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I am indebted and grateful to my wife, Manzar, who nourished my sense of curiosity by presenting me with a book on Shams-e Tabrizi, rekindled and nurtured the desire in me to write the story in 1999, and offered her encouragement at critical moments; to my late brother, Hamid, who first introduced me to Rumi; to my rare intellectual and curious friend, Hussein Zahedi, who provided material and generously shared his invaluable wisdom with me; to my brother, business partner, and cherished reader, Mantosh Chawla, who never denied me his support; to my kind school-years friend, Ali Malekzadeh, whose help and encouragement had never diminished during the past forty years, and to Dr. Hooman Madyoon, my cheerleader.

My special thanks and gratitude to Catherine Wermuth, whose hard work, patience, and meticulous skill of copyediting made this book possible; and to Bette Darwin for taking time to read the manuscript and offering her valuable comments and suggestions.