20/08/2026
BismillahirRahmanirRahim
The Mawlid of Hz. Mevlana Jelaleddin al-Rumi (KS) marks the birth of one of the greatest saints in Islamic history, born in 604 AH, 1207 AD in Balkh, in present-day Afghanistan.
His name carries a secret. Sheykh Lokman Efendi Hz teaches us: "Rumi means Rum. Rum means the West. So in his name contains the secret of why his teachings, which are the Prophet's teachings, appeal to everyone, East, West, North and South. Even when they try to corrupt his teachings, still the truth comes out."
He would not have become Mawlana without Hz. Shams Tabrizi (KS). That meeting broke him open and poured out the Masnavi, which the Persians call the Quran in Farsi, containing all the lessons of the Quran-e-Kerim in Persian. Sheykh Lokman Efendi Hz shares that Sahibul Saif (KS) told him that Hz. Mevlana Rumi (KS) is present next to him when he travels, in a closeness that mirrors the relationship between Hz. Shams and Hz. Rumi himself.
He could speak to rulers and to children in the street. He could reach hearts of stone. He never hid the beauty of Islam or the Sunnah to do it. Sheykh Lokman Efendi Hz says of him: "His high maqams did not stop him from making Hakk very sweet and very strong to anyone who wants to listen."
May Allah sanctify his secret and raise his station, and may his himmet always be with us, amin. Ruhuna Fatiha.