This 14th-century biography of Jalāl al-Dīn-e Rūmī, the greatest Persian mystic poet, is a compendium of Sufi-style stories about his miracles, teachings and his poetry. The work contains chapters on Rūmī’s father, Shams al-Dīn (his great love), as well as Solṭān Valad and Amīr ‘Āref (his son and grandson). the work is a major historical source for medieval Islamic religious practices, Sufi ideas and literature.