Which is the best Rumi book to buy?

Top 10 Best Rumi Books

• The Essential Rumi by Coleman Barks.
• Rumi: The Book of Love by Coleman Barks.
• The Masnavi, Book One by Jawid Mojaddedi.
• Rumi’s Little Book of Life by Maryam Mafi and Azima Melita Kolin.
• The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak.
• The Illuminated Rumi by Coleman Barks.
• The Pocket Rumi by Kabir Helminski.

Which Rumi book should I start with?

I recommend reading The Sacred Heart–a collection of spiritual or sacred poetry. To get a sense of Rumi, it can be very valuable to read his poetry, and the poetry of other visionary poets. First to get a sense of where he is coming from, but then also to get a sense for his style compared to others.

Did Rumi pray 5 times?

Rumi died on December 17, 1273. He had been a devout Muslim for all his life, praying five times every day and keeping all the required fasts.

Does Coleman Barks know Persian?

Coleman Barks (born April 23, 1937) is an American poet, and former literature faculty at the University of Georgia. Although he neither speaks nor reads Persian, he is a popular interpreter of Rumi, rewriting the poems based on other English translations.

How popular is Rumi?

The ecstatic poems of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a Persian poet and Sufi master born 807 years ago in 1207, have sold millions of copies in recent years, making him the most popular poet in the US. Globally, his fans are legion. “Most of the poetry we have comes from age 37 to 67.

Is Rumi a good poet?

The ecstatic poems of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a Persian poet and Sufi master born 807 years ago in 1207, have sold millions of copies in recent years, making him the most popular poet in the US. The transformative moment in Rumi’s life came in 1244, when he met a wandering mystic known as Shams of Tabriz.

Is Rumi the most famous poet?

The ecstatic poems of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a Persian poet and Sufi master born 807 years ago in 1207, have sold millions of copies in recent years, making him the most popular poet in the US.