A mystic poet, Rumi founded the Mevlevi sect (also known as the Whirling Dervishes or Sufism), and his poetry helped reshape Islamic thought.
Pjesnik mistik, Rumi je utemeljio sektu Mevlevi (također poznatu pod nazivom Rasplesani derviši ili Sufizam), a njegova poezija pomogla je preoblikovanju islamske misli.