MEVLANA MUHAMMED JELALUD-DIN RUMI
The Date : December 17 , 1273
The Place : Konya , seat of the Seljuk Empire in Asia Minor
The Scene : Greeks , Jews , Christians , Turks ,Moslems , all crowded in to procession ; music of flutes and strings fills the air along with cries and wails ; chanting and prayers of each religion...
The Occasion : The earthly death-spiritual reunion of the King of Hearts with his Beloved .
The Man : Mevlana Mohammed Jelaled-din Rumi
The Date : October, 2001
The Place : Bookstores across America and Europe
The Scene: Students, housewives, busdrivers, artists, all crowded around the Information Desk "Do you have any new Rumi?" "Where can I find books by Rumi?" "Is there a good translation of Mawlana`s Mathnawi?" "Oh, are you sure it`s sold out? Can you reorder?"
The Occasion: Awakening of an awareness of the need for the gentle and tolerant views, thoughts, and way of a Lover of the Divine
The Man: Mevlana Mohammed Jelaled-din Rumi
Who is this Mevlana Mohammed Jelaled-din Rumi , that over 700 years after his death his words and thoughts are causing such a stir ?
First , here is one way in which he described himself :
My Mother is Love
My Father is Love
My Prophet is Love
My God is Love
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