Three-quarters of a millenium after his death, Rumi consistently ranks among the bestselling poets in the United States, boosting interest in the anniversary celebrations in Konya. “Some people ...

He seems to say that he had encountered Rumi in Damascus, after the death of his father Baha-al-din Valad and before Rumi succeeded him as the Mowlana, the professor-preacher of Konya. In an ...

Every year, the ‘Shab-i-Arus’ festival honouring Rumi’s death on December 17, 1273, draws so many people that traditional venues are not large enough to contain the crowds. Pilgrims ...