Rumi
1207–1273 AD
Sufism·Persia
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī — poet, mystic, theologian. His Masnavi is one of the greatest works of spiritual literature ever written. For Rumi, the separation from the divine is the source of all longing, and all longing is already a form of return. Music — sama — was not entertainment. It was a path.
Key Ideas
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Divine love as the engine of the cosmos
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The reed flute as symbol of longing and separation
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Music and dance as paths to the divine — sama
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The self dissolving into the beloved — fana