{"product_id":"the-masnavi-book-three-paperback","title":"The Masnavi, Book Three - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJalal Al-Din Rumi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJawid Mojaddedi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRumi is the greatest mystic poet to have written in Persian, and the \u003cem\u003eMasnavi\u003c\/em\u003e is his masterpiece. Divided into six books and consisting of some 26,000 verses, the poem was designed to convey a message of divine love and unity to the disciples of Rumi's Sufi order, known today as the Whirling Dervishes. Like the earlier books, Book Three interweaves amusing stories with homilies to instruct pupils in the understanding of God's meaning. It has a special focus on epistemology, illustrated with narratives that involve the consumption of food. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first ever verse translation of Book Three of the \u003cem\u003eMasnavi\u003c\/em\u003e, It follows the original by presenting Rumi's most mature mystical teachings in simple and attractive rhyming couplets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Our soul each moment struggles hard with death -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThink of your faith as though it's your last breath.\u003cbr\u003eYour life is like a purse, and night and day\u003cbr\u003eAre counters of gold coins you've put away'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJalal al-Din Rumi \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJawid Mojaddedi is Professor of Religion at Rutgers University. Born in Afghanistan, he was a 2014-15 National Endowment for the Arts Literature Translation Fellow and a 2020-21 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow. Dr Mojaddedi's translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Masnavi\u003c\/em\u003e: Book One (OUP, 2004) was awarded the Lois Roth Prize by the American Institute of Iranian Studies. His previous books include \u003cem\u003eBeyond Dogma: Rumi's Teachings on Friendship with God and Early Sufi Theories\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2012) and \u003cem\u003eThe Biographical Tradition in Sufism\u003c\/em\u003e (2001).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47376734879922,"sku":"9780199652037","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/5aa85d223c43725b4b64097edc325065.webp?v=1777709592","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-masnavi-book-three-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}