Jami wrote a mystical allegory about a youth and a widow
Who needs dry theology when you can write a scandalous love story? Jami took the ancient tale of Yusuf and Zulaikha and turned it into a massive philosophical epic. On the surface, it is a story about a wealthy older woman desperately pursuing a handsome youth. Underneath, it is actually a deeply profound mapping of the soul desperately trying to reunite with ultimate beauty.

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