Jalaluddin Rumi, a 13th-century Persian scholar and Sufi mystic, transformed from a respected jurist into one of history's most beloved spiritual poets after a profound friendship with the wandering mystic Shams-e Tabrizi. His major work, the Masnavi, and his wider poetry remain among the most widely read spiritual literature in the world today, cherished across religious and cultural boundaries.
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Jalaluddin Rumi
جلال الدين الرومي
Post-Abbasid era · 1207–1273 CE
A Persian poet and mystic whose verses remain among the most widely read poetry in the world today.
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