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...and free. Its haunting aura of deep simplicity almost borders on atheism: “Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu, Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion…” Man is the bedrock of all religious and cultural systems, but he is always taught what to believe in and what to feel, while in fact, he should believe in what he feels. For Rumi, religion is a highly personal experience, not necessarily limited to logical arguments or perceptions of the senses, and in this particular poem, he disregards the importance of outward religious observance. Faith and love, just like breath, are invisible, yet inextricably present, and he truly believes that people of all religions and backgrounds can live together in...
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...Rumi: The Art of Loving Introduction Ancient and medieval Persians are credited with having made a great contribution to modern day literature. Much of their literature is in verse as they had great love for poetry. Any Persian scholar, whether in literature or even metaphysics, medicine or science was expected to have sound literary knowledge and skill in poetry and was supposed to be able to write in verse form. Many of the works of these gifted literary icons continue to have as large an impact as when they were written, hundreds oif years ago. Many lovers of poetry concur that the middle ages Persian poet Jalaluddin Rumi is one of the greatest mystical poets of his...
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...Compare the prescriptions for religious discipline and practice outlined in the Scripture in Forty-Two Sections with those found in the Lotus Sutra In the Scripture of Forty-two sections, the prescriptions describe the Buddhist doctrines, indicating the spiritual statuses of people who follow the Buddhist teachings. Examples, of such a status include sramanas, in which a person decides to leave a family in order to follow ‘the way’ (Sharf 365). The prescriptions explain righteous life as that which the follower of the Buddhist religion despises worldly material and belongings, and upholds to the teachings wanting only the necessities. The prescriptions are against wealth and belongings, which are beyond...
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...of suffering love, and taught that God's inscrutable will and His Love may reveal itself in affliction even better than in happiness." (Schimmel, 10) Rumi made his remarkable contribution to this spiritual environment through his teachings, Sufi lifestyle, and works, and people remember him for these contributions.
Jalaleddin Rumi, one of the great spiritual masters and poetic geniuses of Islamic world as well as the entire mankind, had a great understanding of living and he founded the Mevlevi Sufi order for the followers who were attracted by his teachings. The secret of Tawhid or unity or God's Oneness, the illumination of the Koran, the conscience of faith, and the...
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...Non-violence, Tolerance and Love: Aspects of Rumi’s influence Introduction Jalal al din Rumi is primarily known as one of the most influential mystic poets of Persia. One of the most influential aspects of Rumi’s Sufism and mystical thought is that it is non-violent and at the same time, it advocates for love and a tolerant view of the religions of the world. Rumi’s thoughts and teachings not only influenced the followers of Islam but also the religious ideologies in general, as William C. Chittick remarks Sufism in the following manner, “Sufism is the most universal manifestation of the inner dimension of Islam; it is the way by which...
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... “Only Breath” by Jalaluddin Rumi Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi is the speaker in the poem. 2. Jalaluddin talks about the universal connection of humanity that is not founded on religion, culture or place of origin. Thus, he exhibits this precinct when he states, “Not Christian, or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu Buddhist, Sufi or Zen” (Rumi). He further states that “I am not from the East or West” (Rumi). He concludes by emphasizing the connection between human beings through the breath of life that all share. Consequently, he states that “only that breath breathing human being” (Rumi).
3. The poet utilizes rhyming words such as “placeless” and “traceless.” He would have used the words “unknown” and “untraceable” as a substitute of the two... ,...
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...of transporting or serving their customers to wherever they need.
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Their creamy and tasty shakes ought to have a combination of vanilla yoghurt, milk, and fruits (Groenewald, 2009). Customers consider the creamy shakes special products. The company will, and then squeezes the juice from fresh fruits to make their juice products more marketable. Forty Fruits holds safety in the Food and Beverage business as a matter that guides stability and the credibility of the company (Beuchat, 2000). The company understands that it operates in a competitive business environment. Emergence of new microbes that causes food contamination complicates the business and making quality a very essential concept. The company has...
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...Facilitator The Forty Rules of Love The Forty Rules of Love is a novel about Rumi, the thirteenth-century Turkish evangelistand artist who meets his muse as a meandering dervish, an Islamic magical named Shams of Tabriz. Shams is a homeless panhandler who translates the Quran as a content of adoration and absolution. The authors thought towards Shams is that he is a meandering dervish, who has confidence in general adoration versus closed-minded religion, and he has these basic yet significant forty rules of love that he abides by. The author has also tried to highlight...
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...Information: ‘The Forty Rules of Love: A Novel for Rumi’ ‘The Forty Rules of Love: A novel of Rumi’ is a powerful bookthat transcends the genres of fiction, history, philosophy and spiritualism. The book follows along two timelines, and explores two cultures separated by time, distance, customs and even religion. The author does this through characters from thirteenth century Islam who meets in contemporary America. The past and the present interweave through each other. Shams are a wanderer who travels seeking spiritual divinity who believes that love is the paramount experience of...
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... with a rich inner life. Truly, it was because, in later revelation, both of them shares specialty that brought them together. (Shafak, 2010).
In this part of the novel, the most compelling female character developed is Kerra, this is because, and she later became Rumi’s wife who secretly could sneak into Rumi’s library to read his religion books. She wanted to change religions perspectives about women. Revelation shows that she nearly cursed being a woman (Shafak, 2010).
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Shafak, E. (2010). The forty rules of love. New York: Viking.... In this section of the book, Shafak talks of things that destroy one's inner balance. According to him, human beings can easily enjoy a good did, and to hate the evil. However, the ultimate...
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