The Masnavi: The Spiritual Couplets of Mauláná Jalálu'd-din Muhammad Rúmí

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Cosimo, Inc., 1 jan. 2010 - 378 sidor
The Masnavi, written by Mawlana Jalal Al-Din Muhammad Rumi at age 54 in 1258 until his death in 1273, is one of the most famous and best-loved Sufi texts ever written. Comprised of six books and over 25,000 verses, The Masnavi is a collection of poems and stories that teaches Sufis how to reach their Union with God. Rumi described the book as "the roots of the roots of the roots of the Faith." Filled to the brim with stories, anecdotes, lessons, and beautiful poetry, this version of The Masnavi contains the six books abridged, and was translated by E.H. Whinfield in 1898. JALAL AD-DIN MUHAMMAD RUMI (1207-1273) was a Persian Muslim theologian, poet, jurist, and Sufi mystic who taught peace between all religions, promoting tolerance and harmony. Born in the village of Wakhsh in greater Balkh (now Tajikistan), Rumi lived out most of his life in the Anatolian city of Konya. After his father's death, Rumi became the head of a madrassa, or religious school, and continued to learn and preach his father's mystical doctrines. Rumi taught that man had been separated from God, but his greatest desire was to reach God once more through music, dance, poetry and art, all of which is reflected in his many writings. His most famous work is the Matanwiye Manawi, or Spiritual Couplets, regarded by many as the Persian Qu'ran. Rumi's grave is still a place of pilgrimage in present-day Turkey.
 

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The Prince and the Handmaid
4
The Jewish King and the Vazir
10
The Lion and the Beasts
17
STORY VI
24
The Harper
33
PROLOGUE
62
The Pauper and the Prisoners
68
The King and his two Slaves
72
BOOK IV
172
15
184
The Youth who complained of his Food
192
17
209
BOOK V
221
18
222
The Arab and his
227
The Man who claimed to be a Prophet
234

Luqman and his Master
78
Moávia and Iblis
96
The Man who Boasted
102
The Travellers who ate the Elephant III
111
The Jackal who aped a Peacock
120
The Lover and his Mistress
127
The Old Man and his Sons
133
STORY XIILThe Men of Saba
142
The Miracles of the Prophet
150
The Deadly Mosque
165
The Repentance of Nasúh
249
2223
252
continuedMahmúd and Ayáz
261
BOOK VI
275
Growth in grace gradual
296
28
300
The Three Travellers
304
The Pensioner of the Prefect of Tabriz
311
Note on Apocryphal Supplements to the Masnavi
329
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