Rumi The Hidden Treasure

About the Author\nShems Friedlander is the author of ten books. He is a painter, photographer, designer, filmmaker, and educator. He is Emeritus Professor of the American University in Cairo. He was selected by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center as one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world in the field of art and culture.\nIn this accessible yet authoritative and illustrated pocket-sized edition, the author speaks about the famous saying (hadith qudsi) "I was a hidden treasure and I wished to be known so I created man that I may be known," and explains the life, poetry, thought, and spiritual practice of Rumi, the originator of the Sufi order famous for the whirling dervishes.