The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1140 page)
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J
mi
.
mi.
A Hindu goddess of maternity and feminine attributes.
J
m
, Mawl
n
N
r al-D
n ‘Abd al-Ra
m
n
m, MawlnNr al-Dn ‘Abd al-Ramn(1414–92 (AH 817–98)).
Muslim
S
f
poet of the
Naqshbandiy(y)a
order, known as
kh
tam al-shu‘ar
’, ‘the seal of the poets’. He immersed himself in the teaching of
Ibn ‘Arab
, but united this with the vision of
Jal
l al-D
n R
m
. His best-known poetic work (
Haft Awrang
, The Seven Thrones) explores, through classical examples, how human love is transformed into the symbol and vehicle of divine love.
Muslim
S
fpoet of theNaqshbandiy(y)a
order, known as
kh
tam al-shu‘ar’, ‘the seal of the poets’. He immersed himself in the teaching ofIbn ‘Arab
, but united this with the vision ofJal
l al-Dn Rm. His best-known poetic work (Haft Awrang
, The Seven Thrones) explores, through classical examples, how human love is transformed into the symbol and vehicle of divine love.
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