Jaluluddin Rumi (1207-1273)

He is one of the greatest poets known to history.Widely read.

Born in Vaksh (present day Tajikistan), then the eastern edge of Persian empire.

At the age of 37, his life was irrevecobly changed upon meeting the wandering mystic,
Shams-e Tabriz, whom Rumi recognised as a doorway to God.Shams became his beloved companion and master.

Love is the essence of Rumi, love became his very being, the impetus for all his poetry.