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A Treasury of Rumi: Guidance on the Path of Wisdom and Unity
The time has come to reveal more of Rumi than the inaccurate portrayal of a new age guru. With careful selections from his work and accompanying commentaries this book will bring readers closer to his poetry’s true, traditional meaning.‘Everyone has, in their view, become my close friendbut they have not sought out the secrets within me.’— Rumi
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Published January 15, 2019
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August 15, 2021Compared to Coleman Barks’ translation of Rumi’s poems in one of his books, The Essential Rumi, A Treasury of Rumi is a much better translation, complete with commentaries. This book was written by Dr Muhammad Isa Waley, published by Kube Publishing .
[Taken from themaydan.com :
Dr Wiley worked for 45 years as a Curator for Persian and Turkis, initially at the British Museum, and then at the British Library, London. His main research specializations are (i) the classical verse and prose literature of Islamic spirituality in Persian, Arabic, and Turkish; and (ii) palaeography, codicology, illumination and cataloguing of Islamic manuscripts. He has written, contributed to, or translated a number of publications in these fields. The subject of his Ph.D thesis was the poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi.]
True to his qualifications, we get the deeper meanings of Rumi’s poetries in his translations. His words make more sense, his discourse more familiar, the verses more profound. He inserted Quranic verses in the discussion of many of the poetries. Rather than the more shallow and meaningless love, wine and music, we get the true meanings of compassion, generosity, and contentment.
In short, Coleman Barks’ translation of Rumi made him sound like a drunk poet expressing his superficial struggles.
Dr Wiley’s translation made us see Rumi as an wise, philosophical and spiritual man that his learned background would have shaped him to be.
[Taken from themaydan.com :
Dr Wiley worked for 45 years as a Curator for Persian and Turkis, initially at the British Museum, and then at the British Library, London. His main research specializations are (i) the classical verse and prose literature of Islamic spirituality in Persian, Arabic, and Turkish; and (ii) palaeography, codicology, illumination and cataloguing of Islamic manuscripts. He has written, contributed to, or translated a number of publications in these fields. The subject of his Ph.D thesis was the poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi.]
True to his qualifications, we get the deeper meanings of Rumi’s poetries in his translations. His words make more sense, his discourse more familiar, the verses more profound. He inserted Quranic verses in the discussion of many of the poetries. Rather than the more shallow and meaningless love, wine and music, we get the true meanings of compassion, generosity, and contentment.
In short, Coleman Barks’ translation of Rumi made him sound like a drunk poet expressing his superficial struggles.
Dr Wiley’s translation made us see Rumi as an wise, philosophical and spiritual man that his learned background would have shaped him to be.
October 3, 2022
It's a good book of poems with proper translation containing much wisdom relating to subjects such as origin of mankind, journey to inner self, purifying our hearts and intentions, spiritual aspect of humans, feeding our soul, death, inflictions and sufferings in life and the wisdom behind them, the ego, it's desires, 6 pillars of islam their importance, prophets, angels, jinns, purpose of creation and many more topics. Every chapter is interesting with reference to authentic hadiths and quranic verses with less inclination to sufi beliefs. Much beneficial.
March 6, 2025
Keywords: Non-Fiction, Religious Studies, Islamic Literature, Spirituality, Philosophy, Poetry, Mysticism, Rumi, Islamic Philosophy, Sufism, Mystical Poetry, Spiritual Guidance, Wisdom, Unity, Persian Poetry, Muslim Teacher, Religious Thought, Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Love Poetry, Islamic Civilizatio
“A Treasury of Rumi: Guidance on the Path of Wisdom and Unity” adalah sebuah antologi yang menyajikan karya-karya Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī yang telah diterjemahkan dengan cermat, dilengkapi dengan komentar-komentar kritis dan teks-teks pilihan dalam bahasa Persia. Buku ini bertujuan untuk memberikan pemahaman yang mendalam mengenai ajaran-ajaran Rūmī dalam konteks tradisi intelektual dan spiritual Islam. Sebagai seorang ulama, penyair, mistikus, dan guru spiritual, Rūmī memadukan dimensi intelektual dan mistik dalam karya-karyanya, yang tidak hanya menggali konsep-konsep kebijaksanaan, cinta, dan persatuan, tetapi juga menunjukkan hubungan erat antara pemikiran teologis Islam dan pengalaman batin. Buku ini berusaha untuk mengembalikan kesadaran akan autentisitas ajaran Rūmī, serta memperkenalkan kepada pembaca aspek-aspek tradisional dari pemikirannya yang mendalam.
Sebagai karya yang kaya dengan nuansa religius dan sastra, A Treasury of Rumi memberikan penghargaan terhadap kejeniusan sastra Rūmī sebagai salah satu penulis terbesar dalam sejarah peradaban Islam, yang karya-karyanya tetap relevan di dunia modern. Buku ini juga menjadi referensi penting dalam studi-studi keagamaan dan filsafat, serta digunakan sebagai materi ajar dalam berbagai kursus dan kuliah di universitas-universitas ternama, termasuk di Amerika Utara. Keindahan estetika dan kedalaman spiritual dalam karya-karya Rūmī diharapkan dapat membuka wawasan baru dalam pemahaman terhadap ajaran Sufisme dan kontribusinya terhadap pemikiran agama dan budaya Islam secara global https://blog.periplus.com/2025/03/05/...
