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The Mesnevi of Rumi & The Acts of the Adepts

Jelaluddin Rumi · Sufism · 13th century CE

The first complete English translation of Book I of Rumi's Masnavi — including the famous Proem of the Reed Flute — together with Aflâkî's hagiographical 'Acts of the Adepts', the principal source for the lives of the Mevlevi (Whirling Dervish) saints.

29 chapters · ~628 min read · 100 commentary notes

Reads the way it looks in Gnosis — themes, type, and notes included. No account.