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The Mathnawí of Jaláluʾddín Rúmí: Volume 5, Persian Text (Gibb Memorial Trust)
MawlanaJalal al-Din Rumi's poem, the Mathnawi, is one of the best known and most influential works of Muslim mysticism. Its author was born in 1207 at Balkh in Central Asia but, as a child accompanied his father and family to settle in Qonya in Anatolia. After he had followed his father as a preacher, Rumi's mystical bent became more pronounced, particularly after the beginnning of his relationship with the dervish Shams al-Dn of Tabriz which led to non-conformist behaviour and an outpouring of lyric poetry. Rumi had his own circle of followers, the origin of the Mevlevi sufi order, whose whirling dance is said to be inspired by their Shaikh's own ecstasies.
624 pages, Hardcover
First published August 12, 2012
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Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi
1,171 books15.6k followersSufism inspired writings of Persian poet and mystic Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi; these writings express the longing of the soul for union with the divine.
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī - also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī, Mevlânâ/Mawlānā (مولانا, "our master"), Mevlevî/Mawlawī (مولوی, "my master") and more popularly simply as Rumi - was a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian and Sufi mystic who lived in Konya, a city of Ottoman Empire (Today's Turkey). His poems have been widely translated into many of the world's languages, and he has been described as the most popular poet and the best-selling poet in the United States.
His poetry has influenced Persian literature, but also Turkish, Ottoman Turkish, Azerbaijani, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu, as well as the literature of some other Turkic, Iranian, and Indo-Aryan languages including Chagatai, Pashto, and Bengali.
Due to quarrels between different dynasties in Khorāṣān, opposition to the Khwarizmid Shahs who were considered devious by his father, Bahā ud-Dīn Wālad or fear of the impending Mongol cataclysm, his father decided to migrate westwards, eventually settling in the Anatolian city Konya, where he lived most of his life, composed one of the crowning glories of Persian literature, and profoundly affected the culture of the area.
When his father died, Rumi, aged 25, inherited his position as the head of an Islamic school. One of Baha' ud-Din's students, Sayyed Burhan ud-Din Muhaqqiq Termazi, continued to train Rumi in the Shariah as well as the Tariqa, especially that of Rumi's father. For nine years, Rumi practised Sufism as a disciple of Burhan ud-Din until the latter died in 1240 or 1241. Rumi's public life then began: he became an Islamic Jurist, issuing fatwas and giving sermons in the mosques of Konya. He also served as a Molvi (Islamic teacher) and taught his adherents in the madrassa. During this period, Rumi also travelled to Damascus and is said to have spent four years there.
It was his meeting with the dervish Shams-e Tabrizi on 15 November 1244 that completely changed his life. From an accomplished teacher and jurist, Rumi was transformed into an ascetic.
On the night of 5 December 1248, as Rumi and Shams were talking, Shams was called to the back door. He went out, never to be seen again. Rumi's love for, and his bereavement at the death of, Shams found their expression in an outpouring of lyric poems, Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi. He himself went out searching for Shams and journeyed again to Damascus.
Rumi found another companion in Salaḥ ud-Din-e Zarkub, a goldsmith. After Salah ud-Din's death, Rumi's scribe and favourite student, Hussam-e Chalabi, assumed the role of Rumi's companion. Hussam implored Rumi to write more. Rumi spent the next 12 years of his life in Anatolia dictating the six volumes of this masterwork, the Masnavi, to Hussam.
In December 1273, Rumi fell ill and died on the 17th of December in Konya.
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī - also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī, Mevlânâ/Mawlānā (مولانا, "our master"), Mevlevî/Mawlawī (مولوی, "my master") and more popularly simply as Rumi - was a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian and Sufi mystic who lived in Konya, a city of Ottoman Empire (Today's Turkey). His poems have been widely translated into many of the world's languages, and he has been described as the most popular poet and the best-selling poet in the United States.
His poetry has influenced Persian literature, but also Turkish, Ottoman Turkish, Azerbaijani, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu, as well as the literature of some other Turkic, Iranian, and Indo-Aryan languages including Chagatai, Pashto, and Bengali.
Due to quarrels between different dynasties in Khorāṣān, opposition to the Khwarizmid Shahs who were considered devious by his father, Bahā ud-Dīn Wālad or fear of the impending Mongol cataclysm, his father decided to migrate westwards, eventually settling in the Anatolian city Konya, where he lived most of his life, composed one of the crowning glories of Persian literature, and profoundly affected the culture of the area.
When his father died, Rumi, aged 25, inherited his position as the head of an Islamic school. One of Baha' ud-Din's students, Sayyed Burhan ud-Din Muhaqqiq Termazi, continued to train Rumi in the Shariah as well as the Tariqa, especially that of Rumi's father. For nine years, Rumi practised Sufism as a disciple of Burhan ud-Din until the latter died in 1240 or 1241. Rumi's public life then began: he became an Islamic Jurist, issuing fatwas and giving sermons in the mosques of Konya. He also served as a Molvi (Islamic teacher) and taught his adherents in the madrassa. During this period, Rumi also travelled to Damascus and is said to have spent four years there.
