The Masnavi: Book Two (Oxford World's Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jalal Al-din Rumi
Creator: Jawid Mojaddedi
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 575128
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed. /
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Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0199549915
Dewey Decimal Number: 891.5511
EAN: 9780199549917
ASIN: 0199549915
Publication Date: October 15, 2008
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The most influential Sufi poem ever written, the six books of the Masnavi are often called "the Qur'an in Persian". Book Two is concerned with the challenges facing the seeker of Sufi enlightenment. In particular it focuses on the struggle against the self, and how to choose the right companions in order to progress along the mystical path. By interweaving amusing stories and profound homilies, Rumi instructs his readers in a style that still speaks directly to them.
Here, Jawid Mojaddedi has translated the text into accessible rhyming couplets, as he did for Oxford's award-winning edition of Book One. This edition--the first ever verse translation of Book Two, and the first translation of any kind for over eighty years--is the closest English speakers can come to understanding the true beauty of this classic work.
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You may like these books as well November 22, 2008
If you are a deep material reader then you will really enjoy Rumi & Self Psychology (Psychology of Tranquility) and Sara's Therapy: A Way to Purity. These books are unique, easy to read, full of information, and just amazing; and you can not put them down.
 Rhyming couplets be damned September 18, 2008
The best translation is still the Reynold N. Nicholson. Maybe one day they'll reprint it.
 The Masnavi April 18, 2008
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That is the best translation of the Masnavi I have ever seen. It consists both the original idea and the rhyme.
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