Classic Persian legend, a favorite of the Sufis, as told by twelfth-century poet Nizami.
An English translation of Nizami’s twelfth-century poetic masterpiece, in which he reshapes the legends of Majnun, the quintessential romantic fool, into a tale of the ideal lover, an allegory of the soul’s search for God. Includes a final chapter translated especially for this edition by Omid Safi and Pir Zia Inayat Khan.
An excellent translation of Nizami's 12th century poetic masterpiece of the legend of the romantic fool. Tale of the ideal lover, and allegory of the soul's search for God.Among the legendary love stories of the Islamic Orient, that of Layla and Majnun is probably the best known. The two lovers live up to this day in poems, songs and epics of many tribes and nations fromthe Caucasus to the interior of Africa, from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean.
