Jalaludin Muhammad Rumi was a 13th Century Persian poet, Sufi mystic and Islamic scholar. His poetry is appreciated far beyond the realm of Persian speaking population. His works have been widely translated and recently he came in the public consciousness once again when Leonardo DiCaprio became attached to play him in a movie. Amid a lot of controversy for a white man to play a Persian poet, we decided to dig into the poetic genius’s work.
These are some of the most inspiring quotes by Rumi:
