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THE ESSENCE OF RUMI’S MASNEVI
The Essence of Rumi’s Masnevi It is a remarkable research in English on Rumi that covers the period in which Rumi lived and the teachings of Rumi’s father, his disciple Brurhaneddin Tirmizi, and Rumi’s Master Shams. This is a very rare book written by Professor Turkmen a naturalized Turkish citizen on the life and works of the Sufi poet Jalaluddin Rumi. The book covers the usual biography of Rumi, his family, his teachers, and his works before them covering translation and commentary of Rumi’s most famous works, The Masnavi. An important contribution to Masnevi’s studies was done by Erkan Turkman. It includes several introductory chapters with much new information. The body of the work contains excerpts from the Masnevi in Persian script, each of which is followed by two short paragraphs in English: the first is not a word-forword literal translation, but part translation and part paraphrase of the verses. The second paragraph in each selection gives some relevant explanations, drawn from commentaries in Turkish, Ottoman Turkish, Persian, Urdu, and English. It is an excellent book that should be on the bookshelf of any student of the teachings of Rumi or Persian or Turkish literature.
ISBN: 9789698455019
Publisher: JUMHOORI PUBLICATIONS
Subtitle: INCLUDING HIS LIFE AND WORKS
Author: DR. ERKAN TURKMEN -
THE LADY OF SOHANBELA
The principal character, Kamila, is the sole heir to the hereditary seat of a Sufi Saint located in a riverine area in the rural hinterland of Pakistan. Her liberal outlook and lifestyle are the outcomes of an urban upbringing and Westernized academics. The final wish of her long-suffering mother that she observe familial duties by maintaining and upholding the centuries-old family shrine that has a subcontinental following, requires Kamila to marry the leading landowner of the region. The tensions and conflicts inherent in such a situation are the well-springs of the narrative which plays out against European, American, and Pakistani backdrops.
ISBN: 9789697161546
Publisher: LIGHTSTONE PUBLISHERS
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Author: IRSHAD ABDULKADIR