The MesneviMaulana Jalal al-Din Rumi
The Mesnevi
by OpenStories
Original author: Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi
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"The Mesnevi" by Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi is a Persian poetic work written between 1258 and 1273. Comprising six books with approximately 25,000 verses, this spiritual masterpiece guides Sufis toward divine love through stories, parables, and Islamic wisdom. Drawing from the Quran, hadith, and everyday tales, each narrative illuminates mystical truths about the soul's journey. Regarded by many as the greatest mystical poem in world literature, it remains unfinished—Rumi died before completing the final book.
The Mesnevi, by Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #61724.
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24 Chapters
- 1.Book THE FIRST259 words
- 2.Introduction: Plaint of the Reed-Flute 184 words
- 3.Conclusion: 2892,318 words
- 4.Chapter I2,733 words
- 5.Chapter II1,440 words
- 6.Chapter III (1)8,754 words
- 7.Chapter III (2)8,719 words
- 8.Chapter III (3)7,141 words
- 9.Chapter IV: Shemsu-’d-Dīn Tebrīzī, Muhammed son of ‘Alī son of Melik-dād2,989 words
- 10.Chapter V542 words
- 11.Chapter VI2,262 words
- 12.Chapter VII1,007 words
- 13.Chapter VIII: Chelebī Emīr ‘Ārif, Jelālu-’d-Dīn1,830 words
- 14.Chapter IX: Genealogy of Jelālu-’d-Dīn, Rūmī1,012 words
- 15.Preface (1)8,030 words
- 16.Preface (2)8,009 words
- 17.Preface (3)8,037 words
- 18.Preface (4)7,964 words
- 19.Preface (5)8,000 words
- 20.Preface (6)8,025 words
- 21.Preface (7)8,012 words
- 22.Preface (8)7,988 words
- 23.Preface (9)8,245 words
- 24.Preface (10)3,775 words