Islamic jurist · also Rumi, Jalāluddīn Balkhī Rumī, Jalaladdin Rumi, Jalāluddīn Muḥammad Balkhī Rūmī, Jalāl ad-Dīn ar-Rūmī, Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Balkhī
Born 30 September 1207 · Died 17 December 1273 · Q43347
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The Light of Muhammad has become a thousand branches (of knowledge), a thousand, so that both this world and the next have been seized from end to end. If Muhammad rips the veil open from a single such branch, thousands of monks and priests will tear the string of false belief from around their waists.
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2026· 12 entries
“The Light of Muhammad has become a thousand branches (of knowledge), a thousand, so that both this world and the next have been seized from end to end. If Muhammad rips the veil open from a single such branch, thousands of monks and priests will tear the string of false belief from around their waists.”
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“Hadha kitâbu 'l- mathnawîy wa huwa uSûlu uSûli uSûli 'd-dîn wa kashshâfu 'l-qur'ân.”
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“This is the book of the Masnavi, and it is the roots of the roots of the roots of the (Islamic) Religion and it is the Explainer of the Qur'ân.”
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“The Light of Muhammad does not abandon a Zoroastrian or Jew in the world. May the shade of his good fortune shine upon everyone! He brings all of those who are led astray into the Way out of the desert.”
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thegatewayonline.ca: 2026 Fringe Review: ‘Shams by Rumi’
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The Global Filipino Magazine: Marvel's Mantis and KPop Demon Hunters' Rumi among new stars coming to Abu Dhabi fan convention
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ca.news.yahoo.com: Fringe Review: A legendary Persian poet gets a contemporary update in Shams by Rumi
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mxdwn Movies: Kingston Rumi Southwick And Arthur Conti Join Ariana Greenblatt In Amazon MGM Studios Romantic Comedy ̵...
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The Financial Express: Dancing through the soul: Rumi's eternal call to freedom and self-discovery
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India TV News: Toxic trailer out now: Yash unleashes two sides as Raya and Rumi in Geetu Mohandas' gangster drama | Watch
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The Guardian: What Rumi’s magnum opus can teach us about greed and contentment in the digital age of envy | Ali Hammoud
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2007· 2 entries
For his renowned works on Rumi masterpieces
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Of the eight hundredth anniversary of Rumi's birth
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2005· 1 entry
UNESCO proclaimed "The Mevlevi Sama Ceremony" of Turkey as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
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1976· 1 entry
“These poems need to be released from their cages.”
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1974· 1 entry
The Whirling Dervishes were permitted to travel to the West for the first time
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1927· 1 entry
The Mausoleum of Mevlâna in Konya was allowed to reopen as a Museum
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1273· 9 entries
Died 1273-12-17.
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“Człowiek jest astrolabium Boga, lecz astronoma trzeba, który wie, jak się z astrolabium obchodzić.”
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“„Serce jest jak ojciec, więc czy nie Bogu podobne?”„Tak jest” – odparł – „lecz, synu, więcej nic nie mów.”
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“Rozum pęta tych, którzy są w drodze, chłopcze.Zerwij te więzy, a droga się otworzy, chłopcze.”
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“Mówią: „Król Miłości nie jest wierny.” Kłamstwo!Mówią: „Twoja noc nigdy się nie skończy.” Kłamstwo!”
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“Leć zwinna duszo, ruszaj w podróż dziwnąleć ku morzu znaczeń, boś perłą jest cenną.”
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“Jak pył wzbiłem się z Twojej drogii na prochu Twojej drogi znów legnę.”
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“Rzekłem: „Pokaż mi obawę, w której nie byłoby nadziei, albo nadzieję mi pokaż bez obawy!”
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“Wstańcie zakochani i ku niebu lećmy,widzieliśmy ten świat, ku tamtemu więc lećmy.”
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1207· 1 entry
Born 1207-09-30.
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