“Why do you stay in prison,
when the door is so wide open”
This 14 minutes Urdu podcast explores the Sufi Way of Jalaluddin Rumi and his spiritual master Shams Tabrizi
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Rumi is a remarkable 13th century Sufi mystic who can be truly regarded as the bridge between east and west. His global spiritual philosophy keeps him the best-selling poet of 21st century. His popularity equals William Shakespeare in the English speaking world and his 800th birthday in 2007 was celebrated as the U.N International Year of Rumi.
The story is spiritually moving and accompanied by mystical lyrics of Baba Bulleh Shah and Hazrat Amir Khusroo in the magical voices of Saeen Zahoor and Ustaad Shujaat Hussain Khan
Researched, written, narrated and produced by
Shariq Ali
Acknowledgement: Valueversity recognises the excellence of of Saeen Zahoor, Coke Studio and Ustaad Shujaat Hussain Khan and thankful for the use of brief audio clips
For the pic above, thanks to the source Yelda Barel, Skylife, Turkish Airlines Journal No.245, Vol. 12 (2003), p. 92