Jalal Al-Din Al-Rumi

There is no doubt that Mawlana Jalal Al-Din Al-Rumi is most highly regarded of all Sufi poets. Annemarie Schimmel described his importance as follows: 'If there were ever an inspired writer among Muslim mystics, it was certainly Jalaluddin.' His literary output was great and he was also important for being the supposed founder of the brotherhood of the Whirling Dervishes called Mawlawis dur to his title, Mawlana, which means 'our master'