ST/PC/DB - Press TV - Tehran, Iran
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Tehran is to host an international symposium from October 28th to 30th to mark the 800th birth anniversary of renowned Persian poet and mystic Rumi.
The scientific committee responsible for commemorating the anniversary of the towering figure of Persian literature is now ready to receive papers and essays on the issue.
Participants are required to submit their papers on Rumi's life and works, mysticism, philosophy, theology, language and literature, and other related subjects to the secretariat office of the symposium no later than the 22nd of August.
Jalal ad-Din Mohammad Balkhi, known in the West as Rumi, was born on September 30, 1207. His major work is "Mathnavi", a six-volume poem considered by many to be one of the greatest works of both Sufism and Persian literature.
Rumi's other masterpiece is the "Divan-e Shams", named in honor of his great friend and inspiration the dervish Shams, comprising some 40,000 verses.
The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has named the year 2007 "Rumi's Year" to commemorate the poet known as "the poet of nations".
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