Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, commonly known as Rumi, was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order. His family hailed from Balkh. Rumi is an influential fig
Rumi, by Iranian artist Hossein Behzad (1957)
Jalal ad-Din Rumi gathers Sufi mystics
Double-page illuminated frontispiece, 1st book (Persian: دفتر, "daftar") of the Collection of poems (Masnavi-i ma'navi), 1461 manuscript
Tomb shrine of Rumi, Konya
Sufism or Sufi Islam whose practitioners are known as "Sufis", is a mystic body of religious practices within Islam that is characterized by a focus on purification, spirituality, ritualism, and ascet
Rumi
…Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), commonly known as Rumi, was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order. His family hailed from Balkh. Rumi is an influential figure in Sufism…
Man holding the hem of his beloved, an expression of a Sufi's agony of longing for the divine union
The works of Al-Ghazali firmly defended the concepts of Sufism within the Islamic faith.
Tomb of Salim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
The Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam (built 1324 A.D) is located in Multan, Pakistan. Known for its multitude of Sufi shrines, Multan is nicknamed The City of Saints.