Yunus Emre: Life, Perspective, and Poems

by Faruk Dilaver

Seeing Yunus, Rumi “O my dear!” He made quick steps towards that dervish who flamed the fire of longing in his heart. At that moment, Yunus also proceeded towards Rumi with an irresistible attraction and they met in the middle. They embraced and lost themselves. Rumi didn’t let Yunus get out of his sight throughout his stay in Konya. Rumi tried to fulfill his longing to Shams with Yunus. Yunus was the Turkmen dervish for whom Rumi said, “In every divine destination that I ascended, I saw the footprints of a great Turkmen man before me.” Rumi called Husameddin Celebi and asked him to read Mathnawi to Yunus. Husameddin Celebi read each and every page of Mathnawi. And Yunus listened to him. Then, with eyes looking from another realm and with a voice from an unclear direction, he said, “I disguised myself in flesh and bones, presented myself as Yunus.” Hearing that, Rumi smiled and quiet Husameddin Celebi down. “We explained it with too many words, my Husameddin. See, Yunus briefed it with one sentence,” he said.

302 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 25, 2021

Reviews

[Fulden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yunus Emre yi seviyordum, daha çok sevdim. İdeolojisi , görüşleri çok kıymetli❤️

[Mehmet Ozsahin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was really keen on learning more about Yunus Emre who is one of the greatest Sufi masters and I really learned a lot from this book about his life and his way of thinking. There is also a section explaining the meaning of some of his poems which is also great for anyone who are interested in Sufism and Sufi masters.

[Fatih Özülker · Rating 5 out of 5]

magnificent. reference book for those interested in Yunus Emre and Sufism. must-read.