The Mesnavi and The Acts of the Adepts: Contents

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	TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.	vii
	SELECTED ANECDOTES.
CHAP.
I.	Bahā’u-’d-Dīn, Veled, Sultānu-’l-‘Ulemā	3
II.	Seyyid Burhānu-’d-Dīn, Sirr-Dān	13
III.	Mevlānā Jelālu-’d-Dīn, Muhammed	18
IV.	Shemsu-’d-Dīn, Tebrīzī.	99
V.	Sheykh Salāhu-’d-Dīn, Ferīdūn	110
VI.	Chelebī Husāmu-’d-Dīn, Hasan	113
VII.	Bahā’u-’d-Dīn, Sultan Veled	122
VIII.	Chelebī Emīr ‘Ārif	126
IX.	Genealogical	132
	THE MESNEVĪ—BOOK I.
	PREFACE	i
	INTRODUCTION.—PLAINT OF THE REED-FLUTE	1
TALE
I.	The Prince and the Handmaid	4
II.	The Oilman and the Parrot	19
III.	The Jewish King, Persecutor of Christians	25
IV.	Another Jewish King, Persecutor of Christians	55
V.	The Lion and the Beasts	67
VI.	The Greater (Spiritual) Warfare	101

TALE		PAGE
VII.	The Merchant and the Parrot	114
VIII.	The Harper	139
IX.	The Poor Scenite Arab and his Wife	165
X.	Patience and Perseverance	212
XI.	The Lion's Hunt	218
XII.	Joseph and the Mirror	228
XIII.	The Prophet's Amanuensis	234
XIV.	The Chinese and Roman Artists	248
XV.	Zeyd's Inspiration	254
XVI.	‘Alī's Forbearance	270
	CONCLUSION	289

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