“In his mystical epic "The Rhyming Spiritual Couplets" (Mathnawi-yi ma'nawi), Rumi frequently celebrates the Religion of Love. The following verse from his Mathnawi constitutes his most famous statement concerning the pre-eminence of this higher secta amoris: Love's state is apart… — Hossein Elahi Ghomshei PhD Copy Share Image
“Know it for certain that the lover's not a Muslim For in the creed of love there's neither infidelity Or faith; since once you fall in love, you have no body, No soul, no heart, no mind: who ain't like… — Hossein Elahi Ghomshei PhD Copy Share Image
