Jalal al-Din Rumi
Sufi poet of ecstatic love
Persian poet, mystic and theologian (1207-1273), beloved across centuries and continents.
His friendship with the wandering dervish Shams-i-Tabrizi transformed him, igniting verses of such passionate longing for the divine that even today — eight centuries later — he's among the best-selling poets in America. His devotion inspired the whirling dervishes, and the Masnavi's 27,000 verses make him Islam's Dante.
Famous for
- The Masnavi (27,000 mystical verses)
- Transformative friendship with Shams-i-Tabrizi
- Inspired the whirling dervish tradition
- Among the world's most-read poets even today
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