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The Mesnevi

The historian El Eflk was a disciple of Cheleb Emr rif, a grandson of the author of the Mesnev. rif died in A.D. 1320; but as the dates of rifs successors are carried down to A.H. 754 (A.D. 1353), when Eflks collection of anecdotes was completed, the historian must have outlived this last date. As a disciple of the Emr rif, he was a dervish of the order named Mevlev, as being followers of the rule and practices of Mevln Jellu-d-Dn, er-Rm, commonly known in English literature as the dancing dervishes, expressed by Americans: whirling dervishes. The dervishes of the order do not all dance or whirl. Some are musicians, and some singers or chanters, who may, however, be occasional dancers also. Eflks work gives a sufficiency of dates to fix the principal events that he commemorates. His dates do not agree exactly with those found in other historians. They are, however, sufficiently near for general purposes not of a chronologically critical nature. They commence with A.H. 605 (A.D. 1208), and thus cover a period of 145 years dated, besides another 30 years of the lifetime ofviii Jells grandfather undated, who was a noble of such high standing and of so great a reputation for learning and sanctity at Balkh, that the king gave him his only daughter in marriage, unsolicited. His mother was also a princess of the same royal house with his wife. This royal house was the one known in history as that of Khrezm-shh or the Kharezmians. They were overthrown, and Balkh (the ancient Bactra, or Zariaspa), their capital, destroyed, by Jengz Khn in A.D. 1211. A remnant of their kingdom was continued for twelve years longer by the last of the line, who died, at once a fugitive and an invader, in Azerbyjn, in a battle fought against the combined forces of Egypt, Syria, and Asia Minor. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 61724
Author: Jalal al-Din Rumi, Maulana
Release Date: Mar 31, 2020
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Translator: Redhouse, James W. (James William), Sir, 1811-1892