Konya, Turkey: Misket, 1992. 1st edition thus, inscribed by author on FFE, VG+. Paperback has some light wear to edges and corners, a scrape on front panel. One full-page drawing, bibliography and index. Three chapters are a survey of Rumi's life. The remainder of the text "introduces Rumi's masterwork in such a way that it may lead man from the lowest to the highest spiritual stage. This six-volume work had an impact on the social as well as the religious life of Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India Pakistan and Central Asia. The verses and historical details depend on authentic documents and manuscripts in the libraries of Konya." Nice copy, 371 pp. BP.

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Title: The Essence of Rumi's Masnevi (Including His Life and Works)
Publisher: Misket, Konya, Turkey
Publication Date: 1992
Language: Turkish
ISBN 10: 9759563002
ISBN 13: 9789759563004
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good+
Dust Jacket Condition: Published w/out dj
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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The Essence of Rumi's Masnavi

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' Master Shams. Then the best verses of Rumi's Masnavi follow in original form (Persian), corrected under the light of authentic MSS.Then the English translation of the verses is given in two parts: a)Literal translation of the verses b)The commentary of the same based on the best commentaries written in Urdu,Persian, Turkish(Ottoman) and English.

About the Author

In Turkey Prof.Dr. Erkan Trkmen is known for his books on Rumi, Yunus Emre and M.Iqbal. Dr.Trkmen was born at Peshawar in 1943;and lived in India and Pakistan for 19 years where he had a good chance to learn Urdu,Punjabi,Pashto and Persian of Central Asia(Dari). He improved his English in the British schools of Pakistan. In 1962, he migrated to Turkey. He had his B.A in English Language and Literature, Latin and Turkish.He got his Ph.D. from the Istanbul University,Faculty of Letters,Department of Oriental Studies.Later he got his Associate and full Professorship at the Seljuk University,Konya (Turkey),where he devoted his life for studying Mevlana Jelal al-Din Rumi.In ten years he accomplished his scientific research on Rumi and published his book entitled "The Essence of Rumis's Masnavi". The fourth edition of the book is about to appear from Pakistan. He has many articles on Rumi, Iqbal and Yunus Emre who are interlinked with their mystic poetry.

Dr.Trkmen has also a booklet entitled "The Boquet of Rumi's Masnavi". Presently, he is writing "The Teachings of Shams-i Tebrizi".

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