Discourses of Rumi: فيه ما فيه - Paperback

by Maulana Jalaludin Rumi (Author), A. J. Arberry (Translator)

Jalal Ad-Din Rumi, the towering light of Sufi wisdom, is rightly known as Moulavi Ma'anavi, the gnostic scholar - in the Muslim world. He has been considered the peak of spiritual excellence and insightful divine sagaciousness by the seekers of the inner meanings of words and worlds. Everyone with a genuine bend for true knowledge turns to Rumi, irrespective of caste and creed, to quench their thirst. When Rumi refers to Islam, he is talking about The way/. He is not talking about people's preconceived notions about Islam today, or even in his day, but the spiritual path itself and the religious tradition.

Fihi Ma Fihi is the most famous prose work of Rumu. It's a collection of 71 discourses on various topics directly connected to everyday life. Rumi delivered these speeches to the middle audience. The book's title means 'In it what is in it' or 'It is what it is'. It is said that Sultanul Walad, the eldest son of Rumi, compiled the speeches with the help of his other disciples; Rumi explains the important principles of Sufism in transparent terms in this book. Fihi Ma Fihi can be considered the proper introduction to Mathnavi. Fihi Ma Fihi provides explanations and keys to unlock the meaning of the Mathnavi. Rumi's most famous work. The two works were written parallel to each other and contained many references and stories that are continued from one to the other.