I have yet to find a better short description about the essence of
Rumi Poetry than by the words of
Hazrat Inayat Khan :
The original words of Rumi are so deep, so perfect,
so touching, that when one man repeats them hundreds and thousands of
people are moved to tears. They cannot help penetrating the heart. This
shows how much Rumi himself was moved to have been able to pour out such
living words.
Many wanted to consider him a prophet, but he said, "No, I am
not a prophet, I am a poet."When Hafiz wrote about Rumi he said, "I am
not capable of writing about the verses of Rumi. What I can say is that
he is not a prophet, but he is the one who brought the Sacred Book." In
other words he wanted to say that in fact he was a prophet.
The painting below is titled Higher Self from tribute to Rumi called
Rumi on Fire.
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