Spiritual Verses - (Penguin Classics) by Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Begun in 1262, this work is thought to be the longest single-authored mystical poem ever written. In brief verses that are copious in meaning, Rumi teaches how progress to the ultimate goal of the Sufi path--union with God--is gained through the elimination of self-regard and worldly desires.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The spiritual masterpiece of the Persian Sufi tradition in a brilliant new translation</b> <p/> The longest single-authored mystical poem ever written, the <i>Masnavi-ye Ma'navi</i>, or spiritual couplets, is the masterpiece of the Persian Sufi tradition. Its author, Jalaloddin Rumi, was a poet and mystic of the highest attainment, but he was first and foremost a spiritual teacher, and his <i>Masnavi</i> is a ladder to the spiritual world, leading the reader to the ultimate goal of the Sufi path-union with God. Alan Williams's translation into blank verse beautifully conveys the poetry of the original Persian couplets, while his introduction discusses how the modern reader might approach Rumi's writing.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Called 'Jelaluddin Balkhi' by the Persians and Afghans, <b>Rumi</b> was born on September 30, 1207, in Balkh, Afghanistan, then a part of the Persian Empire. He was the greatest mystical poet of Persia, famous for his didactic epic <i>Masnavi-ye Ma'navi</i> (<i>Spiritual Couplets</i>), a treasure-house of Sufi mysticism. Rumi died on December 17, 1273. <p/> <b>Alan Williams</b> is Senior Lecturer in Comparative Religion at the University of Manchester.
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