Rumi's Untold Story

Download or read book Rumi's Untold Story written by Shahram Shiva and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rumi's Untold Story is written from 30-year research by award-winning Rumi translator, scholar and author Shahram Shiva. It provides a clear record of highlights of Rumi's life and clarifies certain aspects of his very colorful history which have been kept secret from public until now. It covers Rumi's unconventional relationship with his mentor Shams and Sham's controversial and doomed marriage to Rumi's daughter Kimia. TOPICS: 1. Preface 2. About Rumi 3. The Growing Phenomenon of Rumi 4. Why Rumi? Here are 12 Reasons 5. Rumi & Shams: A Love Story, Tragedy or Personal Necessity? The Untold Story 6. Who was Kimia Khatun? (Kimya, Khatoon, Khatoun) 7. The Collective Poems of Shams or Rumi? 8. What Really Went On Between Rumi and Shams in those Precious Several Months? 9. Rumi, Hafez, Omar Khayyam and Global Artistic Perspective 10. Rumi, a Pop Star Celebrity at the Time? 11. Is Rumi the Inspiration for Today's Love Songs? 12. Was Rumi a Sufi? 13. A Rumi for All Seasons 14. Rumi was Gloriously Blasphemous 15. Rumi Belongs to the Whole World and Cannot Be Marginalized 16. The Famed Whirling Dervishes of Turkey do not Represent Rumi, they Epitomize his Son 17. Why the Academia Will Never Come Close to Understanding Rumi and Other Mystic Poets and Writers 18. Rumi's Untold Story - Conclusion 19. Selection of Rumi Poems with Original Persian 20. Shahram Shiva's Unique & Proven 4-Step Method to Whirling 21. How to Manifest Your Vision 22. Understanding Mystic or Yogic Dreams 23. Soul Evolution Principal: The Four Stages 24. Personal Gratitude 25. References 26. About Shahram Shiva