Words Of Paradise Selected Poems Of Rumi (sacred Wisdom)
by Raficq Abdulla /
2004 / English / PDF
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Illustrated with miniatures and borders from ancient Islamic
scripts, this volume features 55 poems from the works of Jalaluddin
Rumi. Rumi was a 13th-century Persian mystic who believed that all
human beings can, if they surrender themselves to the power of
love, live in a condition of infinite bliss. Raficq Abdulla uses
rhythm and powerful imagery to recreate the ecstatic state which
Rumi considered so crucual to reach enlightenment. An introduction
to the book sets Rumi's life and philosophy in context and provides
some explanatory guidance to the poems. At the back of the book
there are further notes on each poem, written by native Persian
speaker Mehri Niknam, along with information about the art provided
by Tim Stanley, Deputy Curator at the Nasser D. Khalili Collection
of Islamic Art.
Illustrated with miniatures and borders from ancient Islamic
scripts, this volume features 55 poems from the works of Jalaluddin
Rumi. Rumi was a 13th-century Persian mystic who believed that all
human beings can, if they surrender themselves to the power of
love, live in a condition of infinite bliss. Raficq Abdulla uses
rhythm and powerful imagery to recreate the ecstatic state which
Rumi considered so crucual to reach enlightenment. An introduction
to the book sets Rumi's life and philosophy in context and provides
some explanatory guidance to the poems. At the back of the book
there are further notes on each poem, written by native Persian
speaker Mehri Niknam, along with information about the art provided
by Tim Stanley, Deputy Curator at the Nasser D. Khalili Collection
of Islamic Art.
