Maulana Rumi's Love Pulse

 

Maulana Rumi's Love Pulse

For travelers on the lonely path, the stories that radiate from the entire Sufi life are wisdom without borders. The story of Maulana Rumi, becomes a reference for how Sufi energy is able to bridge human love across continents, people across languages.

Maulana Rumi's full name is Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi Muhammad bin Hasan al-Khattabi al-Bakri. He was born in Balkh (Afghanistan region) on 6 Rabiul Awwal, 604 H / 30 September 1207 AD. Rumi's father was named Bahauddin Walad, a descendant of Abu Bakar. His mother's family is from the Kwarazm royal lineage.

Rumi's father was an influential Shaykh and scholar, as well as a teacher in the Balkh region. When the Mongol army came to invade this area, Maulana's family left their homeland for Khurasan and Syria, reaching the province of Rum in Central Anatolia. The Rumi family also visited Nishapur, which was the birthplace of the famous poet and mathematician, Omar Khayyam. In Nishapur, Rumi also met the poet and Sufi Fariduddin Atthar. In the presence of Rumi, Atthar predicts that this wandering boy from Balkh will one day become a bright star, who adorns the universe of Islamic knowledge.

Rumi's adventure continues. He met his teacher, Syamsuddin Tabriz in 1244. It was this teacher who guided Rumi up the spiritual ladder to a high station. He treads his inner soul with beauty and peace. With the help of Syamsuddin Ghalabi, Maulana Rumi then dictated his monumental work, Matsnawi. Rumi also studied with Burhanuddin Muhaqqiq at-Turmudzi, a friend of his father. On the advice of this teacher, Rumi went on a science adventure to Sham (Syria).

Science Adventure

Rumi's father, Shaikh Bahauddin Walad Muhammad bin Husein was an influential teacher of the Hanafi school. Shaikh Bahauddin is known to have strong charisma and profound knowledge, to the point of earning the nickname Sulthanul Ulama. However, due to the charm of knowledge and a large following, Shaikh Bahauddin often received slander from groups who were jealous of his fame. Finally, the ruler of Balkh became hostile to Shaykh Bahauddin, until he moved from the land of his birth.

This family trip, arrived in Konya, Turkey. The King of Konya, Alauddin Kaiqubad appointed Rumi's father as his advisor. Shaykh Bahauddin was also appointed as the leader of the religious teaching board in Konya, until he breathed his last. Shaykh Bahauddin died when Rumi was 24 years old.

After completing the adventure of knowledge, Rumi returned to Konya in 634 H. In Konya, Rumi helped teach at the college where his father was raised. Shaikh Burhanuddin Muhaqqiq, a close friend of Rumi's father, became the leader of the school after the death of Shaikh Bahauddin.

Since then, Maulana Rumi diligently taught his students until religious schools grew rapidly. The number of students is around 4000 people, from various areas around Konya. Rumi's wisdom and knowledge made his students gain enlightenment in science. This is what attracts students to study with Rumi.

In the midst of the gathering of knowledge, there came a traveler, named Syamsuddin at-Tabrizi. This traveler asked: "What is meant by Riyadhah and knowledge?" Hearing this question, for a moment Maulana Rumi was amazed. He felt that he had a question that pierced his mind, tickled his conscience. Rumi was unable to answer, until later he became acquainted with Syamsuddin. Since then, Maulana Rumi studied with Syamsuddin at-Tabrizi, the two of them felt comfortable discussing for days.

Rumi's meeting with Syamsuddin was like a small student with a Shaykh who was steeped in wisdom. Rumi, who was then 48 years old, like a child smitten with peerless charm, was struck by the light of the master's knowledge. Sultan Walad, Rumi's son, commented on his father: “Indeed, a great teacher suddenly becomes a minor disciple. Every day, the great teacher had to learn from him, even though he was actually quite pious and zuhud. In Syamsuddin at-Tabrizi, the great teacher saw the content of incomparable knowledge.

However, Rumi's knowledge struggle with his teacher, Syamsuddin, did not last long. Rumi's students felt jealous, feeling neglected because they had not been touched by teaching for a long time. The students wanted a “foreigner” named Syamsuddin, to leave the Konya area. Shaykh Shamsuddin, finally left the city of Konya secretly, leaving his kinasih pupil in anguish.

