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Rumi is the greatest mystic poet to have written in Persian, and the Masnavi is his masterpiece. Divided into six books and consisting of some 26,000 verses, the poem was designed to convey a message of divine love and unity to the disciples of Rumi's Sufi order, known today... Read Full Overview

One of the best known and most influential works of Persian literature
Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi (1208-1273) was a 13th-century Persian poet, a Sufi mystic and one of the greatest spiritual masters and poetical intellects. Rumi is a mysterious and provocative poet... Read Full Overview

The second of three volumes presenting the earliest text of this great poem of Muslim mysticism. It is a Persian text.

Book three of the Masnavi must be read in order to understand the other first two volumes. It also includes popular stories from the local bazaar to fables, tales from Rumi's time. Story I: The Travelers who Young Elephant Story II: The Villager who invited Townsman to visit... Read Full Overview

Book three of the Masnavi must be read in order to understand the other first two volumes. It also includes popular stories from the local bazaar to fables, tales from Rumi's time. Story I: The Travelers who Young Elephant Story II: The Villager who invited Townsman to visit... Read Full Overview