“A Treasury of Rumi: Guidance on the Path of Wisdom and Unity” adalah sebuah antologi yang menyajikan karya-karya Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī yang telah diterjemahkan dengan cermat, dilengkapi dengan komentar-komentar kritis dan teks-teks pilihan dalam bahasa Persia. Buku ini bertujuan untuk memberikan pemahaman yang mendalam mengenai ajaran-ajaran Rūmī dalam konteks tradisi intelektual dan spiritual Islam. Sebagai seorang ulama, penyair, mistikus, dan guru spiritual, Rūmī memadukan dimensi intelektual dan mistik dalam karya-karyanya, yang tidak hanya menggali konsep-konsep kebijaksanaan, cinta, dan persatuan, tetapi juga menunjukkan hubungan erat antara pemikiran teologis Islam dan pengalaman batin. Buku ini berusaha untuk mengembalikan kesadaran akan autentisitas ajaran Rūmī, serta memperkenalkan kepada pembaca aspek-aspek tradisional dari pemikirannya yang mendalam.
Sebagai karya yang kaya dengan nuansa religius dan sastra, A Treasury of Rumi memberikan penghargaan terhadap kejeniusan sastra Rūmī sebagai salah satu penulis terbesar dalam sejarah peradaban Islam, yang karya-karyanya tetap relevan di dunia modern. Buku ini juga menjadi referensi penting dalam studi-studi keagamaan dan filsafat, serta digunakan sebagai materi ajar dalam berbagai kursus dan kuliah di universitas-universitas ternama, termasuk di Amerika Utara. Keindahan estetika dan kedalaman spiritual dalam karya-karya Rūmī diharapkan dapat membuka wawasan baru dalam pemahaman terhadap ajaran Sufisme dan kontribusinya terhadap pemikiran agama dan budaya Islam secara global https://blog.periplus.com/2025/03/05/...
November 25, 2024
"Sincerity in the spiritual path involves making oneself pleasing to the Divine Beloved rather than aiming to gain anything from Him. Patience and endurance are acts of the heart which are dear to Him, Exalted is He; and to make one's main aim the acquisition of such attributes rather than gaining Paradise is a mark of sincerity and 'ubudiyya, total servanthood."
I've been obsessed with Mevlana Rumi since I was around 13-14, despite being confused by the different representations of him and his work (i.e. fake quotes, secularising his work, people seperating Sufism and Islam). This is a good introduction to Mevlana Rumi and his ideas, presenting them through his discourses and poetry, along with commentary by Sidi Muhammad Isa Waley, who has studied his words for the past 30-40 years. This also serves as a good introduction to what the Sufi Way really is, and addresses issues like orientalism and the distorted image of Mevlana's work and Sufism in general.
I'd also like to shed light on Sidi Muhammad's PhD thesis "The Stanzaic Poems of Rumi", as this along with this book shows the "true" Rumi compared to how he is usually portrayed.
TLDR: if I had a time machine, I'd go back to my 14 year old self and give this to him.
I've been obsessed with Mevlana Rumi since I was around 13-14, despite being confused by the different representations of him and his work (i.e. fake quotes, secularising his work, people seperating Sufism and Islam). This is a good introduction to Mevlana Rumi and his ideas, presenting them through his discourses and poetry, along with commentary by Sidi Muhammad Isa Waley, who has studied his words for the past 30-40 years. This also serves as a good introduction to what the Sufi Way really is, and addresses issues like orientalism and the distorted image of Mevlana's work and Sufism in general.
I'd also like to shed light on Sidi Muhammad's PhD thesis "The Stanzaic Poems of Rumi", as this along with this book shows the "true" Rumi compared to how he is usually portrayed.
TLDR: if I had a time machine, I'd go back to my 14 year old self and give this to him.
November 26, 2024
every Rumi book would reminds me of my mother,
i get it now why she loved his works, it gives me a sense of calm but at the same time his take on this life is something i wanted to embody in the future.
all and all i think Rumi's work is very timeless pieces that could transcend through time, worth to read!
i get it now why she loved his works, it gives me a sense of calm but at the same time his take on this life is something i wanted to embody in the future.
all and all i think Rumi's work is very timeless pieces that could transcend through time, worth to read!
December 2, 2020
Beautiful little book, feels good to touch and open. It has pearls of wisdom and poems that can soothe the heart. Obviously it just scratches the surface of the great Rumi, but overall a good introduction to the major themes of his poetry
December 30, 2021
Finally a translation of a part of moulanas work without mis translations and fake quotes and without stripping away Islam.
Rumi was a true and pious Muslim, the mathnawi talks about love for Allah his prophet the Qur'an and the sunnah nothing more nothing less.
Rumi was a true and pious Muslim, the mathnawi talks about love for Allah his prophet the Qur'an and the sunnah nothing more nothing less.
April 11, 2023
A good entry point for Rumi (if you are more interested in his religious side, rather than universal-poetic side).
Short chapters and commentary that ties-back to the teachings of Islam. It’s an okay book. 3.7 out of 5 for me.
Short chapters and commentary that ties-back to the teachings of Islam. It’s an okay book. 3.7 out of 5 for me.
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