Baha al-Din Walad dies; Rumi succeeds him

وفاة بهاء الدين ولد وخِلافة ابنه له

1231 CE · 628 AH

Konya

In 628/1231 Baha al-Din Walad died at Konya, and his son Jalal al-Din, then about twenty-four, succeeded him in the teaching post he had held 1.

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The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Anatolia

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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

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Konya

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Spirituality and Sufism

Summary

In 628/1231 Baha al-Din Walad died at Konya, and his son Jalal al-Din, then about twenty-four, succeeded him in his teaching post. 1

Burhan al-Din Muhaqqiq

The following year Burhan al-Din Muhaqqiq, one of Baha al-Din's former disciples, arrived at Konya and acquainted Jalal al-Din more deeply with the mystical theories that had developed in Iran; he shaped Rumi's spiritual formation until he left Konya about 638/1240. 1

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Jalal al-Din Rumi· Baha al-Din Walad
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Konya

People and things also explored

The family is called to Konya· Baha al-Din Walad's family leaves Balkh· Rumi dies at Konya, 672/1273· Rumi meets Shams al-Din of Tabriz· Shams al-Din disappears for ever· Jalal al-Din Rumi· Konya· The German King's Campaign and His Drowning

Sources

  1. Rumi — Encyclopaedia Britannica
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The family is called to Konya

In 625/1228 Baha al-Din Walad and his family were called to Konya, capital of the Seljuqs of Rum, after a short stay at Laranda (Karaman) where Jalal al-Din's mother died and his first son was born. Baha al-Din taught at one of the city's many madrasas.