Jalaludin Muhammad Balkhi or commonly known as Rumi (sep 30,1207-Dec 17,1273) was a 13th century poet, jurist, scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic.
Title: Maulana
Resting place: Turkey
Religion: Islam
Ethnicity: Persian
Era: Islamic golden age
Main interests : Sufi poetry, Hanafi jurisprudence.
Notable works: mathnawi-ye-manawi or Masnavi, Diwan-e-shams-e-Tabraizi or diwan-e-kabir and Fihi ma fihi.
~Described as the "most popular" and "the best selling poet" in united states.