It was his meeting with the dervish Shams-e Tabrizi on 15 November 1244 that completely changed his life. From an accomplished teacher and jurist, Rumi was transformed into an ascetic.
On the night of 5 December 1248, as Rumi and Shams were talking, Shams was called to the back door. He went out, never to be seen again. Rumi's love for, and his bereavement at the death of, Shams found their expression in an outpouring of lyric poems, Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi. He himself went out searching for Shams and journeyed again to Damascus.
Rumi found another companion in Salaḥ ud-Din-e Zarkub, a goldsmith. After Salah ud-Din's death, Rumi's scribe and favourite student, Hussam-e Chalabi, assumed the role of Rumi's companion. Hussam implored Rumi to write more. Rumi spent the next 12 years of his life in Anatolia dictating the six volumes of this masterwork, the Masnavi, to Hussam.
In December 1273, Rumi fell ill and died on the 17th of December in Konya.
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December 28, 2014
6 cildi de bitirmis olmanin mutlulugunu yasiyorum. Cok ama cok guzel. Bazi yerlerini anlamadim ama genel olarak insanin ruhuna isleyen kitap.
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April 14, 2017دفتر پنجم مثنوی با تأویلی معنوی از داستان سر بریدن ابراهیم چهار پرنده را آغاز میشود: بط، طاووس، زاغ و خروس. مولوی هر کدام این پرندگان را نماد یکی از آفات راه میداند که ابراهیم قربانی کرده است: حرص، جاه، آرزوی دراز و شهوت. بخش بسیاری از این دفتر در توضیح این نکته میگذرد؛ اما از جایی، دیگر این موضوع دنبال نمیشود۰
در این دفتر پنجم مثنوی، مولوی یک مقدار صریحتر از دفترهای قبلی سخن گفته است؛ این صراحت از جمله در در دستورها و راهنماییهای مستقیم این دفتر است؛ مثلِ
شهوت از خوردن بود، کم کن ز خور
یا نکاحی کن گریزان شو ز شر
بعد دیگر این صراحت داستانهای متعددی ظاهر میشود که به ابعادی جنسی مربوطاند. این دفتر به طور ویژه چندین حکایت از این دست داشت و گمان نمیکنم صرفاً اتفاقی ناخواسته باشد که این موضوع در این دفتر ــ برخلاف دفترهای پیشین ــ به این دفعات و با آن صراحت آمده است. تا در دفتر آخر کار به کجا بکشد۰
در این دفتر پنجم مثنوی، مولوی یک مقدار صریحتر از دفترهای قبلی سخن گفته است؛ این صراحت از جمله در در دستورها و راهنماییهای مستقیم این دفتر است؛ مثلِ
شهوت از خوردن بود، کم کن ز خور
یا نکاحی کن گریزان شو ز شر
بعد دیگر این صراحت داستانهای متعددی ظاهر میشود که به ابعادی جنسی مربوطاند. این دفتر به طور ویژه چندین حکایت از این دست داشت و گمان نمیکنم صرفاً اتفاقی ناخواسته باشد که این موضوع در این دفتر ــ برخلاف دفترهای پیشین ــ به این دفعات و با آن صراحت آمده است. تا در دفتر آخر کار به کجا بکشد۰
June 24, 2018
Mesnevi içerisinde en farklı yere sahip olan cilttir, 5. cilt. İçerdiği 18+ hikayelerle de şaşırtır. “Kucakla” bakış açısı en net bu ciltte geçer birde.
February 6, 2021
5.cilt bitti. Bu Mevlana'nın son zamanlarında yazılmış. Anladigim kadarıyla 6. Cilt tam olarak tamamlanmamış.Bakalim göreceğiz.Bugün 6. Cilde başlıyorum.
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March 11, 2016این دفتر از مثنوی با استفاده از مثال ها و داستان های جنسی، عمیق ترین مسائل روانی رو بیان کرده بود.
داستان کنیزک و کدو، لوطی و مخنث با شمشیر و داستان دختر حامله جز این داستان ها بود.
البته شروع دفتر هم بررسی داستان ابراهیم و چهار پرنده ای که به دستش کشته شد و دوباره از نوع متولد شدند و برداشت عرفانی این داستان از چهار ویژگی انسانی بسیار دقیق و جذاب بود.
داستان کنیزک و کدو، لوطی و مخنث با شمشیر و داستان دختر حامله جز این داستان ها بود.
البته شروع دفتر هم بررسی داستان ابراهیم و چهار پرنده ای که به دستش کشته شد و دوباره از نوع متولد شدند و برداشت عرفانی این داستان از چهار ویژگی انسانی بسیار دقیق و جذاب بود.
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