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“Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn't matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vows a thousand times. Come, yet again, ...
Renowned poet Rumi's timeless wisdom suggests love isn't found externally but by dismantling internal barriers. His ...
At a busy subway station in central Tehran, an excerpt from an iconic Persian poem from 13th century poet and mystic Jalaluddin al-Rumi greets travelers as they hop on and off, bringing smiles to ...
Dervishes pray during a "Seb-i Arus" ceremony at Abdi Ipekci Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, late Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, to mark the 734th anniversary of the death of Sufi mystic poet Rumi or Mevlana.
ANKARA: Turkey has been marking the death anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi -- a 13th century Sufi mystic, poet and Islamic scholar -- every year between Dec. 7-17. Born into a Turkic family ...
As part of the vibrant programme accompanying the ‘Rumi: 750 Years of Absence... Eight Centuries of Presence’ exhibition, running until 14 February, the House of Wisdom (HoW) in Sharjah hosted a panel ...
A new stage production aims to tell the Sufi poet’s story beyond his aphorisms – and challenge assumptions about Islam and the Middle East in the process He is everywhere and nowhere. The words of ...