I acknowledge Allah first and last, Author of my soul, and to whom all
is dedicated.
My precious wife and companion, Debra, has had the patience of Job
(pbuh)
with my absence as Allah directed my efforts on this project,
and I am grateful beyond measure for her presence and support.
My muse, Jalal al-Din Rumi - Mawlana - has been a constant companion to
me for years, and at times I’m not sure who’s
speaking when I open my mouth, he or I.
My son, Thomas, for reminding me that there is more to life than
Rumiverse, and for making me live it from time to time.
The internet newsgroup
Sunlight
became a staple in my life in 1998 with near daily Rumi verses, and the
saved files support much of the content of Rumiverse. May Peter Bridge and Muni Gilbert be blessed for their selfless work.
To Ibraham Gamard and his site
Dar-Al-Masnavi,
for providing clear, accurate and correct translations of Rumi's work,
and for providing the "Greek Art" as a shining contrast to versions.
Since having met Kythera Ann of
Crystal Cloud
Graphics, I've come to know new, profound depths of selfless,
Divine Love, and am elevated to a greater level of gratitude for her
service, not only to Rumiverse, but to the internet as a whole.
She also introduced me to a community of like-hearted souls
at
Elysium
Gates, where this site is comfortably at home. I
honor her and their Presence.
In December of ‘06 I began contacting living English
translators and versionists of
Mawlana’s work, and their contributions have been invaluable.
I offer my most profound thanks to them for their consent.
Since the launch of Rumiverse, Tom Goldberg has been providing his spectacular editing and proofreading skills to help sand
down rough spots as they are found, and for this I am deeply grateful.
I’d like to acknowledge a few of the Sufi sites found on the
web, each of whom have been an oasis of delight in a swamp of
information:
Dar-Al-Masnavi,
RumiOnFire,
Guiding Lights,
Rumi,
Rumi
by Shiva,
Islam.com,
the
Hunstville
Center for Conscious Living,
Sacred
Texts,
Mustafa’s
site,
Sufism
site by Dr. Alan Godlas,
TheSufi.com,
Darvish
blog,
Ruth Eichler’s
Transformational
Counseling (for helping me on my 'Journey to the East') and
the
Mevlana Rumi Blogspot.
Finally, to Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. On Thee do I wait all
day.
Abdullah bin John
