MOLANA JALALODIN MOHAMMAD BALKHI (MOLAVI)

His full name is JALALODIN MOHAMMAD BEN BAHAODIN MOHAMMAD BEN HOSEINI KHATIBI BAKRI known as MOLAVI or MOLAYE ROUM, is counted as one of the biggest mystics and first grade poets in Iran. His family was respected one in the BALKH city. It seems, his relationship reaches to ABUBAKAR the caliph, and also he has blood relationship with king ALADIN MOHAMMAD KHARAZMSHAH. Therefore the said poet is famous as BAHAODIN VALAD.
He was born in 604 Hijri in BALKH. In 609, king ALAODIN KEYQOBAD SALJUGHI who was loving the poets, invited his parents to QUNIYEH city. Therefore, his family migrated to that city and stayed there. At the time of migration from KHORASAN, the poet was five years old. His father in the year 628 HIJRI passed away. After the death of father, poet became a student of SEYED BORHANODIN TARMAZI, who was a student and disciple of his father. Then he became of the spiritual leaders. He made a sect by the name of MOLAVIYEH, and constructed a monastery in QUNIYEH city. MOLANA had speeches in the said place to guide the people. That monastery, gradually became very important center and was considered to be the base of Sufism. Still that monastery and sect is alive in QUNIYEH, and has lot of followers in eastern countries. MOLAVI has continued his way with his disciples until 672, when he died. He is considered to be one of the great poet and great men of Iran. His fame reaches to the fame of FERDOSI, SAADI, OMAR KHAYAM and HAFEZ. His works were translated in to many languages. our poet is famous for his simple poems, high thoughts and concentration in human`s characteristics. That’s why he is one of the selected persons in world of mankind. He has one of the highest post in guiding the humans. In fact, we have to consider him as one of the saints. He used poem to make people understand his wisdom ideas. his poems are divided in to two parts: the first is his poem journal, which is one of the famous Persian books and he named this book as” spiritual MASNAVI”. The most correct version of this book contains 25632 bits and is divided in to 6 different notebooks. Some people called this book as sharpener of the spirit. His 6 notebooks are in the same series and is the collection of mystical and ethical thoughts and in addition, contains many examples and advises. MOLAVI has written this book on the request of one of his students, known as HASAN BEN MOHAMMAD BEN AKHI TORK (also known as HESAMODIN CHALBI) who died in the year of 683. AS MOLAVI was in found of SANAII and ATTAR, whenever he was having salinity, he was writing poems in their style, and HESAMODIN was writing them. Preparation was completed in the year 662, remaining was stopped, because the wife of HESAMODIN passed away. They continued the work in 664. The second part of his series is very heavy and contains nearly one hundred thousands of sonnets and quatrains, and in the end, he named this book as journal of SHAMS TABRIZI. The said poems were written with dexterity and improvisation, so they are assumed to be as important poems in the Persian literature. His poems are also famous, because they are most eloquent ones in Persian history. JALALODIN BALKHI had a son by name BAHAODIN AHMAD, also known SOLTAN VALAD. This son became successor of the father and continued to guide the people as father did. He was one of the famous mystics of the eight century. His son gathered many articles from his father in a book and called it as FIMAFI. Another poem journal is available by name of seventh MASNAVI notebook. This book contains many poems as similar as poems of MOLAVI, but experts are sure, this book is not belong to MOLAVI. Another work of MOLANA is the collection of his speeches and sermons. SHAMS TABRIZI had great effect on his mental improvement. Therefore he mentioned the name of SHAMS in many of his poems. When SHAMS started his great speeches in favor of Imam ALI, there were many oppositions against ALAVI thoughts. Suddenly SHAMS disappeared and eldest son MOLAVI was killed, so these events had great effect on MOLAVI. So to avoid future problems, he stablished the “MOLAVI PATH”. Still this kind of system is alive. The most important book of MOLANA is MASNAVI. In this book, poet tried to describe the ideas of Sufis and also contains valuable and precious stories.
The best biography of JALALODIN, father, masters and their friends were mentioned in the book of MANAGHEBAL AREFIN, written by SHAMSODIN AHMAD AFLAKI. This author was the student of JALALODIN CHALBI (mystic), who was grandson of the MOLANA (died in the year 710 Hijri). And also, we can find valuable memories from the life of MOLANA in a book by name “MASNAVI VALAD”, which was written in 690 by SOLTAN VALAD, the son of MOLANA. this book is interpretation of spiritual MASNAVI.SOLTAN VALAD was born in LARANDE and in 683 Hijri, became successor of his own master, that means: HESAMODIN and started to guide the people. He died in 712. There is another book by name, ROBABNAME, from the said fellow. Many great fellows have written explanations for MASNAVI, such as HAJ MOLLA HADI SABZEVARI, Master BADIOLZAAMAN FURUZANFAR and ALAME MOHAMMAD TAGHI JAFARI TABRIZI.
