Mevlana

Mevlânâ Celâleddîn-i Rûmî, Celâleddîn Muhammed Rûmî also Celâleddîn Muhammed Belhî or by his common names Mevlânâ or Rûmî (September 30, 1207 - December 17, 1273), was a 13th-century Anatolian Persian Sufi, theolog and Sufi mystic poet. Mevlânâ's influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions: his spiritual legacy has been greatly appreciated for the past seven centuries by Iranians, Tajiks, Turks, Greeks, Pashtuns, Central Asian and Indian Subcontinent Muslims. His poems have been widely translated into most world languages and adapted into various forms. Mevlânâ has been described as the “most popular poet” and "best-selling poet" in the United States.

Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī , or simply Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a Sufi mystic and poet whose followers went on to found the Mevlevi Order most famous for its whirling dervishes – a practice that he instigated. Rumi is a seminal figure in Sufism, or mystical Islam, whose thought and works loom large in both Persian literature and mystic poetry in general, with his translated works being enjoyed globally to this day.

Rumi's works are written in his mother tongue, Persian. He occasionally used the Arabic language and single Turkish and Greek words in his verse. His Masnavi (Mathnawi), composed in Konya, is considered one of the greatest poems of the Persian language. Rumi's influence has transcended national borders and ethnic divisions: Iranians, Afghans, Tajiks, Turks, Kurds, Greeks, Central Asian Muslims, as well as Muslims of the Indian subcontinent have greatly appreciated his spiritual legacy for the past seven centuries. His poetry influenced not only Persian literature, but also the literary traditions of the Ottoman Turkish, Chagatai, Pashto, Kurdish, Urdu, and Bengali languages