Now imagine the surprise on a few of their faces when they realise he was a Muslim.
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@duskatrkulja1 Never been any secret about this. Popular interest in him always been part of an interest in Sufism but not Islam. -
Idries Shah popularised a particular idea of Sufism in 60s and Rumi became widely known on the back of that.
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Popular idea of Sufism was always acceptable face of something Islamic only through historical/cultural context.
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But Western scholarship still hasn't done enough to reveal other Eastern traditions & Christian Gnosticism in Sufi
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The importance of Gurdjieff in some hippy/counter cultural circles also helped spread awareness of Gnostic Sufism
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Rumi is not Persian.
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so where is he from?!
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He is Turkish.
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At his time there was no afghanistan or turkey
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there is Anatolian Seljuk State at his time.
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I belong to no religion. My religion is Love. Every heart is my temple
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Rozina's translation of 'Iman' & 'Kufr' as 'Religion' & 'Infidelity' are also poor translations. Good piece nonetheless
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@zegarra_designs wow. Disney expropriating polynesian culture in muana may have been a problem but rumis roots have to be hidden?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Is it because I never heard of him?
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