ABEDIN PASIN PASHA, says these two bits were written by JAAMI about JALALODIN RUMI:
That great man has a reason to be famous in the world,
What I say about his highness, that he is not the prophet but has a book.
SHEIKH BAHAODIN AMELI, the famous mystic, poet and writer of tenth and eleventh century, about MOLAVI writes:
What I say about his highness, that he is not the prophet but has a book,
His MASNAVI is just like Quran, is guidance model for many people.
One day, ATABAK ABIBAKR BEN SAAD ZANGI asked SAADI: what is the best and excellent lyrics in Persian lyrics? and SAADI has read one of the MOLAVI`s lyrics:
In every movement, the sound of loves comes from everywhere, we move to sky, decision, is to watch.
Now, we are going to mention some bits of MASNAVI as blessing:
Partner is mine, cave is mine, killer love is mine, you are friend, you are cave supporter is mine
You are Noah, you are soul, you are conqueror and conquered, you are the secret chest of my secrets
You are the light, you are the celebration, you are the victor government, you are the hen, I am tired of beak
You are drop, you are sea, you are kindness, you are disagreeable, you are sweet, you are poison, don’t disturb me more
you are sun`s home, you are love`s house, you are area of hope, open the way for me on you, my friend
You are day, you are fasting, you are the product, you are water, you are jug, give me water this time
You are seed, you are trick, you are wine, you are cup, you are experienced, you are raw, let me be raw
If my body is not fast, my heart is closed, you become the path to open it, all my sayings,
I was dead, now alive, I was cry, now happy, government of love came and I became stable government
My eyes are full, I am brave, my heart is lion`s heart, I converted to be a rising Venus
Said: not mad, not suitable for this house, I went and became mad and free from cell,
Said: not happy, I enjoyed and did not lose anything, and I was cheerful of music
Said: you are not dead, busy in enjoyment, but not in front of the people, I am alive
Said: you are covered, engaged in dreams and doubts, I left everyone
Said: you became a candle, you became a pray center for the people, I am not from the people, I am not the candle, I obey your order
Said: you have wing, I don’t give you wing, for the sake of his wing, I lost mine
Said: my new wealth, don’t walk, don’t suffer, because of your mercy, I am proceeding to the future
Said: don’t tell us about the old love, I said: I will not do it, I will be stable
You are the source of sun, I am the shadow of willow, as you beaten me, I became low and hot
My heart is alive now, got new cover and I am enemy of the torn cloth
In the early morning, I was slave but laughed to become king and ruler
The paper will pray as thanks, because of your unlimited thanks,
The dust will pray as thanks, in rotation of sky and planets, I accepted the light
The sky will pray as thanks, I became delighted, because of his kindness and mercy
The mystic will pray as thanks, I am delighted, because of wonders of seven skies
I was Venus, now moon, I was early days of Joseph, now I am future of Joseph
I am a part of you, oh you famous in the world, look at me and yourself, I became garden of laugh, because of your smile`s effect
Be like chess, silent and quit and yourself a tongue as I am became happy fellow, because of world king`s face
Oh you lovers, I will convert the dust in to the gem, and you musicians, I will fill your plate, full of gold
I returned, as I was with my friend, look at me, I came to you as sympathizer
Happily I came, I am free from people now, it took thousands of years for me to talk
I go there, I was up, again I go up, leave me alone, I came here by mistake
I was LAHUTI hen, I did not see his trap, suddenly, I was trapped in it
Oh boy, I am clean light, not a little dust, I am not pearl, I came along with king
Don’t look at me by your head eyes, look at me by your soul eyes, come there, look at me, I became light
I am higher than burka of mum, in seven skies, there is no mineral gem, more expensive than me, I came here to visit
My partner is in the market, came as a naughty fellow, even though I am in the market, but came as a creditor
Oh you SHAMS TABRIZI, you are looking at whole globe, as in the desert of death, I came
For spirit of thoughts
Step by step, all drunks are arriving, gradually wine worshipers are reaching
Orphic fellows are coming, flower lovers are arriving from garden
Step by step, those who have to go, moved away, and real persons will reach
All vessels full of gold, just like mines will be arriving for the poor fellows
Thins, are tired of love, healthy and fat persons will come
Clean spirits will rise like ray of sun on low persons, from the top
Blooming is for that garden which prepares the new fruits for lovers
They are originally kind, they are moving from a flower land to another one
My heart wants to talk to you, how precious is the tree, whom has your fruit
What is use of Ferris wheel? What is use of uncertainty? As the Ferris has your lights
God promise, devil of blame will escape if he has your love, if he believes you
God promise, angels and hundred lights will not fly if they deny you
