{"product_id":"divani-kebir-volume-1-meter-1-bahri-recez-9789751715067","title":"Divan-i Kebir Volume 1 (Meter 1): Bahr-i Recez","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeter 1 of the 22 meters of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumis masterpiece  the Divan-i Kebir  translated into English in its entirety for the first time.  The Divan-i Kebir  or Divan-i Shams is the anthology of Rumis poems from the time he met Shams (1244) until the day he died (1273). His poetry is recorded in 13th century Farsi  the language of the times in Anatolia (some Arabic  Turkish and Greek also appears). Although Shams disappeared from Rumis life after only three years  the impact of this Saint and Master transformed Rumis life into one of self-annihilation  spiritual longing and ecstasy  all clearly reflected in his poetry.  Rumi did not write down his poetry. Rather  he spontaneously recited poems day and night  and assigned people  called katib-i esrar secret secretary  surrounded and followed him  recording what he said.  These more than 44 000 verses are beautiful explanations of the secret of life  Love  humanity  God  and more. They also serve as historical sketches of 13th Century life in Konya  Anatolia. And  they take the reader into the spiritual journey Rumi took 800 years ago toward the enlightenment of Love. For more information  visit ReadingRumi.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276011233333,"sku":"ByrdShop_9751715067","price":241.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9789751715067.jpg?v=1780521156","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/divani-kebir-volume-1-meter-1-bahri-recez-9789751715067","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}