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Author: [[Maulana Jalalu-‘d-din Muhammad Rumi and E.H. Whinfield]] Full Title: The Masnavi I Ma’navi of Rumi Complete 6 Books Category: #books Love is the astrolabe of God’s mysteries. A lover may hanker after this love or that love, But at the last he is drawn to the KING of love. However much we describe and explain love, When we fall in love we are ashamed of our words. Explanation by the tongue makes most things clear, But love unexplained is clearer. Shadows, indeed, may indicate the sun’s presence, But only the sun displays the light of life. Fools laud and magnify the mosque, While they strive to oppress holy men of heart. But the former is mere form, the latter spirit and truth. The only true mosque is that in the hearts of saints.

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The Masnavi I Ma’navi of Rumi Complete 6 Books by Maulana Jalalu-‘d-din Muhammad Rumi and E.H. Whinfield presents wisdom from the contemplative traditions.

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