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Rumi's "Spiritual Verses" is the greatest mystical poem in Islamic culture and of all time. Rumi tells of our human separation from reality, love and truth. He shows how love - neither erotic nor sentimental but divine, by which the universe is held together - enlightens ignorance and dissolves suffering. The first book of the "Masnavi" is the key to the whole work: it takes off from simple, amusing tales into realms unimaginable, but wholly familiar to the human heart.
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Called 'Jelaluddin Balkhi' by the Persians and Afghans, Rumi was born on September 30, 1207, in Balkh, Afghanistan, then a part of the Persian Empire. He was the greatest mystical poet of Persia, famous for his didactic epic Masnavi-ye Ma'navi (Spiritual Couplets), a treasure-house of Sufi mysticism. Rumi died on December 17, 1273.
Alan Williams is Senior Lecturer in Comparative Religion at the University of Manchester.
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- Listen to this reed as it is grieving; it tells the story of our separations. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
- Listen to this reed as it is grieving; it tells the story of our separations. Read the first page
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you ever wished you could read Rumi in the original and so taste the true flavour of his teaching, here is a translation which, at last, will satisfy you. Without being pedantic or obscure, it allows the reader to discover Rumi undistorted and in all his power. Both brilliant and moving.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the best poetic translation of Mathnawi of Rumi in English. I would recommend it to all lovers of Rumi. I am already looking forward for the next volumes.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
absolutely superb
11 Feb 2008
Format:Paperback
At last, a translation of Rumi's Masnavi which, without ever being pedantic or obscure, is both faithful to the original Persian and to Rumi's teaching. I highly recommend it. This is only the first book of the Masnavi, though (the title is incomplete and misleading) and I am looking forward to the translations of the next five books. A brilliant and moving piece of work.
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12 May 2012
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I have been reading the Masnavi of Rumi in Farsi and since my Farsi sis not that fluent, I purchased this book to follow along in the English. It is one of the best translation I have read so far. Of course, nothing beats the original in Farsi!!
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