The way to Sufi love; spiritual teachings of Jalal al-Din Rumi - William Chittick

Jalal al-Din Rumi combined teachings and Sufism, between sermons and guidance and spiritual experiences, and the language does not matter, whether Persian, Turkish, or Arabic. For poetry has no language, it is rhythm and a spiritual experience, and translating the diwan or the Mathnawi is for meanings, stories, and short stories, not for the music of poetry and its spiritual experience. Counting the number of verses is of no use because it is the apparent, not the hidden. Likewise, the language of revelation does not matter, whether Hebrew, Aramaic, or Arabic, but what matters is its content, monotheism and justice. And poetry, like the Quran, is open to interpretation. And interpretation is what revolves with divine love. It gives multiple images of God, reflected in the interpretation. And when the Sufi unites with God, his words become the words of God. The book The Path to Sufi Love; Spiritual Teachings of Jalal al-Din Rumi. Author William Chittick. Translated by Shaima Maliyusuf.