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Rumi was a poet, a scholar, and a very, very wise man. His words resonate more than 700 years later, and his thoughts on love, life, success, and happiness still have meaning in our world today.

Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, more popularly known as Rumi, lived in the Middle East over 800 years ago, but is still one of the most widely read poets in the United States today. According to ...

Rumi's poems were written in the 13th century, but stand relevant even today. In fact, he is regarded as the 'most read poet' in the world.

Translations of Rumi into English famously began with the genius of William Jones who began publishing his versions of Persian verse in 1772. The first volume of this contained a lyric translation ...

Rumi's quartets number 1,659, out of which 331 were translated into English by John Moein and Coleman Barks in 1989. Rumi was known for his brilliance as a teacher her of fiqh (philosophy of ...