| Title | The mathnawi of Jalalu'ddin Rumi
ed. from the oldest manuscripts available; w. critical notes, transl. & comm. |
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| Author | by Reynold A. Nicholson |
| Publication | Cambridge Univ. Pr. |
| Size | XVIII, 529p |
| Language | ENG |
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| Topics |
Sufism--Poetry--Persian--Translations into English Persian poetry--Translated into English Persian poetry--Classical Spiritual life--Literary works |
| Notes | The Masnavi, or Masnavi-I Ma'navi (Persian: مثنوی معنوی), also written Mathnawi, Ma'navi, or Mathnavi, is an extensive poem written in Persian by Jalal al-Din Muhammad Balkhi, the celebrated Persian Sufi saint and poet. It is one of the best known and most influential works of both Sufism and Persian literature. The Masnavi is a series of six books of poetry that together amount to around 25,000 verses or 50,000 lines. It is a spiritual writing that teaches Sufis how to reach their goal of being in true love with God. [wikipedia] |