[Seek]

Oh wow, what a wake up call!

[Mowlana Vector]

When temptation claims your reason,
know that misfortune is about to strike.
Fall down prostrate and begin to pray.
With flowing tears implore the Lord
that He may deliver you
from the throes of doubt.

(Rumi in 'Mathnawi' )

[isa]

Is it true that he has errrmmm... thing... lewd stories in his mathnawi?

[Mowlana Vector]

AA

isa, on Aug 18 2008, 11:41 PM, said:

Is it true that he has errrmmm... thing... lewd stories in his mathnawi?

I don't think so! I've yet to came across any

Maybe you should read it yourself in its original language Dari, or at here in its English translation, Insha'Allah!!!

[Mowlana Vector]

During prayer I give myself over to the Lord
and delight myself in zealous worship.
The window of my soul opens wide
and the Book of God comes to view
To fill my house with grace and light.

(Rumi in "Mathnawi")

[isa]

Mowlana Vector, on Aug 21 2008, 12:13 AM, said:

AA

I don't think so! I've yet to came across any

Maybe you should read it yourself in its original language Dari, or at here in its English translation, Insha'Allah!!!

JazaakaAllaahu Khayr for the links Mowlana Vector.

Is the full Mathnawi there, in both links?

I am especially anxious to have access to the full Mathnawi in Persian.

Nothing like the original!

I read the Turkish translation by Gümüşhânevî, published by the Ministry for Culture and Tourism in Turkey, and I was wondering if the translation was accurate.

I always wanted to get my hands on the full original

I will peruse the links during my free time inshaaAllaah.

I pray nothing ill is found therein

[Mowlana Vector]

B) Waiy'kum Dear bro

I don't read Turkish, so I can't comment on the Gumushanevi's translation. I also wonder if he had any works originally written in Turkish. I'll find out for you, Insha'Allah!

In the meantime, please enjoy the wisdom of cool Mowlana, Insha'Allah!

W'salaam

[isa]

I think it says "Sharh" in the heading of the dari link.

Is that correct.

If so, does this mean that it is an abridged version?

I need the full version, any help?

[isa]

It seems that both links are only a "bitsa" translation.

"Bitsa" mathnawi here, "bitsa" mathnawi there... Also, the English one is not even an abridged version it seems.

Still, may Allaah reward you for your help Mowlana Vector.

If anybody can help me acquire the Mathnawi in its original Persian, I would be much obliged.

A side by side translation would be fantastic also.

And best of all would be if I didn't have to pay for it

[Mowlana Vector]

^ Waiy'kum

InshAllah, You'd enjoy more (textual with audio formats) @ here B)

[isa]

Mowlana Vector, on Aug 27 2008, 11:16 PM, said:

^ Waiy'kum

InshAllah, You'd enjoy more (textual with audio formats) @ here B)

If only I got the whole transcript...

Khayr inshaaAllaah.

JazaakaAllaahu Khayr for your efforts Mowlana Vector

[Mowlana Vector]

^ Waiy'kum dear Bro B)

[Mowlana Vector]

"The stories of the Prophets in the Qur'an sadden the soul within its prison. The captive soul seeks freedom from ignorance. Look to the Prophets, those souls freed from bonds. Their voices call from within their religions, "This is the way! Escape! Escape! This is the way we escaped. There is no other way but our way." (Rumi in Mathnawi)

[CM786]

ALI BABA

thanks for the link but how can I get rid of all those pop up windows

more from RUMI........

*If you have sense, make friends with another mind and do your job through consultation

*You may reach the highest station, yet the fear of losing it will kill you

*Whoever has beauty, must know that it is borrowed

*Only tears can clean the filth inside, not water

to be continued

[CM786]

Altin ne aluyor? can ne aluyor?
inci, mercan da nedir, bir sevgiye harcanmadiktan,
bir sevgiliye feda edilmedikten sonra

What is the benefit of gold? What is the meaning of soul?
What are pearl and coral worth unless they are spent for the sake of love and sacrificed to a sweetheart?

[CM786]

Birisi guzel bir soz soyluyarsa; bu, dinleyenin
dinlemesinden, anlamasindan ileri gelir.


If someone says a beautiful word,
it is because someone listens to and understands it (RUMI)

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..

Bir mum diger bir mumu tutusturmakla,
isigindan bir sey kaybetmez

One candle loses nothing of its light,
kindling another. (RUMI)

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As long as I bear this soul n my body,
I will remain a humble servant of the Qur’an,
I will be the soil of the path of the chosen Muhammad (saw)
Whoever incorrectly conveys my words,
Know that I am far from him and his words! (RUMI)

[Mowlana Vector]

Asma al-Husna (The Names of Allah)

Just as a person is in relation to you a father
and in relation to another either son or brother --
So the names of God in their number have relations:
He is from the viewpoint of the infidel the Tyrant (qaher);
from our viewpoint, the Merciful.
(Rumi in Divan e-Kebir [tran])

*******

With us, the name of everything is its outward appearance;
with the Creator, the name of each thing is its inward reality.
In the eye of Moses, the name of his rod was "staff";
in the eye of the Creator, its name was "dragon."
In brief, that which we are in the end
is our real name with God.
(Rumi in Mathnawi )

[CM786]

WarriorEtte, on Jun 2 2006, 11:26 AM, said:

Salaams Cool_Muslim...

