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"Many have been led astray by the Quran: by clinging to that rope many have fallen into the well. There is no fault in the rope, O perverse man, for it was you who had no desire to reach the top."
"First he appeared in the class of inorganic things, Next he passed therefrom into that of plants, For years he lived as one of the plants, Remembering naught of his inorganic state so different, And when he passed from the vegetive to the animal state He had no remembrance of his state as a plant."

Jalaal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, commonly known as Rumi, was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order His family hailed from Balkh Rumi is an influential figure in Sufism, and his thought and works loom large both in Persian literature and mystic poetry in general Today, his translated works are enjoyed all over the world
Jalaal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, commonly known as Rumi, was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order His family hailed from Balkh Rumi is an influential figure in Sufism, and his thought and works loom large both in Persian literature and mystic poetry in general Today, his translated works are enjoyed all over the world
1207–1273
View all quotes by Rumi"Many have been led astray by the Quran: by clinging to that rope many have fallen into the well. There is no fault in the rope, O perverse man, for it was you who had no desire to reach the top."
"Love is the water of life; receive it in thy heart and soul."
"Mine eye is from that source, and from another universe Here a world and there a world: I am seated on the threshold; On the threshold are they alone, whose eloquence is mute, Tis enough to utter this intimation: say no more, draw back thy tongue."
"Only in the night the moon shines, Only in pain of heart seek the Beloved."
"All hearts are the abodes of devils Be not deceived by devil-men."
"This discipline and rough treatment are a furnace to extract the silver from the dross. This testing purifies the gold by boiling the scum away."