Rumi: The Big Red Book

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Rumi Video

• RUMI Love POEM and SUFI POETRY. Spoken word, music, video.

Al-Haqq (The Truth)

Rumi: The Big Red Book

Al-Hayy (The Living)

• The Truth - "The strength of the quality of truth is that of letting the mystery remain in itself intact, not reduced to formula"

• The Living, we refer to one another with the pronouns you, I and us... but we are more than just individuals

Al- Khabir (The Aware)

Al- Bari (The Maker from Nothing)

• The Aware / The Knowing - Khabir is the aspect that knows we will live though death, and that is an awareness deeper than love

• The Maker from Nothing, Ego, the heart and soul is what compose us, however, the bodies we inhabit come out of nowhere and are nothing without these things

Al - Batin (The Hidden)

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Al-Jami (The Gatherer)

Al- Fattah (The Opener)

• Themes of consciousness and love, two deep and immeasurable elements that cannot be seen but are felt.

• The Purpose of gathering is to recognize beauty and to love what i beautiful

• Associated with Spring
• To Avoid being locked out of life

Rumi's Death

• Rumi died on December 17, 1273 at Sunset
• Representative's of all religions came to pay their respects
• Universally Renowned, even to those not representing Islam
• Walt Whitman, American Poet, was inspired by Rumi
• The book represents the intimate friendship of Rumi and Shams
• Author Coleman Barks has divided his translated collections into 7 Divisions based on their Nature

Rumi's Teachings

Shams Tabriz

• Shams taught Rumi about finding divine glory in others
• Taught Rumi to appreciate one's Soul and Sema
• Led to Rumi to incorporate music and poetry into his "Soul-Growth" work
• Spiritual Truth
• Persuaded People through poetry
• Many different Themes: Children, animals, rejects of society, Qur'an, the universe, and many more!

Jelaluddin Rumi

• Late 1244 Rumi met a man of God, Shams Tabriz
• Was in search for "God's Favorite", which was declared Rumi
• Mystical Conversation between the 2, called Sobbet
• After meeting Shams, Rumi started his "Real Poetry"
• Valued Shams Friendship Greatly

• Born September 30, 1207 in city of Balkh, now Afghanistan
• Family of Islamic jurists, theologians, and mystics
• Escaped Genghis Khan's invading armies
• Fariduddin Attar gave Rumi The Book of God
• Settled in South Turkey
• Well known Scholar and developed a community of students

Background on Sufism

• Sufism is not a section of Islam
• Teaching of Islam in mind
• Elements of "Magic & Mysticism", now known as Chemistry
• Brought Progression Socially
• Strong Relationship with God based upon Love rather than Fear
• "Without a Sword"
• Influential Sufi Poet, Rumi

Overview

• Background about Sufism
• Rumi's Life
• Shams Tabriz
• Divine Glory
• Rumi's Poetry
• Rumi's Death
• Al-Fattah (The Opener)
• Al-Jami (The Gatherer)
• Al-Batin (The Hidden)
• Al- Khabir (The Aware/The Knowing)
• Al-Bari (The Maker from Nothing)
• Al-Hayy (The Living)
• Al-Haqq (The Truth)
• Rumi Video
• Final Quotes / Questions

By:

Jasdeep Sandhu

Priya Patel

Maryam Sheikh