You think we can get some references up in here?



Big Fan!

Keep up the good work.

Wasalams

sorry how did I miss this post

Ive got this little booklet that I bought when I was in Konya, Turkey in Jan06 .
Its called Pearls of Wisdom from Mawlana published by Mustafa Guner

[Mosty]

The Mathnawi of Jallauddin Rumi, Vol I, II, III



ISBN: 0906094275
Author: Rumi/Reynold A. Nicholson
Publisher: Kazi Publications (Pakistan)
Pages: 2292 Binding: Hardback

[CM786]

ooo dear that is so cool

where can I get my hands on this colourful magical book

[Mosty]

Rumi: The Hidden Treasure





Rumi: The Hidden Treasure
by Shems Friedlander
80 pp., 12 photographs, 5x8 ½,

Rumi, one of the greatest mystics of Islam, is known both for his poetry and for having founded the Mevlevi order, sometimes known as the ‘whirling dervishes’ famous for their ecstatic dancing and music (sema). This book allows fresh insights into the world of Rumi which has lasted over seven hundred years and brings it up to the present with numerous illustrations of the sema today. As well as explaining the significance of the music, the clothing and the ritual that takes place within the Hall of Celestial Sounds, it also presents for the first time a description of the ‘secret’ sema.

[Mosty]

Cool Muslim, on Oct 16 2008, 10:20 PM, said:

ooo dear that is so cool

where can I get my hands on this colourful magical book

Click on the picture and you will be led to a wonderful, colourful world filled with magical books!

[CM786]

More from Rumi

Hayatta muvaffak olmak icin uc sey lazimdir:
Dikkat, intizamve calisma

Three things are needed to become prosperous in life:
Attention, order and hard-work

**********************
The one who seeks a perfect friend is alone in the end

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Going to visit the companions without a gift is like going to the mill without wheat

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The world is a trap whose food is desire
Avoid the traps of desire!

[CM786]

Mosty, on Oct 16 2008, 10:23 PM, said:

Click on the picture and you will be led to a wonderful, colourful world filled with magical books!

jazakAllah, I know Rafiq Bookstore but I think Im going to call him to order for me that blue book

[Kulazzi]

Cool Muslim, on Oct 16 2008, 11:29 PM, said:

jazakAllah, I know Rafiq Bookstore but I think Im going to call him to order for me that blue book

Are they located anywhere would you know? I am also interested in a blue book and some others.

Wassalaam.

[CM786]

Ive no idea whereabouts to buy it personally, sis. sorry, but Ive found so many Rumi books in here




"Supplication and worship is to be with Allah.
For someone who is with Allah, death is pleasant as life." RUMI

[Mowlana Vector]

The Seeing Blind
He sprang from his sleep to behold the blind man reading from the Qur’an. "O you with no eyes, how can you see those lines?" The blind man replied, "I begged my Lord, crying, 'O You who help those who seek, restore my sight that I may read the Book of Life.' My Lord replied, 'O man of devotion, whose hope am I, when you want to read this Book of Mine, you shall have sight at that time.' So the King restored my eyes, like a lamp till the end of the night."

(Rumi in Mathnawi Manawi)

[Mowlana Vector]

This following English translation of Rumi's "Be Not Afraid" is more succinctly thought-provoking than his original version in Dari

BE NOT AFRAID

"With the divine solace "Be not afraid" all fear of oceans or waves or foam should be gone. Rejoice in Him and nothing else. He is the spring; everything else is desolate ice."(Maulana Rumi Balkhi in Mathnawi Manaawi)

[Mowlana Vector]

The saints are My children in exile,
torn away from My dominion and glory.
Despised and alone they endure their trials;
in secret I am their intimate friend.

(Rumi cited in "Mathnawi")

[wayseer]

Jalaluddin Rumi, peace be upon him, is responsible for getting me thus far. After reading this poem I went in search of his books and now have his Mathnawi.

Whoever Brought Me Here

RUMI

All day I think about it, then at night I say it.

Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing?

I have no idea.

My soul is from elsewhere, I'm sure of that,
and I intend to end up there.

This drunkenness began in some other tavern.

When I get back around to that place,
I'll be completely sober.
Meanwhile,
I'm like a bird from another continent, sitting in this aviary.

The day is coming when I fly off,
but who is it now in my ear who hears my voice?


Who says words with my mouth?
Who looks out with my eyes? What is the soul? 

I cannot stop asking.

If I could taste one sip of an answer,
I could break out of this prison for drunks.


I didn't come here of my own accord, and I can't leave that way.
Whoever brought me here, will have to take me home.
This poetry.
I never know what I'm going to say.
I don't plan it.

When I'm outside the saying of it,
I get very quiet and rarely speak at all.

(Trans. Coleman Barks.)