Book 2, Solomon Poems : Chapter 1, Islam & Christianity in the Middle East Summary

As suggested, these poems include ones that make overt references to the religions of Islam and to Christianity. These are those under headings 17-20 inclusive. These cover pages 186-224 in the edition used to write the summary. Due to the popularity of Rumi's work at this time, readers should be prepared to check their edition. It may not be the same as the one used to create the summary. If not, this is not terribly difficult to handle. The contents will be consistent, but readers need to be alert to the possibility that pagination will not be identical to what is given in the summary.

The first batch all include references to King Solomon, as per their label. In the beginning, the matter up for...