Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

Jakob Ruoff (Ruff): Adam und Heva Edition Holzinger. Taschenbuch Berliner Ausgabe, 2013 Vollstandiger, durchgesehener Neusatz mit einer Biographie des Autors bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Michael Holzinger Erstdruck: Zurich (gedruckt bei Christoffel Froschouer), 1550. Urauffuhrung am 9. und 10.06.1550, Zurich. Textgrundlage ist die Ausgabe: Jacob Ruff: Adam und Heva. Erlautert und herausgegeben von Hermann Markus Kottinger, Quedlinburg und Leipzig: Verlag von Gottfried Basse, 1848. [Bibliothek der Deutschen National-Literatur, Band 26]. Herausgeber der Reihe: Michael Holzinger Reihengestaltung: Viktor Harvion Umschlaggestaltung unter Verwendung des Bildes: Thoma, Hans: Adam und Eva, 1897

A man whose hair started to grey went to a good barber and said: -Young man, I got married to a young woman, can you please pick the grey hairs so that I can seem younger? Then the barber did a radical hair cut and put the hair he had cut in front of the man. He said: -My dear fellow, I have something else to do now, can you please set apart the grey ones?

Rumi, who wrote and preached in Persia during the thirteenth century, is one of history’s most celebrated mystics. His vast body of poetry includes a lengthy epic of religious mysticism, the Mathnavi, and more than three thousand lyrics and odes. A. J. Arberry, who selected four hundred of the lyrics for translation, calls Rumi "one of the world's greatest poets. In profundity of thought, inventiveness of image, and triumphant mastery of language, he stands out as the supreme genius of Islamic mysticism." Arberry’s authoritative translation is one of the few done directly from the original Persian. A. J. Arberry (1905-69) was professor of Arabic at Cambridge University.

This work offers an accessible exploration of the greatest mystical poet of Islam, covering essential Sufi and Islamic doctrines about God, the cosmos, and humanity's role within it. It addresses the necessity of religion, the journey toward ultimate becoming, and the mystical ascent to God, while illustrating how literature uses symbols to convey "unseen" realities. William Chittick provides the first English translation of select aspects of Rumi's writings, carefully rearranging his poetry and prose to eliminate unnecessary complexities found in other translations. This organization presents Rumi's ideas clearly and coherently, using his own words. Each chapter includes thorough, nontechnical introductions and progressively varied selections, making the text accessible to those interested in spirituality across traditions. Victor Danner from Indiana University praises this work as significant for both Islamic studies and the humanities, highlighting its ability to guide readers through Rumi's theoretical, practical, and mystical insights. He emphasizes that it is an unparalleled resource for Westerners and Westernized Muslims seeking to understand the deeper aspects of the Islamic faith, noting Chittick's meticulous approach in presenting Rumi's fundamental ideas.