Mawlana Jalalidini Rumi was a 13th century Persian poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic. He was born in 1207 in Balkh, Afghanistan but spent most of his life in Konya, Turkey. Rumi met the poet and mystic Shams Tabrizi in Konya in 1244, which sparked a spiritual transformation in Rumi and influenced his works. Rumi is best known for his six-volume poetic work Masnavi-e Ma'navi and his Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi. Rumi's poetry focuses on Sufism and emphasizes divine love and tolerance. He promoted Sama, or the