Rumi was born in 1207 in Persia in the city of Balkh in what is present-day Afghanistan. Rumi was a wealthy nobleman, theologian, and scholar. When he was in his late thirties he met Shams a wandering mystic. Shams was in his sixties. Rumi credits shams with transforming him from a sober scholar to a seeker of truth and love. A couple of years later Shams was gone and Rumi was grief-stricken. Out of his grief came the poetry. This poetry is collected into two epic books named, Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi and Masnavi/Mathnawi.
Is Rumi and Shams story the greatest love story ever known?
Was it a great master-student relationship or did it transcend into a true union of souls that disregarded gender, class, or age?
That is for you to decide.
I think of Rumi as pure love and poetry is the voice of the heart. Shams was the key that unlocked Rumi’s heart.
Learn more about Rumi
The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi (The New Yorker)
I enjoy his writings. My favorite on this page is You dance secretly inside my heart.
A lot of good quotes here. I like “if all you can do is crawl, start crawling.” Gotta start somewhere and you can only do what you can do.
#trafficjamweekend
Rumi is one of my all time favorites.
You just gave me an awesome history lesson. 🙂
His writings are absolutely beautiful and perfect to read this week since love is in the air. By the way, I’m so flattered you chose my post for #TrafficJamWeekend – it made my whole week!
Thanks for stopping by and you’re welcome. I really love your stuff, so funny.
I’ve seen Rumi quotes all my life, but didn’t know his story. Thank you.
Rumi is one of my favorites.
Really enjoyed reading these quotes. Pinned them for future reference.
I am glad you enjoyed it.
Cool quotes. I’ve never heard of rumi quotes. Thanks for sharing!
Rumi is one of the greatest poets of all time. Beyonce even named one of her twins after him. Glad you discovered him on my blog.
Been following you for sometime now believe me you are really good in this