Rumi

Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, commonly known as Rumi, was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order. His family hailed from Balkh. Rumi is an influential figure in Sufism, and his thought and works loom large both in Persian literature and mystic poetry in general.

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Who was born first?

• Rumi and Mechthild of Magdeburg were born the same year
• Rumi was born 6 years after Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
• Rumi was born 6 years before Fakhr-al-Din Iraqi
• Rumi was born 7 years after Dōgen
• Rumi was born 7 years after Albertus Magnus

Timeline

1. Albertus Magnuscirca 1200 – November 15, 1280
2. DōgenJanuary 19, 1200 – September 29, 1253
3. Nasir al-Din al-TusiFebruary 18, 1201 – June 26, 1274
4. Mechthild of Magdeburgcirca 1207 – 1282
5. Rumi (this page)September 30, 1207 – December 17, 1273
6. Fakhr-al-Din Iraqicirca 1213 – 1289

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