TEHRAN- A number of Iranian and international scholars are set to gather in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Friday to explore Persian poet and mystic Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi’s message of peace. 

The event titled "Rumi: Intrarenal and External Peace” is being organized in anticipation of September 29, the day commemorating the renowned Persian mystic, ISNA reported. 

The conference is a collaborative effort between the Cultural Attaché of Iran in Malaysia and the Kuala Lumpur City Art Gallery. 

The primary goal of the conference is to explore Rumi's peace-promoting philosophies as articulated in his masterpiece Masnavi-ye Manavi, honor this great Iranian mystic, and promote Persian poetry and literature among diverse cultures, the report added. 

Notable speakers at the conference will include the Deputy of the Iranian Embassy in Malaysia Mohammad Reza Baksahrai, the director of KL City Art Gallery Maizon Omar, and the Cultural Attaché of Iran in Malaysia Habib Reza Arzani.

The lecturers will deliver speeches on Rumi’s perspective on internal and external peace as well as his view on social sciences. 

As part of the program, attendees will be treated to a special music performance that immerses them in the rhythms of Iranian mysticism, featuring a solo performance on the daf by Mojdeh Afshar, an Iranian residing in Malaysia, with a piece from the new Shams album "The Legend of the Heart". 

Ambassadors from various Islamic countries, the intellectual community, Malaysian students, Iranian expatriates, and distinguished figures in the fields of poetry and literature have been invited to participate in this event. 

The event will be held in the Kuala Lumpur City Art Gallery.

Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi (1207 to 1273) is one of the most widely recognized and celebrated poets in the world. His works have been translated into multiple languages and continue to inspire readers globally. Rumi's spiritual teachings and poetry have deeply influenced the entire Islamic world.

Rumi was born in present-day Afghanistan and later migrated to Konya, Turkey, where he lived most of his life and wrote the majority of his works. As a result, the city of Konya became a vibrant center of Sufism, an Islamic mystical tradition, and a hub of intellectual and artistic activity.

After Rumi's death, his followers established the Mevlevi Order, also known as the Whirling Dervishes, which is still active in Konya today. The Mevlevi Order is a mystical order of Islam that follows Rumi's teachings and practices.

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