Rumi and the Tanah Air: lost in translation and transition

Mohd Noor Merican, Ahmad Murad (2025) Rumi and the Tanah Air: lost in translation and transition. Apakhabartv, NA (NA). p. 1.

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Abstract

I am a thief. Decades ago, I entered into Jalaluddin Rumi’s (1207-1273) domain hoping to steal some of his wisdom and sublimity. I did not leave. I stayed and continue to stay ever since. I first encountered Rumi in a book published in the 1970s. That was in 1974 at a small Penang bookshop next to the then ‘Craven A’ restaurant at Simpang Enam. The shop, located at Dato’ Keramat Road, not far from Komtar at Penang Road, sells mainly Islamic religious books published in places like Kota Baru, Kelantan or Singapore.

Item Type:	Article (Electronic Media)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Rumi, Tanah Air, History, Malay Cosmology.
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics > BJ71 History and general works B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam > BP173.55 Islam and nationalism
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)
Depositing User:	PROF. DR. AHMAD MURAD MOHD NOOR MERICAN
Date Deposited:	23 Dec 2025 09:20
Last Modified:	23 Dec 2025 09:20
Queue Number:	2025-12-Q819
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/125641

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