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Looks at Rumi's insights into the meaning of the second half of the basic Muslim creed, namely, the nature and function of revelation through prophets.
All the King's Falcons draws out Rumi's distinctive and creative insights into Islamic religious culture by focusing on his treatment of prophets as instruments in God's communication with humankind. But there is more to Rumi's views of revelation than meets the eye, for he does not view the prophets, from Adam to Muhammad, merely as historic individuals who lived and died. Stories and images of the prophets provide this mystic and poet with a way of communicating his rich awareness of the reality of the divine message.
Foreword
Preface
One · Rumi in the History of Islamic Prophetology
Qur'anic Prophetology
Historical Prophetology
Philosophical Prophetology
Theological Prophetology
Theosophical Prophetology
Mystical Prophetology
Two · Flight of the Royal Falcons: The Dynamics of Prophetic Revelation
The Falcon on the Minaret: Prophets in the World
The Call of the Falcon Drum: The Nature of Revelation
To the Forearm of the King: Functions in Relation to God and Believer
Three · Abraham and Sons
Abraham the Man of Faith
Abraham the Prophet
Abraham the Exemplar
Four · Joseph and His Family
Beauty and Beast
Pit and Prison
Shirt and Scent
Light and Dream
Five · Moses and Company
Birth and Infancy
First Encounter with God
Moses and Pharaoh
Khizr the Prophet and Guide
Six · Jesus and the Other Gospel Figures
Zacharia and John
Mary
Jesus
Theological Dimensions
Seven · The Muhammad of History
Muhammad's Personal History
Muhammad's Personality and Teachings
Eight · The Ahmad of Faith
The Prophet's Relationship with God
Proof of Muhammad's Prophethood
Ahmad's Prophetic Attributes
Afterword
Appendix: Other Prophets in Rumi's Work
Abbreviations
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index of Qur'anic Citations
Index