Az ʻārif-i qiṣṣahʹgū bishnaw: nigāhī tafṣīlī bih qiṣṣahʹhā-yi Mas̱navī-i Maʻnavī

A devoted and detailed companion to the narrative heart of the Mas̱navī-i Maʻnavī, this two-volume work gathers the tales of all six daftars and retells them for a younger readership without diminishing their depth. Long immersed in the thought of Mawlavī Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad and his beloved guide Shams-i Tabrīzī, the author distils years of study into prose that is by turns lyrical, lucid and warm, drawing out the mystical meanings folded within each story. Rather than burden the reader with the full apparatus of a scholarly commentary, she sets each tale in its own light, pausing over the symbols and allegories that Rūmī wove through his verse and pairing the prose with a representative couplet so that the music of the original is never wholly absent. From the loves and trials of kings to the parables of prophets, beasts and seekers, the stories become a gentle initiation into Sufi wisdom, inviting reflection on longing, separation and the soul's return to its origin.