Muhammad Isa Waley

There are many sides to Jall al-Dīn Rūmī - scholar, preacher, saint, mystic, love poet, didactic poet, and spiritual master - but the version of him that became the best-selling poet in North America lacks authenticity. 'Everyone has, in their view, become my close friend; but they have not sought out the secrets within me.' -- From Rūmī's Masnavī This...