Jallu'd-Dn Rm

Rm, in full Jall al-Dn Rm, also called by the honorific Mawln, (born c. September 30, 1207, Balkh [now in Afghanistan]-died December 17, 1273, Konya [now in Turkey]) was the greatest Sufi mystic and poet in she Persian language, famous for his lyrics and for his didactic epic Masnav-yi Manav ("Spiritual Couplets"), which widely influenced mystical thought and literature throughout the Muslim world, and, by now, the western world.