Jalal al-Din Rumi was born on September 30 1207 in Balkh (Afghanistan).His father Baha'Walad was descended from first caliph Abu Bakhr R.A. and was influenced by the ideas of Ahmed Ghazali,brother of the famous philospher. Baha' Walad's sermons were published and still exist as Divine Sciences.
In 1219 ,it was reported that young Rumi met 'Attar' at Nishapur, who gave him a copy of his book of Mysteries(Asrar Nama).After a pilgrimage to Mecca and other travels, the family went to Rum(Anatolia). Baha' Walad was given an important teaching position o\in capital Konya(Iconium) in 1228 by Seljuk kin 'Ala' al din Kayqubad(1219-1236) and his vizier Mu'in al Din.Rumi married and had a son, who later wrote his biography. In 1231 succeeded his late father as religious teacher.His father's friend Burhan al Din arrived and for nine years taught Rumi Sufism. Rumi probably met the philospher Ibn al- Arabi at Damacus.
In 1244 Rumi's life changed dramatically when he met the dervish Shams al -Din Tabriz.To the music of flute and drums Rumi invented the circling movements of the whirling dervishes and began writing mystical love poetry and his diciples formed the dervish order called the Mevlevis.
After 1249, the Seljuk governors paid trbute to the Mongol Empire. As vassal of Mongol Baiju, Mu'in a-Din governed Rum for twenty years starting in 1256 and he patronized the mystical poet.
His diciple Husam al- Din Hasan urged Rumi to write mystical poetry and tales called Masnavi in the style of Sana'i and 'Attar. Rumi completed six books of these before he died on December 17 1272. Many of his talks were wrtten down in the book FIHI MA FIHI,which mean,'In it what is in it' and is often referred to as his discourses.
In 1219 ,it was reported that young Rumi met 'Attar' at Nishapur, who gave him a copy of his book of Mysteries(Asrar Nama).After a pilgrimage to Mecca and other travels, the family went to Rum(Anatolia). Baha' Walad was given an important teaching position o\in capital Konya(Iconium) in 1228 by Seljuk kin 'Ala' al din Kayqubad(1219-1236) and his vizier Mu'in al Din.Rumi married and had a son, who later wrote his biography. In 1231 succeeded his late father as religious teacher.His father's friend Burhan al Din arrived and for nine years taught Rumi Sufism. Rumi probably met the philospher Ibn al- Arabi at Damacus.
In 1244 Rumi's life changed dramatically when he met the dervish Shams al -Din Tabriz.To the music of flute and drums Rumi invented the circling movements of the whirling dervishes and began writing mystical love poetry and his diciples formed the dervish order called the Mevlevis.
After 1249, the Seljuk governors paid trbute to the Mongol Empire. As vassal of Mongol Baiju, Mu'in a-Din governed Rum for twenty years starting in 1256 and he patronized the mystical poet.
