About the Book

Rumi's Masnavi is widely recognized as the greatest Sufi poem ever written, and has been called "the Koran in Persian." The thirteenth-century Muslim mystic Rumi composed his work for the benefit of his disciples in the Sufi order named after him, better known as the whirling dervishes. In order to convey his message of divine love and unity he threaded together entertaining stories and penetrating homilies. Drawing from folk tales as well as sacred history, Rumi's poem is often funny as well as spiritually profound.
Jawid Mojaddedi's sparkling new verse translation of Book One is consistent with the aims of the original work in presenting Rumi's most mature mystical teachings in simple and attractive rhyming couplets.

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 271 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Edition: Unknown

ISBN-10: 0199552312

Publication Date: Oct. 15th, 2008

ISBN-13: 9780199552313

Dimensions: 5.14 x 7.74 x 0.81 inches

Shipping Weight: 0.55 lbs

• Categories: Asian Literary Collections Inspirational Poetry Religious Poetry Sufi Books