Hearing his teacher leaving the city, Rumi felt deeply saddened. He no longer has a passion for life, because of the charm of longing and knowledge that comes from the lights of Shaykh Shamsuddin's knowledge. In the midst of despair, Rumi sent his son to look for the teacher to Damascus. At Rumi's request, Shaykh Syamsuddin agreed to return to Konya.

The dialogue of knowledge between the kinasih student and teacher, Maulana Rumi and Shaykh Syamsuddin, repeats itself without counting the time. Maulana Rumi felt a fire of enthusiasm when he met his teacher. Unfortunately, Rumi's students feel restless because they have never been taught, their teacher forgets his obligation to teach because of Shaykh Syamsuddin's charm.

The Shaykh then left and did not return. Rumi and his son tried to pursue the whereabouts of the Master, but never met. Thanks to the association with Shaykh Syamsuddin and the reflections on the treasures of knowledge that were carried out, Rumi had become a Sufi. He poured longing and charm towards the Master, with beautiful poems. From contact with the light of knowledge from Shaykh Shamsuddin at-Tabrizi, Rumi wrote Diwan Shams at-Tabriz. The Guru's inspirational discourses are published in the book Maqalat-i Shams at-Tabriz .

Mualana Rumi's Will of Knowledge

For Rumi, love is the basis for devotion and appreciation of knowledge. All the wisdom conveyed by Rumi became an example for his students, as well as his followers through the ages. Rumi's love advice has become a pearl of wisdom and a light of knowledge for the aspirants of mysticism across continents, penetrating geographical barriers.

Rumi's teacher, Syamsuddin at-Tabrizi narrates the beauty: “It is not death that disturbs my soul. He, for me, is not the last stop. I am restless when I die without leaving a legacy of knowledge. I want to transfer the knowledge that I have acquired to other people, teachers and students."

For at-Tabrizi, the beauties that radiate from knowledge become the pulse to follow the path of light, drawing closer to Him. It is this path of light that inspires dervishes to continue to spread the essence of knowledge, the brightest light of knowledge.

Sufis refer to Darwish as:

The dervish is the one who distributes the hidden secrets, and at every moment he bestows upon us the kingdom. The dervish is not the one who gives bread. The dervish is the one who gives life.

Darwish is the one who spreads the secrets of Divine knowledge. At all times, he shared with the humans ideas about the Heavenly Kingdom. Darwish is not one to ask for bread. Dervish is the one who gives life.”

The walkers of the path of light inspire people across ages, and through time. The story of the Sufi Maulana Rumi inspires seekers of wisdom to keep getting closer to beauty, looking for the meaning of the knowledge that the Prophet passed down on earth.

Maulana Rumi gave a will to his students: "I testify to you, fear Allah when you are alone and lonely and when the light is crowded. Simplify your eating, reduce your sleep, simplify your speech, leave your disobedience and naughtiness, make it a habit of your fast, perpetuate your contemplation, keep away forever, your lowly desires, endure patiently the arrogance of all humans, leave hanging out with the 'safih'. Accompany the pious and those who are virtuous. The best people are those who share beauty with others. The best words are a few words but give meaning to a million beauties. Alhamdulillah."

Rumi gives Sufistic teachings from various dimensions, he elaborates on the nature of human creation. In the work " Fihi ma fihi ", Rumi reveals: Humans pass through three levels. At the first level, he worships anything—humans, women, money, children, earth/earth and stone. Then, when he was a little more advanced, he worshiped God. At the last stage, he said, 'I worship God, and 'I do not worship God' he has passed the third stage.

For Rumi, love can bring people to inner and outer enlightenment. 'The heat of the combustion chamber may be too heavy for you to take advantage of its heat effect, while the weaker flame of a lamp may provide the level of heat you need'.

Maulana Rumi is a guarantee of how love, knowledge and wisdom unite in the path of light that draws closer to Him. Rumi's story is the story of a lonely traveler, whose whole body is full of love, glowing with meaning. Alfaatihah.