Monday 14 th of April 2014 The Representation of Qur'an in the Sufi Poetry of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī Mathnawi and the Qur'an Presented by: Enas Fawzy Abdel Aziz The 4th Annual International Quranic Conference 2014 (MUQADDAS IV) Enas Fawzy Abdel Aziz: Lecturer of English literature in Majmaah University, Kingdom of Saudia Arabia

1. Who Is Rumi ?2. The Sufi Poetry of Rumi 3. The Representation of Qur'an in Rumi's Mathnawi Ma'nawi 4. Rumi and Modern American Poetry 2 Who Is Rumi? 1 Rumi and Modern American Poetry 4 3 The Representation of Qur'an in Rumi's Mathnawi Ma'nawi Plan of Presentation 14/4/2014 The Representation of Qur'an in the Sufi Poetry of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī Mathnawi and the Qur'an 1 The Sufi Poetry of Rumi

 Introduction 1. Who Is Rumi ?2. The Sufi Poetry of Rumi 3. The Representation of Qur'an in Rumi's Mathnawi Ma'nawi 4. Rumi and Modern American Poetry 14/4/2014 The Representation of Qur'an in the Sufi Poetry of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī Mathnawi and the Qur'an 2 Islam both as a religion and culture has always been the center of Western interest. For Western scholars, Islam is the exotic, mystic and different culture that should be revealed. But this culture is mostly misrepresented and misinterpreted. The misrepresentations and prejudiced conceptions became widely adopted after the events of September 11 th. But there are still some honest unprejudiced voices about Islam. The positive representations of Islam represent the literary tradition set by the 13 th century Persian poet Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī.

2. The Sufi Poetry of Rumi 3. The Representation of Qur'an in Rumi's Mathnawi Ma'nawi 4. Rumi and Modern American Poetry 14/4/2014 The Representation of Qur'an in the Sufi Poetry of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī Mathnawi and the Qur'an 3 1. Who Is Rumi ?  Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī or Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī or Mawlānā is a Persian poet from the 13 th century.  Rumi was born in September 1207 in the village of Wakhsh in Persia or Tajikistan in present day Afghanistan. WakhshPersiaTajikistan  Rumi became one of the highest and outstanding philosophers and scholars at the young age of twenty four.

 In 1244, Rumi met the Sufi Shams Tabrizi who had the greatest effect on his thought and poetry.  In 1273 AD Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī died and was buried in Konya, Turkey.  Rumi is considered one of the greatest poets of Islamic culture and history.  Rumi's significance exceeds national and religious borders to the extent of universality. 2. The Sufi Poetry of Rumi 3. The Representation of Qur'an in Rumi's Mathnawi Ma'nawi 4. Rumi and Modern American Poetry 14/4/2014 The Representation of Qur'an in the Sufi Poetry of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī Mathnawi and the Qur'an 4 1. Who Is Rumi ?

3. The Representation of Qur'an in Rumi's Mathnawi Ma'nawi 4. Rumi and Modern American Poetry 14/4/2014 The Representation of Qur'an in the Sufi Poetry of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī Mathnawi and the Qur'an 5 2. The Sufi Poetry of Rumi 1. Who Is Rumi ?  Rumi was introduced to Sufism on the hands of Shams Tabrizi.  Sufism primarily means developing the spirituality between God and man.  Rumi's Sufi poetry mainly depends on quoting Qur'an.

 For the Islamic world, the poetry of Rumi works as an important commentary on Qur'an and a brilliant exposition of Sufi philosophy. For the Western tradition, it is read in order to examine love and participate in its mysterious aspects.  Rumi's Sufism is in the essence of his Mathnawi Ma'nawi, Diwan-e Kabir or Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi and Fihi Ma Fihi. 3. The Representation of Qur'an in Rumi's Mathnawi Ma'nawi 4. Rumi and Modern American Poetry 14/4/2014 The Representation of Qur'an in the Sufi Poetry of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī Mathnawi and the Qur'an 6 2. The Sufi Poetry of Rumi1. Who Is Rumi ? 2. The Sufi Poetry of Rumi

4. Rumi and Modern American Poetry 14/4/2014 The Representation of Qur'an in the Sufi Poetry of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī Mathnawi and the Qur'an 7 3. The Representation of Qur'an in Rumi's Mathnawi Ma'nawi 1. Who Is Rumi ?2. The Sufi Poetry of Rumi3. The Representation of Qur'an in Rumi's Mathnawi Ma'nawi  Mathnawi Ma'nawi or the (Spiritual Couplets) is Rumi's masterpiece.  It is also called the Persian version of Qur'an.  Mathnawi consists of 25,000 verses, in six books of poetry.  Mathnawi is an intensive explanation of some aspects of Qur'an in a Sufi context.

4. Rumi and Modern American Poetry 14/4/2014 The Representation of Qur'an in the Sufi Poetry of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī Mathnawi and the Qur'an 8 1. Who Is Rumi ?2. The Sufi Poetry of Rumi3. The Representation of Qur'an in Rumi's Mathnawi Ma'nawi  The poems of Rumi in his Mathnawi conjoin between his own words and Qur'anic Verse.  Rumi poems depend on either direct Qur'anic quotations or stories based on verses of Qur'an.  Rumi’s manner of incorporating Qur’anic verses into his poetry is particularly striking in that he rarely use them as “proof-texts”.

14/4/2014 The Representation of Qur'an in the Sufi Poetry of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī Mathnawi and the Qur'an 9 4. Rumi and Modern American Poetry 1. Who Is Rumi ?2. The Sufi Poetry of Rumi3. The Representation of Qur'an in Rumi's Mathnawi Ma'nawi4. Rumi and Modern American Poetry  The relationship between Rumi and American poetry is evident since his poetry is still read in America after 800 years after his death.  Rumi was referred to in the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Friedrich Hegel and many others.  They may be also a connection between Rumi and Walt Whitman.

14/4/2014 The Representation of Qur'an in the Sufi Poetry of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī Mathnawi and the Qur'an Who Is Rumi ?2. The Sufi Poetry of Rumi3. The Representation of Qur'an in Rumi's Mathnawi Ma'nawi4. Rumi and Modern American Poetry  The modern American poets of the Beat Generation can also be attached to the literary tradition of Rumi too.  The tradition of Rumi extends to the contemporary time to the works of Daniel Abdel-Hayy Moore, Michael Wolfe, Rafey Habib, Hesham A. Hassaballah and many others in contemporary American poetry.

14/4/2014 The Representation of Qur'an in the Sufi Poetry of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī Mathnawi and the Qur'an 11 The research examines how Qur'an affects and is represented in the poetry of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī Conclusion It examines Rumi's Sufi poems and how they succeed to give a commentary on the deeper meaning of Qur'an. It reveals Rumi's deep influence on modern American poetry. It credits Rumi's success in representing an honorable image of Islamic culture.

Thank You for Your Attention Enas Fawzy Abdel Aziz 14/4/2014 The Representation of Qur'an in the Sufi Poetry of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī Mathnawi and the Qur'an