{"collection":"Islam","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/isl/mes/mes01.htm","path":"isl/mes/mes01.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/isl/mes/mes01.htm","text":"The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts, by Jelal-'d-din Rumi and Shemsu-'d-Din Ahmed, tr. by James W. Redhouse, [1881]\n| | | PAGE | \n| | TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE. | vii | \n| | SELECTED ANECDOTES. | | \n| CHAP. | | | \n| I. | Bah\u0101\u2019u-\u2019d-D\u012bn, Veled, Sult\u0101nu-\u2019l-\u2018Ulem\u0101 | 3 | \n| II. | Seyyid Burh\u0101nu-\u2019d-D\u012bn, Sirr-D\u0101n | 13 | \n| III. | Mevl\u0101n\u0101 Jel\u0101lu-\u2019d-D\u012bn, Muhammed | 18 | \n| IV. | Shemsu-\u2019d-D\u012bn, Tebr\u012bz\u012b. | 99 | \n| V. | Sheykh Sal\u0101hu-\u2019d-D\u012bn, Fer\u012bd\u016bn | 110 | \n| VI. | Cheleb\u012b Hus\u0101mu-\u2019d-D\u012bn, Hasan | 113 | \n| VII. | Bah\u0101\u2019u-\u2019d-D\u012bn, Sultan Veled | 122 | \n| VIII. | Cheleb\u012b Em\u012br \u2018\u0100rif | 126 | \n| IX. | Genealogical | 132 | \n| | THE MESNEV\u012a\u2014BOOK I. | | \n| | PREFACE | i | \n| | INTRODUCTION.\u2014PLAINT OF THE REED-FLUTE | 1 | \n| TALE | | | \n| I. | The Prince and the Handmaid | 4 | \n| II. | The Oilman and the Parrot | 19 | \n| III. | The Jewish King, Persecutor of Christians | 25 | \n| IV. | Another Jewish King, Persecutor of Christians | 55 | \n| V. | The Lion and the Beasts | 67 | \n| VI. | The Greater (Spiritual) Warfare | 101 | \n| | p. vi | | \n| TALE | | PAGE | \n| VII. | The Merchant and the Parrot | 114 | \n| VIII. | The Harper | 139 | \n| IX. | The Poor Scenite Arab and his Wife | 165 | \n| X. | Patience and Perseverance | 212 | \n| XI. | The Lion's Hunt | 218 | \n| XII. | Joseph and the Mirror | 228 | \n| XIII. | The Prophet's Amanuensis | 234 | \n| XIV. | The Chinese and Roman Artists | 248 | \n| XV. | Zeyd's Inspiration | 254 | \n| XVI. | \u2018Al\u012b's Forbearance | 270 | \n| | CONCLUSION | 289 |","title":"The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts: Contents","type":"page"}