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The Ecstatic Faith of Rumi

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Meeting of Jalal al-Din Rumi and Molla Shams al-Din.
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Meeting of Jalal al-Din Rumi and Molla Shams al-Din.

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The 13th-century Muslim mystic and poet Rumi helped shape Muslim thought. Explore his poetry and the history of the Islamic mystical tradition of Sufism.

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