Accordingtolegend, therenownedscholarJalalal-DinMuhammadRumiwasgiving a lecturewhenanolder, disheveledmanapproachedandaskedhimthemeaningofhisacademicbooks.
Rumiwasbornin 1207 neartheAfghancityofBalkh, andas a child, emigratedtoAnatolia, wherehisfather, a preacherandmystic, hopedtosecure a moreprestigiousposition.
ルミは1207年、アフガニスタンの都市バルフ近郊に生まれ、幼い頃にアナトリアへ移住した。
BythetimeofShams' arrival, Rumiwas a well-respectedscholarofIslamiclawinthetownofKonya.