Life and Work of Jalal-Ud-Din Rumi

In the current wave of renewed interest in Rumi, this book offers the first comprehensive biography of this great historical figure written for the general public. Beginning with an analysis of conditions in the 13th century of Christianity and 7th of Islam, the author pieces together a sensitive and scholarly chronicle of Rumi's life, taking great care to "sift the grain from the chaff." The book covers Rumi's formative years; the appearance and disappearance of the mysterious Shams-i-Tabriz, who transformed Rumi's life; and the sudden "bursting forth" from a middle-aged prose writer of the most exquisite and powerful poetry the world has ever known.Iqbal, Afzal is the author of 'Life and Work of Jalal-Ud-Din Rumi ' with ISBN 9780863040337 and ISBN 0863040330.