A Treasury of Rumi's Wisdom

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Rumi is North America's best-selling poet. A selection of his inspirational verse, focused on his mystical teachings of reconnecting with the Divine, are collected here with commentaries, making it the perfect introduction to his poetry and its deeper meanings.
Many famous figures, including Madonna, are known fans of his work.
Rumi is the most well-known and read Muslim poet in history, and his admirers have established journals that discuss his work, Facebook and Twitter accounts with millions of followers and even events that celebrate his life.
This collection is a departure from other collections of Rumi's work as it focuses on revealing his actual beliefs and moral character. In this light I would position this as a title for dedicated readers, who want to understand Rumi, not just read his poetry out of context.
The series blends pithy sayings of classical Islamic wisdom with contemporary insight and commentary
luxurious gift book with decorative end papers, dust jacket and textured cloth cover
well-thought-out and well-designed inside that uses decorative fonts and motifs to present each aphorism, whilst also offering the reader a concise and meaningful commentary
provide easy introductions to the thought and wisdom of major Islamic intellectual figures, prepared by learned translators

Author Bio

Dr. Muhammad Isa Waley is Lead Curator for Persian and Turkish Collections at the British Library, London. His main research specialisations are the palaeography, codicology, illumination and cataloguing of Islamic manuscripts; and the classical verse and prose literature of Islamic spirituality.Among the numerous works edited by Dr. Waley are Islamic Codicology: an Introduction to the Study of Manuscripts in Arabic Script; the English translation of Tafsir al-Jalalayn; several works by Sheikh Muhammad Mutawalli al-Sha'rawi; the Integrated Encyclopedia of Qur'an; and the Kitab al-Adhkar of Imam al-Nawawi.