Author:The Jalaluddin Rumi,Alan Williams,Alan Williams,Alan Williams
Begun in 1262 AD, Masnavi-ye Ma ‘navi, or ‘spiritual couplets', is thought to be the longest single-authored ‘mystical’ poem ever written. As the spiritual masterpiece of the Persian Sufi tradition, it teaches how to progress to the ultimate goal of the Sufi path - union with God. Jalaloddin Rumi was a poet and a mystic, but he was first a teacher; in these verses he draws the reader into the complexities of human love and separation and explains the path to divine love through the elimination of self-regard and worldly desires. Drawing on diverse sources from bawdy tales and fables to stories of the prophet Mohammed, these verses are brief in expression yet copious in meaning.
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—— Sunday TimesA thriller-like account of an event largely hushed up
—— The TimesA gripping, highly informed narrative
—— Financial TimesThe first detailed account of the event … brilliantly researched and eye-opening … this is undoubtedly a book of international significance
—— HeraldA gripping and revealing account of this brutal uprising … The Siege of Mecca is a marvel of investigative journalism … Trofimov's viciously gory account unfolds with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy
—— Ziauddin Sardar , New StatesmanTrofimov tells this tale with considerable verve and authority. He has interviewed many of the surviving witnesses and participants in a country suffused with fear and paranoia, and sets the siege within a wider historical context
—— Michael Burleigh , Literary ReviewGet real, beat the blues. Lasting happiness is just four simple questions away.
—— The Timeswritten with intelligence and an impressive lightness of touch
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