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Mevlana Rumi: Ecstasy And Order | Indian Muslims

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The 30th of September this year marks the 800th birth anniversary of one of the greatest Sufi mystic poet of Islam, Mevelana Hazrat Jalaluddin Rumi.

Rumi's Poetry

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The Bektashi Order of Sufi Dervishes

During the 2nd century of the Christian Era, Illyria (part of which is modern Albania) was Christianised. In 732 Pope Gregory III placed the Albanian churches under the leadership of the patriarch of Constantinople. The Christians became part of the Eastern Orthodox church.

In previous writings we explained that as human beings we cannot comprehend the Universe , we can only refer to a universe limited to our perception with our 5 senses . We also mentioned that there was no such thing as "matter" , that we wrongly believe there is "matter" because of misinformation given by our senses.

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One's longing, one's search for the beneficence of God, must be so strong and intense that like the longing of Moses it allows no obstacle to stand in the way. When the Prophet Moses asked: "Who is more knowledgeable in the universe than I am?" his friend Joshua answered: "There is one person more knowledgeable than you are."

::Moments With Shams::

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Sufi Poetry

Attar of Nishapur (1145 - 1221 ce) saint and mystic, one of the most voluminous authors in Persian literature on religious topics. His best-known work, Conference of the Birds, is an elaborate allegory of the soul's quest for reunion with God Hafiz of Shiraz (1230-91 ce) the greatest lyric poet of Persia, who took the poetic form of the ghazal to unparalleled heights of subtlety and beauty.

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Habits: backbiting, trickery, conceitedness, hypocrisy, self-consciousness, guilt, fearfulness, wishful thinking, intense desire to please others.

Levels of Nafs

Mevlana Rumi: Ecstasy And Order | Indian Muslims

Delving into an in-depth discussion and analysis regarding the Erfân, Tasavvof , and Sufigary , which in the West, are often collectively referred to as Mysticism, Gnosticism, Sufism, or sometimes Dervishes’ thoughts, would have been beyond the scope of this work titled, “The Greatest Meeting”.

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Rumi and Shams | Iranian.com

Who is Mevlana? Mevlana Celaddiin-i Rumi is a 13 th century Muslim saint and Anatolian mystic known throughout the world for his exquisite poems and words of wisdom , which have been translated into many languages. Rumi , as he is known in the west, is the best selling poet in USA .

Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, the great Anatolian philosopher and the father of the Mevlevi sect

Rumi Nine

Rumi said: He does not see the Master at this moment because in truth the desire that filled him, namely to see the Master, was a veil hiding the Master. So it is with all desires and affections, all loves and fondnesses that people have for every variety of thing - father, mother, heaven, earth, gardens, palaces, knowledge, things to eat and drink.

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SUFISM

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Ahmet Karamustafa, Ph.D., associate professor of Islamic thought and Turkish literature in Arts and Sciences, would beg to differ. Those who think of hippies as an American icon might gain valuable insight, he suggests, by reading his treatise on the Qalandars, a 13th-century Islamic dervish movement that also favored tambourines and psychoactive drugs, not to mention drums and naked revelry.

The expressions of his intimate moments with the Beloved are like a powerful thunderstorm that sweeps the heart with terrifying power and yet brings serenity, life-giving water, freshness, and renewal to the heart, and occasionally a rainbow upon the horizon.