Publication
Imprint: New Jersey : Tughra Books, 2015. Context: First edition in Turkish published by Ötüken as Mevlana : hayatı, şahsiyeti, fikirleri. Edition: Sixth reprint. Responsibility: Şefik Can ; edited and translation from Turkish by Zeki Sarıtoprak ; foreword by M. Fethullah Gülen. OCLC Number: 312123586. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xxv, 334 pages ; 23 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, index.
Call number
Biography / Rumi / Can
ISBN
9781932099799
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description: This work attempts to present Rumi to the English-speaking world and to shed light on his life as seen from within the Islamic mystical tradition.
About the Author: The knowledge presented in this work comes from Sefik Can, a great expert of Rumi and who used to be the highest authority, Sertariq, of the Mevlevi Sufi order in Turkey until he passed away on January 24, 2005. Two aspects of this work make it unique. The first is that the book was originally authored by a man who is ninety five years old and who has dedicated his entire life to the teachings of Rumu. Such a Mevlevi's view of Rumi makes this work greatly valuable. The second important contribution to the book is the foreword, which was translated by from the original turkish, written by M. Fethullah Gulen, a prominent Muslim thinker and interfaith activist of Turkey. - Mecca Books.
Table of Contents:
1. The political and philosophical situation of the Anatolian Seljuk empire during Rumi's life --
Intellectual environment of the Anatolian Seljuks during Rumi's time --
2. Rumi's personality and views --
3. Rumi's influence --
4. Rumi's Sufi order and his approach to orders --
FY2019 /
About the Author: The knowledge presented in this work comes from Sefik Can, a great expert of Rumi and who used to be the highest authority, Sertariq, of the Mevlevi Sufi order in Turkey until he passed away on January 24, 2005. Two aspects of this work make it unique. The first is that the book was originally authored by a man who is ninety five years old and who has dedicated his entire life to the teachings of Rumu. Such a Mevlevi's view of Rumi makes this work greatly valuable. The second important contribution to the book is the foreword, which was translated by from the original turkish, written by M. Fethullah Gulen, a prominent Muslim thinker and interfaith activist of Turkey. - Mecca Books.
Table of Contents:
1. The political and philosophical situation of the Anatolian Seljuk empire during Rumi's life --
Intellectual environment of the Anatolian Seljuks during Rumi's time --
2. Rumi's personality and views --
3. Rumi's influence --
4. Rumi's Sufi order and his approach to orders --
FY2019 /
Physical description
xxv, 334 p.; 23 cm
Description
This is a remarkable and timely book. It nicely transcends the usual dichotomy of scholarly and devotional Rumi book by drawing on the wisdom of a magnificent contemporary living sage who drinks from the eternal fountains of compassion that flow through Mevlana's writings. The level of engagement with all the classical Persian sources, and the spiritual sensitivity is astonishing. This is a luminous work that should be committed to heart by all Rumi lovers all over the world.
Language
Original language
Turkish