In this version of "The Blind Men and the Elephant" based on a poem by Rumi, Persian villagers try to figure out what strange animal in a dark barn has arrived from India.
The beauty of Rumi's path and teachings is skillfully suggested by a combination of limpid quotations, cogent commentaries; and exquisite illustrations, including calligraphics and miniatures.
selected poems of Rumi illustrated with Persian and Islamic art
Jalal al-Din Rumi
2006
Features poems from the Divan to Shams-e Tabriz, odes to the inspirational and mysterious figure who changed Rumi's life and led him to spiritual enlightenment.