UNESCO’s Memory of the World registers works of Rumi

The works of Iranian poet Mawlana Jalal Edin Mohammad Balkhi (Rumi) have been registered as part of the Memory of the World Programme of UNESCO.

The recently registered works by the 13th century poet, Islamic scholar and theologian at the UNSCO’s Memory of the World include his books of poetry that are Masnavi-ye-Ma’navi (Mathnawi) and Divan-e Kabir (Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi).

Rumi’s discourses known as Fihi Ma Fih, his sermons referred to as Majalis-i Sab’a and his letters compilation titled Maktubat are the rest of the great poet’s works that have been registered in the same program.

According to the official website of the UN, the “Memory of the World Programme aims to:

• Facilitate preservation of the world's documentary heritage, particularly in areas affected by conflict and/or natural disaster
• Enable universal access to documentary heritage worldwide
• Enhance public awareness about the significant of documentary heritage among the wider public”.

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