Mevlana Jalalludin Mohammad (Rumi)(Balkhi)

  
 

Jalalludin Mohammad, the Persian Sufi poet and Mystic was born in Balkh - in the north-eastern provinces of Persia(Iran), present day Afghanistan – 800 years ago. He is also known as "Rumi", "Balkhi", “Mevlana”, "Mowlavi", "Molavi", "Mowlana", "Molana" and "Maulana". He was the son of Baha'u-'d-Din, who decided to leave Balkh when Mevlana was about 5. The family traveled to Baghdad, to Mecca on pilgrimage, and to Damascus. They eventually settled at Konya (in present day Turkey). In Konya, Mevlana lived the rest of his life.
 

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Mevlana contained in himself all characteristic of humanity

 

New Delhi, Dec 1, IRNA

Pondering on the poems of the great Iranian poet, Jalaleddin Mohammad Rumi, known as Molana, one realizes that Molana contained in himself all the characteristic of humanity, said Mehdi Nabizadeh.

Inaugurating the national seminar 'Influence of Iranian Sufism on Indian Mysticism' on Friday on the 800 birth anniversary of the great poet in Mumbai, business capital of India, Syed Mehdi Nabizadeh, ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, New Delhi, said: "From the perfection point of view, Molana's way of thinking is the most attractive and popular one among the literati. He guides mankind very well from the earthen world to the heaven'.

The personality of Molana is like a vast sea and the world is in the process of understanding of this sea, said Nabizadeh, adding that it is many years that the understanding of Molana is underway in the West and his books are among the most circulated literary books in the West.

Describing Molana Rumi an endless ocean, M R Mirzai, director, Culture House of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Mumbai said, "He is like an endless deep ocean, whosoever dives in it, will not reach its depth.

"Any person, making an effort to translate his verses must know Persian language, music, sweetness and pleasure, which are the characteristics of Molana's poetry."
The three-day (November 30-December 2) seminar, on the 800th birth anniversary of the great poet which has also been declared by UNESCO as the year of Rumi, was jointly organized by the Culture House of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Mumbai and Anjuman-i-Islam, Urdu Research Institute, Mumbai.

The seminar was attended by consuls general of Islamic Republic of Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Afghanistan in addition to known scholars and academicians.

  Mevlana’s 800th Birth Anniversary

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated 2007 as the Year of Mevlana Jalalludin to mark the prominent Iranian poet’s 800th birth anniversary. Special ceremonies are going to be held in different countries. (esp Iran, Turkey, and Afghanistan)

How Mevlana became “Mevlana”?

Jalalludin was about 37 when Shams entered Konya. Shams, a wandering dervish, became Mevlana’s mentor. Mevlana was deeply touched by Shams’ thoughts. He, who was a teacher of religion and a highly attained mystic before, became an inspired poet and a great lover of humanity after meeting Shams.

Modern Man and the Message of  Mevlana

Morality is lost in the life of today’s man. Mevlana is one of the few great men of literature and meditation, who have invited people to live a moral life in all of their works. What Mevlana said 800 years ago is still new to the man of 21st century. This is why his works are still being translated to different languages.

Mevlana Works

Mevlana’s major work is Masnavi-e Manavi (Spiritual Couplets). other books: Diwan-e Shams-e Tabriz-i (The Works of Shams of Tabriz - named in honor of Mevlana’s great friend and inspiration), Fihi Ma Fih (In It What's in It), Majalis-i Sab'a (Seven Sessions), Robai’yat (the couplets), Makateb (the written pieces)

Mevlana Death

The poet passed away at the age of 68. Konya was all in black. Even Christians and Jewish people of the city mourned for him. Mevlana was buried beside his father in Konya, Turkey. A tomb was built for the great Sufi poet and remains a sacred site that is visited by visitors from every part of the world.

Mevlana is not Rumi

Jalalludin Mohammad was born in Balkh - in the north-eastern provinces of Persia (Iran), present day Afghanistan. His father Baha'u-'d-Din decided to leave Balkh. After a long travel, they eventually settled at Konya. Mevlana's Work are in Persian, so he is a part of Persian Culture, not other Cultures.

 

  
 
 

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