Masnavī-yi Maʿnavī
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The Masnavī-yi Maʿnavī is a didactic epic poem by the 13th-century Persian poet Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī. The masnavī is a form of Persian verse composed of rhyming couplets (aa, bb, cc). Rūmī's Masnavī-yi Maʿnavī is approximately 26,000 verses long and is considered a comprehensive encyclopedia of 13th-century mystical thought. It is highly regarded by Sufis and has significantly influenced mystical thought and literature throughout the Muslim world. The poem uses stories, anecdotes, and allegories to convey wisdom and mystical teachings.1234
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IslamThe mysticsThe Mas̄navī-yi Maʿnavī (“Spiritual Couplets”; a sort of poetic encyclopaedia of mystical thought in 26,000 couplets) of Rūmī (died 1273) is another important source for legends of saints and prophets. For the Iranian worldview, Ferdowsī’s (died c. 1020) Shāh-nāmeh (“Book of Kings”) gave a poetical account…
Read MoreThe Mas̄navī-yi Maʿnavī (“Spiritual Couplets”; a sort of poetic encyclopaedia of mystical thought in 26,000 couplets) of Rūmī (died 1273) is another important source for legends of saints and prophets. For the Iranian worldview, Ferdowsī’s (died c. 1020) Shāh-nāmeh (“Book of Kings”) gave a poetical account…
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AnatoliaSeljuq expansion…authored the massive mystical poem Mas̄navī-ye Maʿnavi (“Spiritual Couplets”), a classic of Persian literature sometimes designated “the Persian Qurʾān.” He also established the Mawlawiyyah (Mevleviyah) mystical order, whose members utilized music and dance to achieve spiritual states and were thus called “whirling dervishes.” The Mawlawiyyah and other religious orders were…
Read More…authored the massive mystical poem Mas̄navī-ye Maʿnavi (“Spiritual Couplets”), a classic of Persian literature sometimes designated “the Persian Qurʾān.” He also established the Mawlawiyyah (Mevleviyah) mystical order, whose members utilized music and dance to achieve spiritual states and were thus called “whirling dervishes.” The Mawlawiyyah and other religious orders were…
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