Editing Sufism (section)

=== Literature ===
[[File:Maulana Jelaledin Muhammad Rumi in konya.jpg|thumb|Tomb shrine of Rumi, [[Konya]], [[Turkey]]]]

The 13th century Persian poet [[Rumi]] is considered one of the most influential figures of Sufism, as well as one of the greatest poets of all time. He has become one of the most widely read poets in the United States, thanks largely to the interpretative translations published by [[Coleman Barks]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Curiel|first1=Jonathan|title=Islamic verses / The influence of Muslim literature in the United States has grown stronger since the Sept. 11 attacks|url=http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/article/Islamic-verses-The-influence-of-Muslim-2732710.php|publisher=SFGate|date=6 February 2005}}</ref> [[Elif Şafak]]'s novel ''The Forty Rules of Love'' is a fictionalized account of Rumi's encounter with the Persian dervish [[Shams Tabrizi]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jul/01/forty-rules-love-elif-shafak-review|title=The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak – review|date=2011-07-01|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-05-05|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

[[Muhammad Iqbal]], one of the greatest [[Urdu]] poets, has discussed Sufism, philosophy and Islam in his English work ''[[The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam]].''<ref>{{Cite book |title=The reconstruction of religious thought in Islam|last=Muhammad|first=Iqbal|date=1990 |publisher=Kitab Bhavan|isbn=978-8171510818|edition=4th|location=New Delhi|oclc=70825403}}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=September 2023}}