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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 (from Arabic: فیه مافیه), (literally: In it what is in It) is a prose work of Mawlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī in Persian. The book consists of 72 short discourses.
Description
The title and origin of the book
Not much is known about the publication time and the writer of the book. According[clarification needed] to B. Forouzanfar it is likely that 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
External links
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