Rumi's universal approach to life is compellingly revealed in easy-to-read prose with excerpts from Rumi's poetry.
Mirza Iqbal Ashraf , the author of Introduction to World Philosophies: A Chronological Progression and Islamic Philosophy of War and Peace, opened his eyes in Persian knowing family. His grandfather's six volume commentary of the Mathnawi expanded his vision of Rumi's holistic humanism, mysticism, and love. He lives in Poughkeepsie, New York.