The Life and Work of Jalaluddin Rumi Author:Afzal Iqbal Rumi is perhaps the only example in the history of literature of a devoted prose writer who suddenly bursts forth into poetry in middle age to become the greatest mystical poet of all times. This book provides a description of the conditions existing in the thirteenth century Persia and an analysis of the formative period of Rumi's life. Th... more »e author investigates Rumi's thought and includes translations of those portions of the Mathnawi which had not been available in English.« less