Rûmî: the light of Islam in the words of an incomparable poet and mystic

In the 13th century, A man transformed pain, L‘exile And loss… in a poetry that still illuminates the world. Her name: DjalaL ad-Dîn Rumi. Rumi was born in Balkh, a very ancient city located In Lcurrent Afghanistan, before dbeing exiled to Konya. A respected scholar, his life is turned upside down when he meets A Mysterious dervish: Shams of Tabriz. From this meeting is born A inner fire, A spiritual love so powerful that it will give birth to thousands of worms. For Rumi, Llove was not A simple feeling… but a way. A walk towards God, towards oneself, towards what dthick L‘human.

He wrote: “ Lwhere the injury reigns, it is Lto that light enter into you. » His poetry spans eight centuries. It speaks to everyone, believers or not, because it touches what is most universal In the human heart. Even today, Rumi remains L‘A poets THE most read in the world. A man who recalls a simple truth: “What you seek also seeks you. »

Rumi: the light of Islam in the words of an incomparable poet and mystic

In the 13th century, a man transformed pain, exile and loss… into poetry that still illuminates the world. His name: Djalâl ad-Dîn Rûmî. pic.twitter.com/sZ8xvxY12v

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