Rumi & His Friends: Stories of the Lovers of God: Interview with Camille Helminski (Full interview)

WATCH a fascinating interview about 'Rumi and His Friends' with translator Camille Adams Helminski, author of Women of Sufism: A Hidden Treasure and 99 Names of the Beloved.

"This is a marvelous book! A treasure-trove, a goldmine of stories about Rumi and Shams and their friends. Everyone who loves Rumi and Shams should have this book!" - Coleman Barks, poet & renowned Rumi interpreter

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This sparkling translation includes stories and anecdotes from Rumi's life such as intimate moments with his family, gatherings of his circle of disciples and friends, teachings from Shams of Tabriz (his beloved friend and mentor), and stories of his descendants, with bits of his poetry interspersed.

The oral traditions of the early days of the founding of the Mevlevi Order serve as the basis of these recollections, which double as teaching stories that illuminate the way of the dervish. Through them, it becomes apparent that Rumi was not simply calling people to his side to join a spiritual order, but to illuminate the enveloping “Oneness of Reality.” From the classic Persian text of Ahmad Aflaki, a devoted follower of the grandson of the Sufi Master Rumi, Rumi and His Friends, Stories of the Lovers of God offers the reader a fresh and intimate view into his life.

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