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Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Parsi ( balkhi or Rumi )

Mawlānā Jalāl-ad-Dīn Muhammad Parsi / Rūmī (Persian: مولانا جلال الدین محمد پارسي / رومی), also known as Mawlānā Jalāl-ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī (Persian: محمد بلخى), but known to the English-speaking world simply as Rumi, (September 30, 1207–December 17, 1273), was a 13th century Persian/Iranian Muslim poet, jurist, and theologian. His name literally means "Majesty of Religion"; Jalal means "majesty" and Din means "religion".Rumi is a descriptive name meaning "the Roman" since he lived most parts of his life in Anatolia which was part of the Byzantine Empire two centuries before.

Rumi was born in Balkh (Old Iran or in present-day Afghanistan), then a city of Greater Khorasan and died in Konya, Seljuk Empire (Old Iran or in present-day Turkey). His birthplace and native language/local dialect indicates a Persian heritage.His poetry is in Parsi/Farsi or Persian and his works are widely read in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and in translation especially in Turkey, Azerbaijan, the US, and South Asia.Because of special situation of that time he lived most of his life in, and produced his works under, the Seljuk Empire and after encountering Shams-E-Tabrizi. Rumi's importance is considered to transcend national and ethnic borders. Throughout the centuries he has had a significant influence on Persian as well as Urdu and Turkish literatures. His poems have been widely translated into many of the world's languages in various formats, and BBC News has described him as the "most popular poet in America".

After Rumi's death, his followers founded the Mevlevi Order, better known as the "Whirling Dervishes," who believe in performing their worship in the form of dance and music ceremony called the sema( you can find them still in some parts of Iran like Kordistan).