Dīwān (collection of poems)

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Dīwān is a celebrated collection of mystical and didactic poems by Sultan Walad, reflecting and extending the spiritual teachings of his father, the famed Sufi poet Rumi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf didactic poetry
mystical poetry
poetry collection
associatedPlace Konya NERFINISHED
associatedWith Mevlevi order NERFINISHED
Sufism
author Sultan Walad NERFINISHED
centralFigureVenerated Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī NERFINISHED
contains ethical exhortations
mystical allegories
praise of Rumi
countryOfOrigin Persia NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance key text in early Mevlevi tradition
didacticFunction instruction of Sufi disciples
extendsTeachingsOf Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī NERFINISHED
genre didactic poetry
mystical poetry
hasInfluenceOn Ottoman Sufi poetry
later Mevlevi literature
historicalContext post-Rumi Mevlevi milieu
influencedBy Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī NERFINISHED
language Persian
literaryForm ghazal
lyric poetry
qasida
literaryMovement classical Persian poetry
literaryStatus celebrated work of Sultan Walad
literaryTradition Sufi literature
notableFor continuation of Rumi’s spiritual legacy
systematic presentation of Mevlevi Sufi teachings
originalScript Persian alphabet
partOf Persian Sufi canon
period 13th century
reflectsTeachingsOf Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī NERFINISHED
region Anatolia NERFINISHED
relatedWorkByAuthor Ibtidā-nāma NERFINISHED
Intihā-nāma NERFINISHED
Rabāb-nāma NERFINISHED
religiousContext Islam
Islamic mysticism
spiritualOrientation Mevlevi Sufism NERFINISHED
theme Sufi path
devotion to the spiritual master
divine love
ethical instruction
spiritual guidance
union with God

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Sultan Walad notableWork Dīwān (collection of poems)