{"product_id":"spiritual-verses-the-first-book-of-the-masnavi-ye-manavi-paperback","title":"Spiritual Verses: The First Book of the Masnavi-Ye Ma'navi - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMevlana Jalaluddin Rumi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlan Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eAlan Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe spiritual masterpiece of the Persian Sufi tradition in a brilliant new translation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The longest single-authored \"mystical\" poem ever written, the \u003ci\u003eMasnavi-ye Ma'navi\u003c\/i\u003e, or \"spiritual couplets,\" is the masterpiece of the Persian Sufi tradition. Its author, Jalaloddin Rumi, was a poet and mystic of the highest attainment, but he was first and foremost a spiritual teacher, and his \u003ci\u003eMasnavi\u003c\/i\u003e is a ladder to the spiritual world, leading the reader to the ultimate goal of the Sufi path-union with God. Alan Williams's translation into blank verse beautifully conveys the poetry of the original Persian couplets, while his introduction discusses how the modern reader might approach Rumi's writing.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalled 'Jelaluddin Balkhi' by the Persians and Afghans, \u003cb\u003eRumi\u003c\/b\u003e was born on September 30, 1207, in Balkh, Afghanistan, then a part of the Persian Empire. He was the greatest mystical poet of Persia, famous for his didactic epic \u003ci\u003eMasnavi-ye Ma'navi\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSpiritual Couplets\u003c\/i\u003e), a treasure-house of Sufi mysticism. Rumi died on December 17, 1273. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlan Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Comparative Religion at the University of Manchester.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 7.78 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725241389119,"sku":"9780140447910","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1eadbaae0c6acec2667765cabf8e4f06.webp?v=1765105757","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/spiritual-verses-the-first-book-of-the-masnavi-ye-manavi-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}