The Masnavi. Book Four

by Rumi and Reynold Alleyne Nicholson

Book Overview

Rumi is the greatest mystic poet to have written in Persian, and the Masnavi is his masterpiece. Divided into six books and consisting of some 26,000 verses, the poem was designed to convey a message of divine love and unity to the disciples of Rumi's Sufi order, known today as the Whirling Dervishes. Like the earlier books, Book Four interweaves amusing stories with homilies to instruct pupils in understanding of God's meaning. It has a special focus...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198783434
• ISBN13: 9780198783435
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"