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This article is about the Masnavi-i Ma'navi of Rumi; for the masnavi poetic form, see Masnavi (poetic form).

The Fihi ma fihi (Persian: فیه مافیه), (literally: In It What is in It) is a prose work of Mawlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī in Persian.

Description

Origin of the work

Not much is known about the publication time and the writer of the book. According[clarification needed] to B. Forouzanfar the book was written by Sultanwalad the eldest son of Mawlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī based on manuscripts and notes by himself or others from the lectures of his father on Masnavi-i Ma'navi.

English translations

The book is translated under the title "Discourses of Rumi".

See also