Friday 6 January 2017

The Erasure of Islam from the poetry of Rumi


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.


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:


- Syed Roman Ahsan.

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