THE ERASURE OF ISLAM FROM THE POETRY OF RUMI

A seventeenth-century illustration for Rumi’s epic poem “Masnavi.” Rumi is often called a mystic, a saint, an enlightened man. He is less frequently described as a Muslim.
(PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY THE WALTERS ART MUSEUM)

THE ERASURE OF ISLAM FROM THE POETRY OF RUMI

By Rozina Ali - January 05, 2017

An interesting piece (despite a couple flawed assumptions presented in it) on modern popular depictions of Jalal al-Din al-Rumi.

LINK: http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-erasure-of-islam-from-the-poetry-of-rumi

In 2013, I wrote a post on my blog "Where is the Real Rumi (ra)?" which points at almost the same threat which this article above describes. Check it below also:

LINK: http://together-we-rise.blogspot.com/2013/02/where-is-real-rumi-ra.html

- Syed Roman Ahsan.