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Rumi

1207 – 1273 · Afghanistan · Literature, Philosophy

Sufi poet whose Masnavi is among the best-selling poetry on Earth today.

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Continuity of ideas

Who shaped Rumi, and who they shaped

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  • Hafez

    1325 – 1390 · Literature

    Persian mystical lyric passes from Rumi's ecstatic mode into Hafez's ironic ghazal.

  • Muhammad Iqbal

    1877 – 1938 · Literature, Philosophy

    Iqbal names Rumi his master throughout the Persian poems.

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    Primary texts and first editions by or about Rumi

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