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2013
The Masnavi of Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273), a massive poem of some 25,000 rhyming couplets, by common consent ranks among the world's greatest masterpieces of religious literature. The material which makes up the Masnavi is divisible into two different categories: theoretical discussion of the principal themes of Sufi mystical life and doctrine, and ...
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The Masnavi of Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273), a massive poem of some 25,000 rhyming couplets, by common consent ranks among the world's greatest masterpieces of religious literature. The material which makes up the Masnavi is divisible into two different categories: theoretical discussion of the principal themes of Sufi mystical life and doctrine, and ...
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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 teachings about divine love and unity to the disciples of the Sufi ...
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2008
Book Two of Rumi’s Masnavi is concerned with the challenges facing the seeker of Sufi enlightenment. In particular it focuses on the struggle against the self, and how to choose the right companions in order to progress along the mystical path. By interweaving amusing stories and profound homilies, Rumi instructs his followers in a style that still ...
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Book Two of Rumi’s Masnavi is concerned with the challenges facing the seeker of Sufi enlightenment. In particular it focuses on the struggle against the self, and how to choose the right companions in order to progress along the mystical path. By interweaving amusing stories and profound homilies, Rumi instructs his followers in a style that still ...
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2013
Prose Introduction Pieces of wisdom are the armies of God by which He strengthens the spirits of seekers, and keeps their knowledge away from the tarnish of ignorance, their justice from the tarnish of tyranny, their generosity from the tarnish of self-display, and their...
JALAL AL-DIN RUMI, JAWID MOJADDEDI
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Prose Introduction Pieces of wisdom are the armies of God by which He strengthens the spirits of seekers, and keeps their knowledge away from the tarnish of ignorance, their justice from the tarnish of tyranny, their generosity from the tarnish of self-display, and their...
JALAL AL-DIN RUMI, JAWID MOJADDEDI
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THE SMALL MASNAVI GENRE CREATED BY BABUR
Zahiriddin Muhammad Bobur merosining Sharq davlatchiligi va madaniyati rivojida tutgan o‘rni, 2023Zahir ad-Din Mukhammad Babur was a poet who wrote in 9 different lyrical genres. This article focuses on his works in the small masnavi genre, considered unique in Eastern classical literature. Babur's collection includes 16 works in this genre, which are classified thematically as romantic ...
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Popular Narratives of Ǧalāloddīn Rumi’s Masnavi
The Arabist: Budapest Studies in Arabic, 1995Although Rumi and his Masnavi have been a favourite object of study, any occupation with his poetry has mostly concentrated on matters of style, language, and poetical imagery. Though Rumi’s employment of specific narrative materials to illustrate his ideas had been noted from the beginning, a comparative discussion of the sources and later versions of
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The Masnavi of Rumi, Book Three
Jalaloddin Rumi’sMasnavi-ye Ma‘navi, or ‘Spiritual Couplets’, composed in the 13th Century, is a monumental work of poetry in the Sufi tradition of Islamic mysticism.For centuries before his love poetry became a literary phenomenon in the West, Rumi’sMasnavihad been revered in the Islamic world as its greatest mystical text.openaire +1 more source