Jalāluddīn Rūmī
1207–1273 · Balkh to Konya (Anatolia) · Sufism
Jalāluddīn Rūmī, born at Balkh and settled at Konya in Anatolia (today’s Turkey), was a scholar whose life was transformed by his meeting with the wandering mystic Shams of Tabrīz. He became one of the greatest poets of divine love. His Masnavī, in Persian, is often called a “Qurʾān in Persian”, and his ghazals are read around the world. His followers founded the Mevlevī order, known for its whirling prayer-dance.
Masnavī · Konya · Shams of Tabrīz