ISNA – Tehran
Service: Literary
TEHRAN, Dec.18 (ISNA)-On the occasion of Rumi’s 800th birthday anniversary, a ceremony entitled “A Survey in the Ideas and Thoughts of Mawlana Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi” in the Acharian University of Yerevan, Armenia.
“On the occasion of Rumi’s 800th birthday, the UNESCO will organize various cultural programs in Egypt, Afghanistan, and Turkey and particularly in Iran,” stated Iran’s cultural official in Armenia, Reza Otoufi while speaking in the ceremony.
He also recognized the meeting with Rumi’s inspiring master, Shams Tabrizi as the turning point of Mawlana’s life.
“He was a poet who bridged the Persian literature to Islamic mysticism,” observed Otoufi while noting the competency of Rumi in interpreting the Holy Koran and Islamic words.
Also in other parts of the meeting, an Armenian professor at Acharian University, Garnic Georgian and the Armenian Writers Association director, Leon Ananian presented a summary of Rumi’s life and poetry in their speeches.
In the final section of the meeting, a few students at the Iranology department of Acharian University recited the works of Rumi.
Mawlana Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi was born in Balkh (then a city of Greater Khorasan in Persia, now part of Afghanistan) and died in Konya (in present-day Turkey). His birthplace and native tongue indicate a Persian heritage. He also wrote his poetry in Persian and his works are widely read in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and in their translation in Turkey. He lived most of his life and produced his works under the Seljuk Empire.
Rumi’s importance is considered to transcend national and ethnic borders. Throughout the centuries he has had a significant influence on Persian as well Urdu literature and Turkish literature. His poems are widely read in the Persian speaking countries of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan and have been widely translated into many of the world’s languages in various formats.
After Rumi’s death, his followers founded the Mevlevi Order, better known as the “Whirling Dervishes”, who believe in performing their worship in the form of dance and music ceremony called the Sema.
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