in 1027. His father Baha'ud-Din, was a noted theologian and Sufi. In
1220, when Balkh was threatened bythe invading hordes of Mongols from
Central Asia, Baha'ud Din and hisfamily left Balkh and, travelling via
Khurasan and Syria, reached the province of Rum in central Anatolia,
which isin present-day Turkey. They settled in Qonya, the capital of
Rum, and soon Baha'ud-Din's teaching and preaching met with great
success, even attracting Sultan Ala'ud-Din Kaykubad. Jalal'ud-Din was
broughtup in his father's tradition of learning, and after his
father's death, he was introduced to direct knowledge of God and the
deeper mysteries of spiritual life by Shaykh Burhan'ud-din Muhaqiq
al-Tirmidhi. Under Shaykh al-Tirmidhi's guidance, Rumi underwent many
spiritual retreats of fortydays each, until he was awakened and
enlightened.
In 1244 Rumi met another spiritual master,Shams'ud Din of Tabriz, who
transformed him completely. There was measureless love between the
two. After Shams'ud-Din's death, Rumi met several more spiritual
masters. It was one of his close followers, Husam'ud-Din Chalabi who
inspired Rumi to record his entirewisdom on paper for his followers.
Rumi acceded to this wish and started dictating his famous Mathnavi-ye
Ma'navi to Husam'ud-Din, which continued until his death in 1273. The
Mathnavi is considered by the Sufis to be a spiritual commentary on
the Quran in the Persian language. For example, Mawlana Jalal'ud-Din
Rumi says:
"Every prophet has received from him the guarantee:
Seek help with patience and prayer.
Come, ask of Him, not anyone except Him.
Seek water in the sea; do not seek it in the dry river-bed."
and
"What is unification?
To burn one's self beforethe one."
and
"I have remained for thesake of betterment,
In the prison of this world.
What have I to do with the prison?
Whose money have I stolen?"
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