How to love, according to Rumi
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Stephanie Honchell Smith |
TED-Ed
• June 2024
According to legend, the renowned scholar Jalaluddin Muhammad Rumi was giving a lecture when a disheveled man approached and asked him the meaning of his academic books. Rumi didn’t know it yet, but this question and this man would change his life. So, who was this mysterious figure, and how did he influence Rumi’s worldview? Stephanie Honchell Smith details the life of the celebrated poet. [Directed by Reza Riahi, narrated by Safia Elhillo, music by Saba Alizadeh].