Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi (1207-1273) was a Persian Sufi mystic and poet, born in Balkh in what is now Afghanistan, whose family fled westward ahead of the Mongol invasions and eventually settled in Konya, in present-day Turkey. There he became a religious scholar and, after his transformative encounter with the wandering dervish Shams-e Tabrizi, turned increasingly to mystical poetry. His major works, including the vast Masnavi and the lyric collection Divan-e Shams, are central to Sufi literature and Persian poetry, and his followers founded the Mevlevi Order, known in the West for the practice of whirling as a form of devotion. Rumi remains one of the most widely read poets in the world.
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RoleSufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Mevlevi Order 1 BirthplaceBalkh, in present-day Afghanistan 1 Role
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Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (30 September 1207 - 17 December 1273), commonly known as Rumi, was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order.
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Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (30 September 1207 - 17 December 1273), commonly known as Rumi, was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order.
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His family hailed from Balkh.
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commonly known as Rumi, was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order
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commonly known as Rumi, was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order
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There he became a religious scholar and, after his transformative encounter with the wandering dervish Shams-e Tabrizi, turned increasingly to mystical poetry.
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Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (30 September 1207 - 17 December 1273), commonly known as Rumi, was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order.
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Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (30 September 1207 - 17 December 1273), commonly known as Rumi, was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order.
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