Divine Face of Maulana Jalal ud Din
Muhammad Rumi

Maulana Jalal-ud-Din Rumi denounces illusory material world and its
abundant gifts selfishness, greed, doubt and suspicion. It is killing human
soul, because it is harming human satisfaction in human relationships.
Without soul there is no spirit to Live and human body yields to physical
demons of stress, anxiety, and depression.

We witness so much heartbreak in relationships these days. Instead of
trust, there is doubt and confusion. Instead of spontaneity there is
compulsion. Rumi Says, there is no compulsion in Love. Love must reign
free to rule the spirits and not bodies. Love is capacity to do goodness to
others. Love is not servitude; it is not slaying off one’s ego and self-respect
before any human being. Love is sharing joys and sorrows. Love is
togetherness. There is no ownership in Love, only there is a sense of
belongingness. Love is tenderness, the capacity of feeling for others, not
trying to be sympathetic, but being empathetic. Rumi establishes the fact
that true love establishes and strengthens link with divinity, hence eternity,
while on the other hand, selfishness and greed faces extermination.

Patience and Sacrifice are the eternal divine virtues needed to sustain a
relationship. Patience leads to magnanimity; with patience one has to stick
to the eternal goodness of one’s nature and avoiding being an easy prey for
evil. Patience is not endurance of atrocities and selfishness to oneself,
which devours the soul and makes it suffer and subjugate  before devil
raising doubts and suspicion in one’s heart. Patience is keeping oneself firm
and persevere in fight against evil and defeat it, whether in physical or
spiritual form. Rumi advocates reverence for divine laws. They encourage
gratitude and save human heart from disappointment and heartbreak.

Rumi has invited and encouraged all to surrender before Divine Law. Divine
laws are same in every religion; same eternal virtues and permanent values
have been taught by Buddha, Jesus Christ (PBUH) and Hazrat Muhammad
(SAW). It is ‘to enjoin good and forbid evil’. The way may be different but
goal has been ONE: PEACE & BROTHERHOOD. The lesson has been that
of inculcating Divine virtues, and spreading message of peace and Love by
acceptance of human limitations, especially that of human logic. Wherever
human logic ends, Divinity begins. And Rumi has taught us this lesson
through eternally simple yet eloquent story telling. Let us salute Rumi for his
use of Divine intelligence in appreciation of Divine gifts.