The Forty Rules of Love

The Forty Rules of Love is a novel written by Turkish author Elif Shafak,[1][2][3] The book was published in March 2009.[4] It is about Maulana Jalal-Ud-Din, known as Rumi and his companion Shams Tabrizi.[5][6] This book explains how Shams changed the life of Scholar to a Sufi through love.[7] This books has sold more than 750,000 copies in Turkey and France.[8]

AuthorElif Shafak
CountryTurkey
LanguageEnglish
GenreLiterary Fiction
PublisherPenguin Books
Publication date
March 2009
Pages354
AwardsPrix ALEF* - Mention Spéciale Littérature Etrangére
ISBN9780141047188

About the book

"A novel within a novel, The Forty Rules of Love tells two parallel stories that mirror each other across two very different cultures and seven intervening centuries."[9] It starts when a housewife, Ella, gets a book called Sweet Blasphemy for an appraisal.[10] This book is about thirteenth century poet, Rumi and his spiritual teacher, Shams.[9] The story presented in Forty Rules Of Love is basically on "love and spirituality that explains what it means to follow your heart." [11] The author of the book, Elif Shafak got more popularity among the Arab readers after this novel was translated into Arabic language.[12]

"The Forty Rules of Love is a mesmerising blend of love, religion and spirituality"

Zarbakht Bilal, [13]

On November 5, 2019, the BBC News listed The Forty Rules of Love on its list of the 100 most influential novels.[14]

The Letter b

Every chapter of the book starts with letter ‘b’.[10] It is because the secret of Quran lies in Surah Al-Fatiha and its spirit is contained in the phrase Bismillah hir Rehman nir Rahim (In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent and Merciful). [15] The first Arabic letter of the Bismillah has dot below it that symbolizes the Universe as per Sufism thoughts. [16]

The 40 Rules

The book The Forty Rules of Love has presented Shams's Forty Love Rules at different intervals.[17][18] "It’s a book that encourages you to transform your life and fill it with love."[19]

The Author

Shafak is a "widely read female author in Turkey". [20] She is on Guardian's shortlist for 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction List.[21] The Bastard Of Istanbul, Honor and 10 Minutes And 38 Seconds In This Strange World are her other books. [22][23][24] Shafak work is translated into more than 40 languages, and she is also a TED Global Speaker. [25] "I had rather extinguish the fire in hell and burn heaven so that people could start loving God for no other reason than love",Rabiya Al Adawiya.[26]

Awards

The Forty Rules of Love won Prix ALEF* - Mention Spéciale Littérature Etrangére.[27] It was also nominated for the 2012 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.[27]

See Also

The Novels That Shaped Our World: BBC reveals 100-strong list [28]

Shafak novel one of a trio picked up by Netflix [29]

‘The Forty Rules of Love’ broadens your horizons [30]

‘Forty Rules Of Love’ Will Help You Explore Yourself [31]

Interview with author Elif Shafak As The Forty Rules of Love goes to paperback, the author talks about the power of fiction. [32]

References
  1. “Our Compass” Archived 2019-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, “International Herald Tribune”, November 27, 2013
  2. "Looking for God: Following the Path of Love","alif.id",October 13, 2019
  3. "Books of the week: From Stephen King's The Institute to Margaret Atwood's The Testaments, our picks","www.firstpost.com",September 16, 2019
  4. “Analysis: The Forty Rules of Love” Archived 2019-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, “Analysis of Love”, 2010
  5. “The Forty Rules of Love – review” Archived 2016-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, “The Guardian”, December 5, 2014
  6. Rashid,Yamna."The Forty Rules of Love taught me that we’ve been asking ourselves all the wrong questions","blogs.tribune.com.pk",June 1, 2017
  7. Kazim, Maisam. “Overview of Forty Rules of Love”, “Pamir Times”, March 3, 2018
  8. “Forty Rules Of Love by ELIF SHAFAK”, “lagazetteverdun”, November 29, 2016
  9. “Elif Shafak” Archived 2018-08-22 at the Wayback Machine, “Literary Festivals UK”,
  10. Alev Adil.“The Forty Rules of Love, By Elif Shafak” Archived 2019-08-03 at the Wayback Machine,“The Independent”, July 9,2010
  11. "Five must-read books that help shape the way we think about the world","www.thenational.ae",June 7, 2019
  12. "Arabic Edition of Elif Shafak's novel nominated for Booker 10 Minutes 38 Seconds","english.ahram.org.eg",September 22, 2019
  13. "The Forty Rules of Love is a mesmerising blend of love, religion and spirituality","dailytimes.com.pk",MAY 1, 2019
  14. "100 'most inspiring' novels revealed by BBC Arts". BBC News. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2019-11-10. The reveal kickstarts the BBC's year-long celebration of literature.
  15. “Book Review: The forty Rules of Love by Elif Safak”, November 3, 2014
  16. Shweta. “Elif Shafak — Book Review of “40 Rules of Love”(Rumi & Shams of Tabriz )”, “Medium”, May 18, 2019
  17. “Sham’s of Tabriz’s 40 Rules of Love”, “The Vision Weekly”, November 4, 2011,
  18. Imran Ali Buth."The Forty Rules of Love","www.greaterkashmir.com",May 4, 2017
  19. