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Jamal J. Elias, "After Rumi: The Mevlevis and Their World" (Harvard UP, 2025)

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Succession Tensions: Rumi's Sons and Shams

Jamal discusses Aflaki's biographies, Rumi's sons Sultan Valad and Alauddin, and allegations connecting Alauddin's circle to Shams's murder.

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