Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi - F. Hadland Davis

Al-Aflākí Tells A Pretty Story Concerning The Tenderness Of Jalál For Little Children. As The Poet Passed By Some Children, They Left Their Play And Ran To Him And Bowed. Jalál Bowed İn Response. One Little Boy, Some Distance Off, Seeing The Honour Bestowed Upon His Playmates, Cried To Jalál: "Wait For Me Until I Come!" And Jalál Waited And Bowed To The Little Child. This Story İs Worth Far More Than Juggler's Tricks.jalálu'd-Dín Rúmí Died At Qonia İn 1273 A.d., Praising God And Leaving To The World A Vast Store Of Spiritual Knowledge And Many Wise İnstructions To His Son, Bahaū-'D-Dín Valad. It İs Very Gratifying To Note That At The Death Of Jalál His Mourners Were Of All Creeds. A Christian Was Asked Why He Wept Over A Muslim Grave, And He Replied: "We Esteem Him As The Moses, The David, The Jesus Of Our Time; And We Are His Disciples, His Adherents." This Was İndeed A Splendid And Worthy Tribute To The Memory Of Such A Great Man.