Rumi

his full name is Moulana Jalaluddin Mohammad Ebne Sheikh Bahauddin Mohammad Ebne Housseine Balkhi.the family name of Khatibi wan also used by his father and grand father.born in Persia, in the city of Balkh (in moden day - Afghanistan) on september 30, 1207, and passed away in Konya (in today's Turkey) on december 17,1273)

the Persian named him RUMI (the Roman) mainly because of the close proximity of Konya to Byzantine Empire.Rumi was one of the most important figures of the thirteenth century, and has been caled the greatest mystical poet of any age.others have said that he can be compared in stature only to such westerners as Dante and Shakespeare.

he completed two epic collections of poems, each consisting of about 35 000 verses.the first is Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi (the collective poems of Shams)which is a collection of passionate poems mainly adressed to God and to Shams as a vehicle for God's energy.

the second is Massnavi (also spelled Mathnawi, his famous work) which is a collection of guiding words for the students of mysticism.he is the national poet of these three countries, Iran, Afghanistan, and Turkey.