Exploring Rumi's Universal Wisdom Through A Fable From The Mathnawi Ma'navi

Abstract

Poets like Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi are born once in a blue moon. His poetry has inspired generations through its universal wisdom and teachings of peace and mysticism. Mathnawi Mathnawi is Rumi’s most acclaimed piece of work expanding on six volumes. His style of narrating a tale is unique as he blends the story telling and mystical teachings in such a way that it becomes a different form, very personal to Rumi, which has no resemblance to the work of any-other poet. Rumi is a teacher of universal wisdom and has educated generations of readers. Every fable in Mathnawi has its own importance and teaching. So it can be said that Rumi’s Mathnawi is a source of wisdom and guidance for present and future human generations. In this article we have examined the first fable from Mathnawi to explain how Rumi’s poetry delivers a piece of universal wisdom and in addition to the story it becomes a spiritual journey.