A Tribute to Maulavi Online Educational Workshop: “Masnavi Khawani ”

Every year in Iran, the 8th of Mehr (the eighth month on the Iranian calendar) has been designated as the National Day of Rumi to honor this great poet and his outstanding literary works. Therefore, to commemorate the Day of Maulana Rumi, an online educational workshop titled “Masnavi Khawani (reading)” was conducted for the registered Persian Language learning students of Khana Farhang Iran-Lahore, on Sunday October 3, 2021.

Mr. Jafar Ronas DG Khana Farhang Iran-Lahore; Mr. Mohammad Reza Nazri Consul General Iran-Lahore; Prof. Dr. Mohammad Nasir Head of Persian Language and Literature Oriental College Punjab University Lahore; students of Khana Farhang and teachers attended the workshop.

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Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, (also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Balkhī/ Mowlānā /Mawlawī) more popularly known simply as Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian language poet, Hanafi faqih, Islamic scholar, Maturidi theologian, and Sufi mystic originally from Greater Khorasan in Greater Iran. Rumi's influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions: Iranians, Tajiks, Turks, Greeks, Pashtuns, other Central Asian Muslims, and the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent have greatly appreciated his spiritual legacy for the past seven centuries. His poems have been widely translated into many of languages and transposed into various formats. Rumi has been described as the "most popular poet" and the "best selling poet" in the United States.

Rumi's works are written mostly in Persian language, but occasionally he also used Turkish, Arabic, and Greek languages in his verse. His Masnavi (Mathnawi), is considered one of the greatest poems of the Persian language. His works are widely read today in their original language across Greater Iran and the Persian-speaking world. Translations of his works are very popular all around the world. His poetry has influenced not only Persian literature, but also the literary traditions of the Ottoman Turkish, Chagatai, Urdu, Bengali and Pashto languages.