Menakib’u-l Arifîn
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“So frail that his bones can be seen, his hair and beard are short, pale complexioned, white skinned and about 180-185 centimeters tall.” This is how Eflaki Ahmed Dede describes for us the physical features of the internationally renowned Turkish mystic Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi in his work “Menakib’u-l Arifîn” (Feats of Knowers of God) which