One of the loftiest Sufis and Persian mystic poets of all times was Jalaluddin Rumi. Also known as ‘Mevlana’ to the Turks, ‘Molana’ to Persians, he existed in ‘Aalam-e-Lahoot’ (realm of divinity), the highest spiritual state in which love was central to his teachings. “Love,” he said, ‘ I have fragranced my mind with the scent of Shamsuddin my master. Oud, amber and musk I do not need.’ Rumi in his greatest work ...