Shems Friedlander

Rumi: The Hidden Treasure Shems Friedlander

In this accessible yet authoritative and illustrated pocket-sized edition, the author speaks about the famous saying (hadith qudsi) I was a hidden treasure and I wished to be known so I created man that I may be known, and explains the life, poetry, thought, and spiritual practice of Rumi, the originator of the Sufi order famous for the whirling dervishes.