Who are you? You are from dust, and you are making in such a way that no body denies you
Nobody will be sorrowful from great disasters, MANSUR HALAJI will not feel grief, when he feels you at the time of hanging
when you are putting cloth on king`s syphilis, oh you brain, don’t think of turban, that moon is thinking of your turban
Oh you sir, don’t open any shop and don’t think all the market will have such as you
From the day you started to give blessings, but did not give the key, heart is searching for you
The root of every plant, eats from sustenance of almighty, every sensitive heart is your patient
Greed about lives, tend to drag paradise, because every leaf and plant, is thankful of your stock
no one`s pumpkin head has your success, no hand which is itching, has your thorn less flower
Become clean like squash, there will be wine from zucchini, the head and chest of clean fellows have your affected from you
Be quit, you nightingale of lives, because the tongues were covered, and all the words want to listen to you
Oh you SHAMS, show the truth, from TABRIZ of east, because moon, sun and mercury are sad to see you
Sun and moon came to me, I can see and hear now, I got silver and from that mine, received gold
I am drunk now, I can see now, if you want other things, I got them too
My bandit came, my repentance breaker came, Beautiful Joseph came to me suddenly
Today is better than yesterday, oh you, my old friend, I was drunk yesterday, because I got the news
The person, whom I was searching for yesterday, came on my way, today
By both hands, took my waist, that beautiful crown face
Look at garden and spring, and that wine, digestion, my sugar flower came
Why I should be afraid of death, because, eternal water came, why I have to be afraid of teasing? Because my protector came
Today, I am SOLYMAN, because you gave me the ring and the royal crown came on my head
When pain increased a lot in love, I travelled, oh God, what happiness I got in this journey
It is time to drink wine, so my mind shines, it is time to fly, as I obtained the wing
It is time to rise just like morning in this world, it is time to cry as a male lion
Two bites remained, but they took me to a world where seemed to be short
ABDOLRAHMAN JAMI write: a writing was found from MOLANA BAHAODIN VALAD as he said: when JALALODIN MOHAMMAD was six years old in BALKH city, he was playing with other children on the roof of houses. One of the children said to other: let us jump over the rooves. JALALODIN MOHAMMAD said: this type of action belongs to dog, cat and other animals. It is shame for human to do such actions. If you are feeling mighty, let us jump toward sky. And at the same time he was disappeared. Children cried and after some moments, he returned back while his color was distorted and his eyes were changed. Then he continued: in that moment when I was talking to you, I saw a green dressed fellows who removed me from the earth and took around the skies and showed me strange lands. When you cried, they left me where they took me.
There is narrative which says, our great poet in teen age was fasting every 3 or 4 days. Another narrative explains: in early age, he went to Mecca along with his father (BAHODIN VALAD). In NEISHABUR city, he reached to speeches of SHEIKH FARIDODIN ATTAR and the said SHEIKH gave me the book of secrets letter (ASRAR NAME). And that little was child kept the valuable book with himself. In young age, MOLAVI remembered about the event and wrote: A bird jumps from the earth to the sky, even though it does not reach the sky, but at least, makes an effort to be away from trap. and also, if anyone becomes DARVISH (the person who does not like to enjoy from world essentials), and does not reach to perfection, but reaches to a point which shows, he is higher than others, and he escapes from all pains in the world, then becomes light.
He saw, one of his followers is sad, so told him: be sure, all worries are in this world. you have to be free from this world. remember, you taste a fruit, that taste will be forever. you have to be freeman and you should not put anyone in loss or disturb an injured fellow.
MOLANA SRAJODIN QONIVI was a philosopher and great man of his time. he was against MOLAVI. one day he sent an envoy to MOLAVI to displease him. The envoy came to gathering of MOLAVI, and asked him: did you say that you are equal to 73 religions? and MOLAVI replied: yes. then immediately envoy scolded him. MOLAVI laughed and said: I am equal to what you said now. Envoy felt ashamed and returned back. SHEIKH ROKNODIN ALAODOLEH SEMNANI about this event wrote: I loved the reply of MOLAVI, too much.
somebody asked MOLAVI: when DARVISH does the sin? the great poet replied: when he eats food without appetite. this case is a big sin, and narrated from SHAMS TABRIZI as: the sign which shows DARVISH`s deed is accepted by God is, he will never talk to strangers, and if accidently he comes across a stranger, he should behave like hypocrite in mosque, a child in school and prisoner in jail.
when MOLAVI became sick, turned to his followers and said: after my death, don’t be sad. remember me, so I can help you in any condition.