Masnavi. Book Four Rumi Jalal al-Din
Masnavi. Book Four Rumi Jalal al-Din Rumi is the greatest mystic poet to have written in Persian, and the Masnavi is his masterpiece. Like the earlier books, Book Four interweaves amusing stories…
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Masnavi. Book Four Rumi Jalal al-Din
Rumi is the greatest mystic poet to have written in Persian, and the Masnavi is his masterpiece. Like the earlier books, Book Four interweaves amusing stories with homilies to instruct pupils in understanding of God's meaning. 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 as the Whirling Dervishes.
It follows the original by presenting Rumi's most mature mystical teachings in simple and attractive rhyming couplets.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics It has a special focus on the mystical knowledge of the spiritual guide, elaborated through stories such as Solomon's inspiration to the Queen of Sheba, and animal fables.This is the first ever verse translation of Book Four of the Masnavi.