Much of Jalaluddin Rumi’s work was in rhyming couplets and retaining their meaning, thought or metaphor and yet delivering the English in rhythm and rhyme are a challenge, says Farrukh Dhondy who has ...

As the world observes the birthday of the 13th century Sufi, scholar, and mystic Mevlana Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi on Thursday, experts in India say his poetry and teachings have touched South Asia.

“Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside of you.” — Rumi A few months back, I got an apricot mini poodle. When meeting him for the first time, I gazed into his eyes and sensed a deep wisdom ...

O Mouthpiece of God Eye of truth Salvation of creatures from this seething ocean of Fire! How pre-eternal your mastery How peerless your royalty! deliverer of the soul from attachment's travails … ...

What do Rumi poetry and Ishavasya Upanishad have in common? On the face of it, nothing at all. One is in Sanskrit and the other in Persian. Yet, for the first time in India, selected shlokas and ...

Mehr 8 in the Iranian calendar is considered a significant cultural event for Iranians to commemorate the prominent Iranian poet Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi who needs no introduction when it comes to ...

(RNS) — Some of Rumi’s best-known poems speak about uprootedness and the desire to relocate. Now they are helping refugee and US Muslim youth adjust. (RNS) — Friday (Sept. 30) is the 815th birthday of ...