Jalal ad-Din ar-Rumi

Born: 1207? AD
Died: 1273 AD.

Nationality: Persian
Categories: Monks, Mystics, Religious Icon, Religious Leaders, Spiritual Leader

Persian poet and Sufi mystic

founded Maulawiyah sect of Sufi dervishes

wrote epic poem "Masnavi" (also "Mesnevi")

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