Blog Entry # 4.6 - Personal Information (A)

1. Name of Notable Person: Jalal ad-Dīn Muhammad Rumi

2. Web Addresses of all Sources (copy and paste)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumi
http://thinkexist.com/quotes/rumi/

3. Biographical Information

a. Date of Birth and Death: 1207- December 17, 1273

b. Place of Birth and Death (or current residence):Balkh, Afghanistan (birth). (death) N/A

c. Family (e.g. parents, siblings, spouse, children) Sultan Walad (son)

d. Education: Sufism

e. Occupation: Persian poetry, Ney and Sufi dance

4. Two-three Quotes (either about the person of from the person):

“The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore." “Look for the answer inside your question.” “Heartsick, heartbroken—
To know love is to know pain.
What could be more common?
Even so, each broken heart is so singular
That with it we probe the divine.”

5. Significant contribution(s) to World History:Masnavi, Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi, Fihi Ma Fihi

6. Ten terms related to the person: poetry, philosophy, Masnavi, Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi, Fihi Ma Fihi