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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."
RumiThis world which is only a dream — Rumi
"This world which is only a dream Seems to the sleeper as a thing enduring for ever But when the morn of the last day shall dawn, The sleeper will escape from the cloud of illusion."
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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
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