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Jalaluddin Rumi

15-04-2012

Question 169576

Question:
Al Salamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah, I would like to know whether Mowlana Jalaluddin Rumi was a deviant Sufi or a pious scholar? Is his famous book Masnawi al Maanawi a good book to read? Wassalam

Answer

Praise be to Allah.

Answer:

All Praise is for Allah.

Jalaluddin Rumi (died 672H) was one of the famous Sufis who followed the path of Muhiuddin Ibn ‘Arabi – the Sufi – in his belief of Wahdat Al-Wujood (i.e. Allah and His creation are one being)

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