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0:01who is roomi he's one of the most widely
0:04read poets in the US but some are
0:06critical of the translations of his
0:08poetry and the way he's portrayed in the
0:12west especially how he's generally
0:15stripped of his Muslim identity and it
0:18was a London theater show that recently
0:21said it aims to portray Romi
0:24authentically and separate itself from
0:27Western stereotypes
0:30now many of us have heard about roomi
0:33you might have come across his aphorisms
0:35on your social media feed perhaps on
0:37your Instagram you saw a quote from him
0:39and a nice sunset background but who is
0:42the man behind the name romy's name is
0:46Arabic and it literally means Roman he
0:50got this name because he spent much of
0:52his life in the room saluk sultanate in
0:55Anatolia he's also referred to as
0:58mevlana roing was born in present day
1:01Afghanistan in 1207 and up until the age
1:04of 37 he was a traditional Islamic
1:07scholar but his life changed after he
1:10met the wondering derish Shams T Shams
1:14soon became a devotee and close friend
1:17of roomi and many see this meeting as
1:20the Catalyst that transformed roomi from
1:23a scholar to a Mystic after losing his
1:27close friend Romy wrote his best known
1:30work the MN which consists of around
1:3425,000 verses it's an epic poem on man's
1:37predicament in his search for God and
1:40has been translated into more than 20
1:42languages it's also considered one of
1:44the most influential Works in Sufism
1:48which is an aspect of Islam where
1:49Muslims search for the truth of divine
1:52love and knowledge by way of a direct
1:55personal experience of God romy's poetry
1:58is intense spiritual and full of passion
2:02and it speaks right to the heart with
2:05messages of Tolerance peace and
2:08compassion for example a famous passage
2:11in the M reads come come whoever you are
2:15wonderer worshipper lover of leaving it
2:18doesn't matter ours is not a caravan of
2:21Despair come even if you have broken
2:24your vow 100 times come come again come
2:29now let let's get to the whirling
2:31dervishes their dance can be traced back
2:33to Romy and his teachings they practice
2:36whirling as a form of vicked or the
2:39remembrance of God it's understood that
2:42through this movement the dervishes can
2:45leave their personal desires and egos
2:47behind and get closer to God what they
2:50wear is also meaningful their tall hats
2:53represent the tombstone of the body and
2:56their white robes with skirts represent
2:59the shroud crows of their ego despite
3:02having died more than 700 years ago R's
3:05messages of Love and Hope have
3:07influenced Millions to this day the
3:10mevlana museum in Cora Drew nearly 3
3:13and2 million tourists in 2019 becoming
3:16one of the most visited museums in
3:18Turkey ry's poems continue to top best
3:22seller lists in the US they have made it
3:24to the US Billboard's top 20 list and
3:27have also been read by Hollywood celebr
3:33oh sweet
3:35bitterness I will soothe you and heal
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3:40you I will bring you
3:44roses I too have been covered with
3:48thorns mlana Jalin RI died on December
3:5217
3:541273 the anniversary of his death is
3:56also called shabi arus meaning the night
4:00of reunion with God the 13th century
4:03poet scholar and Mystic continues to
4:06inspire many and perhaps his messages
4:09would be understood with more clarity if
4:12people see him for who he really is
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