num_pages: 177
description: The text is a prose rendition of Nizami's 12th-century poetic masterpiece, in which he reshapes the legends of Majnun, the quintessential romantic fool, into a tale of the ideal lover. For the Sufis, Majnun represents the perfect devotee of the "religion of the heart," and the story is an allegory of the soul's longing for God. This is a beautiful production, and it includes a final chapter newly translated from the Persian by Omid Safi and Zia Inayat Khan.
language: English
title: The Story of Layla and Majnun
titlecomplete: The Story of Layla and Majnun
characters: Layla, Majnun, Laila
genres: Fiction, Poetry, Spirituality, Iran, Romance, Literature, Classics, Novels, Medieval, Islam
ratings_count: 3702
places: Persia
series: شاهکارهای ادبیات فارسی
publisher: Omega Publications (NY)