Annemarie Schimmel's Perspective on Sufism and Rum

Introduction
CHAPTER 1
ACCORDING TO WESTERN THINKERS WHAT IS SUFISM
A) About Sufism
B) Sufism According to Schimmmel
CHAPTER 2
RUMI'S LIFE AND WORKS
A) Rumi's Life
a)Birth and Childhood Years
b)Arrival in Konya
c)Sufi Tendency
d)Shams and Love
e) Selâhaddin and Husameddin
f)Shab-i Arus (Wedding night)
g) Rumi and Society
h) Konya and Spring
B) Rumi's Work's
CHAPTER 3
LOVE POET MEVLANA RUMI AND THE THEMES
A) Rumi as a Poet
B) Some Topics in His Work
a) Allah
b) Creation of the World
c) Quality of the world
d) Human Being
e) Purification
f) Evolution of Human Being
g) The Importance of Suluk in Evolution
h) Mind, Soul and Heart
i) Woman
j)Situation and Maqam
k) Prayer and Worship
l) Love
m) Sema and Music
CHAPTER 4
RUMI'S INFLUENCE IN THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT AND THE WEST
A) Influence in India
B) Influence in the West
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