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Rumi - Spiritual Verses (Penguin, 2006)

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Spiritual Verses: The First Book of the Masnavi-Ye Ma'navi Paperback – 17 October 2006
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This poems has been called ' the Qu'ran of the Persian language'

Begun in 1262 AD, Masnavi-ye Ma 'navi, or 'spiritual couplets', is thought to be the longest single-authored 'mystical' poem ever written. As the spiritual masterpiece of the Persian Sufi tradition, it teaches how to progress to the ultimate goal of the Sufi path - union with God. Jalaloddin Rumi was a poet and a mystic, but he was first a teacher; in these verses he draws the reader into the complexities of human love and separation and explains the path to divine love through the elimination of self-regard and worldly desires. Drawing on diverse sources from bawdy tales and fables to stories of the prophet Mohammed, these verses are brief in expression yet copious in meaning.
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Called 'Jelaluddin Balkhi' by the Persians and Afghans, Rumi was born on September 30, 1207, in Balkh, Afghanistan, then a part of the Persian Empire. He was the greatest mystical poet of Persia, famous for his didactic epic Masnavi-ye Ma'navi (Spiritual Couplets), a treasure-house of Sufi mysticism. Rumi died on December 17, 1273.


Alan Williams is Senior Lecturer in Comparative Religion at the University of Manchester.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0140447911
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin; 1st edition (17 October 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780140447910
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140447910
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.95 x 2.01 x 19.89 cmBest Sellers Rank: 475,079 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)111 in Norse & Icelandic Sagas
232 in Medieval Poetry
308 in Middle Eastern Poetry (Books)Customer Reviews:
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Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (Persian: جلال‌الدین محمد رومی‎‎), also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī (جلال‌الدین محمد بلخى), Mawlānā/Mevlânâ (مولانا, "our master"), Mevlevî/Mawlawī (مولوی, "my master"), and more popularly simply as Rumi (1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic. Rumi's influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions: Iranians, Tajiks, Turks, Greeks, Pashtuns, other Central Asian Muslims, and the Muslims of South Asia have greatly appreciated his spiritual legacy for the past seven centuries. His poems have been widely translated into many of the world's languages and transposed into various formats. Rumi has been described as the "most popular poet" and the "best selling poet" in the United States.

Rumi's works are written mostly in Persian, but occasionally he also used Turkish, Arabic, and Greek, in his verse. His Mathnawī, composed in Konya, is considered one of the greatest poems of the Persian language. His works are widely read today in their original language across Greater Iran and the Persian-speaking world. Translations of his works are very popular, most notably in Turkey, Azerbaijan, the United States, and South Asia. 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.

Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by Molavi (Masnavi Manavi Molavi) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
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HURB
5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite, accessible, faithfulReviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 5 February 2017
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Exquisite. So many layers of understanding i have yet to reach, and I look forward to visiting these pages of love and wisdom again! I really felt the spirit of Rumi in this offering, the most accessible version I have ever come across without feeling it has moved away from the original. I really hope there is a Book II soon.
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sue
5.0 out of 5 stars A true master piece!Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 18 September 2015
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This one of the best investment I made, the verses are written with such depth that leaves you reflecting. Exceptionally translation and a true art Rumi's verses.

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Deepa Mareddy
5.0 out of 5 stars Book and Delivery was Good 😊Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 2 June 2020
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I thought it was a collection of his poems but they look so complicated to understand 🤐 will try my best...


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5.0 out of 5 stars This is Rumi, what more needs said.Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 13 September 2013
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Amazon asked that I rate this book like it were some trivial novel. The book contains what is probably some of the deepest spiritual thought ever committed to paper, and yet works beautifully as nothing more than poetry. If only one lifetime were enough to come to a point where you could say you trully understood, you trully got just one verse, you would be blessed.

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Great for my class on Rumi!

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The best-selling Rumi book ever is now better than ever! This revised and expanded edition of the comprehensive one-volume edition of America’s most popular poet includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks, and 81 new poems never published before.


The best-selling Rumi book ever is now better than ever! This revised and expanded edition of the comprehensive one-volume edition of America′s most popular poet includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks, and 57 new poems never published before.

