by Gabriel Iqbal (Author)
"He addressed humanity as a whole" - UNESCO
10th Anniversary Revised Edition:
- It has been 10 years since the first publication of Rūmī Soul Healer in 2015. Major changes and additions have been introduced in this revised 10th Anniversary edition of 2025.
- The major changes include a chapter on the relevance of Jalāl ad-Dīn Rūmī's transformative influence on the modern world and pragmatic solutions for the upliftment of the human condition.
- Rūmī's biography has been intricately expanded, with a nuanced analysis, shedding deeper light on the overwhelming environment that shaped his soul, igniting his transcendental visions of human nature and the imperative necessity for mankind to embrace altruistic, emancipated and responsible behaviour.
- English translation of Rūmī's poems is rendered directly from Persian, meticulously preserving the depth, context, and profound significance of the original verses.
- Many inaccuracies, distortions, cultural appropriations, and misrepresentations of Rūmī in popular culture are meticulously assessed and rectified.
- An elaborate repository of resources, such as links to lectures, films, documentaries and musical compilations on Rūmī is included.
- Links to online copies of Rūmī's Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi and Divan-e Shams including other books are also available.
Preview: In an age of turbulence, existential crisis and longing for meaning for an antidote against chaos, Rūmī Soul Healer emerges as a guiding light - offering solace, wisdom, and the timeless embrace of altruistic human behaviour, responsibility to uplift the human condition via divine love. This profound work is not merely a book but a transformative experience, weaving the luminous verses of Jalāl ad-Dīn Rūmī into the fabric of our modern dilemmas - a healing balm for the much-troubled voices of our civilization. In a single breath, Rūmī bridges the philosophical grandeur of East and West, merging the boundless compassion of Jesus and Buddha with the service-driven devotion of Muhammad. He embodies the universal wisdom of Lao Tzu, the psychological depth of Carl Jung and Avicenna, the scientific wonder of a global renaissance, and the mystical transcendence of Tolstoy, Hafiz, and Emerson. He carries the literary brilliance of Shakespeare and Homer yet remains uniquely his own - a force of nature, an enigma wrapped in rhapsody, a wide-eyed child crafting the universe as his playground. This book also dissects and conducts an autopsy on the misrepresentation of Rūmī in popular social media: spiritual charlatanism, manifestation dogmas, self-deification, grandiosity, apotheosis, pantheology, panpsychism, fatalism, determinism, idolatry, false icons of identity and cult religiosity, moral relativism and new age nihilism. Rūmī's critique of religious orthodoxy, his powerful vision of humanity, and the implications of his thought in the Qur'anic worldview for altruistic behaviour is explained in this book. Gabriel Iqbal is a Canadian scientist, poet, author, and humanitarian who has traveled and lived across the Turko-Persian Central Asian belt and knows the Persian language. In this book Gabriel has directly translated the Rūmī Poems from the original Persian. He is especially noted for his emphasis on the original message of Rūmī for the pragmatic upliftment of the human condition through justice, altruistic behaviour and the universal oneness of mankind. Gabriel walks a path that mirrors Rūmī's own - having confronted the stark realities of war, violence, and human suffering. "As you journey deeper into the Heart's core, the Mirror of your soul is polished to divine clarity." - RūmīAuthor Biography
Gabriel Iqbal is an award-winning internationally acclaimed Canadian lean management, leadership, behavioural skills and sustainability training specialist. He is a paradigm-shifting scientist, author, poet and humanitarian. After having secured a scholarship for distinguished performance in a Diploma in Health Sciences at Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College, UK, in the early 90's, he was privileged to work under one of the world's eminent Biologist, Dr. Ray McNeil Alexander and earned a BSc. Honours in Biology from the University of Leeds, UK, with a key focus on Biomechanics, Fresh Water Ecology, Environmental Science, Evolution, Paleobiology, and Human Psychology. Later on, he completed a Post-Graduation in Science Education from the same university and taught Science for several years. Further, his career focused on Lean Management, Sustainable Development, Organizational Behaviour, and Wellbeing. He has worked internationally for almost 25 years, with various fortune 500 companies, written extensively on Lean Management, Sustainable Development and Behavioural Skills and implemented his signature programs at the grassroots level with practical success. Gabriel is also a Lean Management Certified Trainer and a Certified Internal Auditor for Environmental Health and Safety Management Systems that includes ISO 14001 (Environmental Management Systems Training) and OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Training). Following his professional education, his personal interests grew in the field of Behavioural Psychology, Human Motivation and Sustainable Development. Gabriel has provided Ethical Leadership, Management, Corporate and Social Responsibility, Human Motivation, Sustainable Development and Well-being Programs for over two decades via his training and development organization, the Eureka Academy. Gabriel's major work is represented in, "Heart Intelligence" - Book Trilogy, which is accompanied by a non-profit Film: www.heartintelligencebook.com Gabriel has authored various books that are available on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Gabriel-Iqbal/e/B00PTJ0OIK www.eurekamakingadifference.com AWARDS: - Making a Difference Award 2011 Peel Multicultural Council, Canada - Outstanding Guest Speaker Award 2010 International Leadership Congress - International e-learning Award 2011 International e-learning Congress Gabriel is married to Tracy Liu and they have two daughters, Rumi and Roya and live in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
Number of Pages: 764
Dimensions: 1.68 x 8 x 5 IN
Publication Date: June 22, 2015
