Is Runi's poetry Muslim religious literature or just poetry?

Question

no offense to anyone, I just don't know and would like to!

Yes, I mean Rumi... just a typo.

Answer 1

If you mean Rumi, I think the answer is both -- his poetry is enjoyed by many, whether religious or not...but even if you are not religious, he does have a way of making the reader think deeply. He is considered one of the greatest and most beloved mystical poets. For example:

"The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don't go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don't go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the doorsill
where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open.
Don't go back to sleep."

Jelaluddin Rumi was born in the region today known as Afghanistan in 1207. His family fled the Mogul invasion to Konya, Turkey where he spent most of his life. Rumi founded the Mevlevi Order of dervishes, better known as the Whirling Dervishes of Sufism. Through a turning movement, body posturing, mental focus, and sound, the dervish achieves ecstasy through union with God.

Here is my favorite Rumi poem -- perhaps it is a good one for the YA Religion & Spirituality community to think about:

"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing
and rightdoing there is a field.
I'll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass
the world is too full to talk about."

Answer 2

It is beautiful, inspired poetry that is not limited by any cultural externalities. It is no doubt more potent in the original than in translation, because some nuances of language undoubtedly are lost in translation. To understand the cultural references would probably enhance the appreciation, but I have been moved by the translations that I've read with no knowledge at all of Islam.
Somebody culturally closer and more knowledgeable might disagree, but in a way that would only further prove the universality of Rumi's poetry.

Answer 3

His writtings point to the very essential heart of EVERYBODY . It is mystical , his background was from the Sufi tradition which is an offshoot of the main Muslim Religion . That's why Muslims look down on Sufism and even persecute these kind people in ignorance; you will get responses against Rumi's writings or anything to do with Sufism . It really is a beautiful way to look deeply towards yourself , these writings are pointing everyone towards the heart where there is no difference.

Answer 4

The only true Muslim religious literature is the Holy Qur'an.
The Hadeeth (like Bukhari, Tirmidhi etc) are a collection of sayings of the Prophet(pbuh), and while they have a lot of important stuff, they cannot be considered the absolute truth.

Answer 5

what's runi any way
i am a practicing muslim and i never heard about it. i think it's just poetry because in islam it is believed that there is no religious text exept the quran. and even the prophet's sayings (called hadeeths) are not as important as the quran (but they are also esential in the muslim faith)

Answer 6

Rumi's poetry might merit space of a shelf, but of course, you should throw away the nasty Quran.

Answer 7

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