The ecstatic, spiritual poetry of Rumi is more popular than ever, and The Essential Rumi continues to be far and away the top-selling title of all Rumi books. With the addition of many new poems and a new introduction, The Essential Rumi is now clearly the definitive, and most delightful selection of Rumi′s poetry.
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"If Rumi is the most-read poet in America today, ColemanBarks is in good part responsible. His ear for the truly divinemadness in Rumi's poetry is truly remarkable." -- Huston Smith, author of "The World's Religions""In this.delightful treasury, Barks sparklingly demonstratesonce again why his free-form interpretations of [Rumi's] poetryhave been a major impetus for the current Rumi vogue."-- "Publishers Weekly""Perhaps the world's greatest spiritual poet--the gold of Rumipours down through Coleman's words. The words leap off thepage and dance!" -- Jack Kornfield, author of "A Path with Heart"""The Essential Rumi" is a rare and precious book that will stir the hearts of Rumi devotees and win many new converts."-- "Body Mind Spirit"
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The best-selling Rumi book ever is now better than ever! This revised and expanded edition of the comprehensive one-volume edition of America′s most popular poet includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks, and 57 new poems never published before.

The ecstatic, spiritual poetry of Rumi is more popular than ever, and The Essential Rumi continues to be far and away the top-selling title of all Rumi books. With the addition of many new poems and a new introduction, The Essential Rumi is now clearly the definitive, and most delightful selection of Rumi′s poetry.

About the Author
Coleman Barks is a renowned poet and the bestselling author of The Essential Rumi, Rumi: The Big Red Book, The Soul of Rumi, Rumi: The Book of Love, and The Drowned Book. He was prominently featured in both of Bill Moyers' PBS television series on poetry, The Language of Life and Fooling with Words. He taught English and poetry at the University of Georgia for thirty years, and he now focuses on writing, readings, and performances.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins US; Expanded ed. edition (19 June 1997)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062509594
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062509598
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.49 x 2.39 x 20.32 cmBest Sellers Rank: 32,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)16 in Medieval Poetry
20 in Middle Eastern Poetry (Books)
21 in Sufism (Books)Customer Reviews:
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rumi is my refugeReviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on 10 November 2022
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I love the hard cover of this expanded edition of the Essential Rumi. I like to engage in regular contemplation and Rumi soothes my soul.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great bookReviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on 30 July 2022
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5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT and a MUST READ!!!Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on 7 August 2020
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Beautifully translated from the original. Work of RUMI is enlightening and I would highly recommend everyone to give it a go. Might need to give it few before you get a hang of it but its great. Not to be missed

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This book is very deep and needs a complete different mind frame to really understand it. Cant recommend it enough!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great CollectionReviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on 9 June 2020
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John Mullins
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding collection of poemsReviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 2 July 2020
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Rumi is a Persian poet (1200's) who transcends philosophy & religion. Coleman Barks translates as if from inside the spirit of Rumi. I'll let Rumi speak for himself:

Only Breath

Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu,
Buddhist, Sufi or Zen. Not any religion

or cultural system. I am not from the East
or the West, not out of the ocean or up

from the ground, not natural or ethereal, not
composed of elements at all. I do not exist,

am not an entity in this world or the next,
did not descend from Adam and Eve or any

origin story. My place is placeless, a trace
of the traceless. Neither body or soul.

I belong to the beloved, have seen the two
worlds as one and that one call to and know

first, last, outer, inner, only that
breath breathing human being.
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5.0 out of 5 stars In Love!Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 23 September 2018
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This is my first book on Rumi and just in love with it already! Even the opening pages! I've shared one of the excerpts from it!


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5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely bookReviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 24 July 2020
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I'm still waiting to read this - will save it for a holiday when I'm away from home. Lovely looking book, and I enjoy the works of Rumi

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Robert Gillies
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read.Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 2 March 2021
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This expanded edition is well printed and bound. Highly recommended.

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Charlie Pearson
4.0 out of 5 stars InterestingReviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 24 August 2020
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Perhaps a bit intellectual for me! Good quality book, clear print.

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