Mevlana Jalal ad-Din Rumi dedicated his life to tolerance and love of humanity, transforming him to a legend throughout the World. With his worldview focusing on soul instead of body, forgiveness instead of flaws, always on patience and benevolence, he affected not only the generation living in the 13th Century but whole humanity. His works have been translated into dozens of languages all around the World. Mevlana is an outstanding thinker gifted to the World, and his words transform first into a poem then a life style.
Mevlana’s Life
His mother was Mu'mina Khātūn, the daughter of the Emeer of Balkh and his father was Baha ud-Din Walad, “Sultan of the Scholars”. Mevlana Jalal ad-Din Rumi was born in 30 September 1207 in the city of Balkh in present-day Afghanistan. While he was a child, his meeting with Attar of Nishapur had a lasting influence on him. He lived during the zenith of the Seljuq Sultanate of Rum in Konya and created immortal works until 1273.
Mevlana's works
You should definitely meet with Mevlana’s works, deemed as among the most important of literary works in history. Mesnevî, Divan-ı Kebir (Great Divan), Fihi Ma-Fih (n It What Is in It), Mecalis-i Seb'a (7 Sermons of Mevlana) and Mektubat (Letters) will change your perspective on the World. His original works written in Persian, Turkish, Arabic and Greek are translated into dozens of languages. His philosophy continues to spread in different corners of the World.
