{"product_id":"the-masnavi-book-six-9780192874283","title":"The Masnavi, Book Six","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e'Until effaced no one can actually\u003cbr\u003eEnter the Court of Holy Majesty.\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the meaning of the heavenly ascension?\u003cbr\u003eNon-being: the mystics' law school and religion.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRumi is the greatest mystic poet to have written in Persian, and \u003cem\u003eThe Masnavi\u003c\/em\u003e is his masterpiece. Divided into six books and consisting of some 26,000 verses, the poem was designed to convey teachings about divine love and unity to the disciples of the Sufi order that he founded, best known today as the Whirling Dervishes. Like the earlier books, Book Six interweaves amusing stories with homilies and lyrical flights. The longest of all the six volumes at nearly 5,000 verses, its themes focus on self-annihilation in God and the oneness experienced at the end of the Sufi path by the realized mystic. Rumi is believed to have completed it shortly before his death on 17 December 1273. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the first ever verse translation into English of the entirety of Book Six of Rumi's \u003cem\u003eThe Masnavi\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\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around theglobe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of othervaluable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies forfurther study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJalal al-Din Rumi \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. His translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Masnavi: Book One\u003c\/em\u003e (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","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764041220370,"sku":"9780192874283","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e06c170f-18f3-4a4f-97bd-6e90ec475ae0.jpg?v=1764750836","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-masnavi-book-six-9780192874283","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}