A mystic poet, Rumi founded the Mevlevi sect (also known as the Whirling Dervishes or Sufism), and his poetry helped reshape Islamic thought.
Një poet enigmatik, Rumi themeloi sektin Mevlevi (i njohur si dervishët rrotullues ose sufizmi) dhe poezia e tij ndihmoi riformatimin e mendimit islamik.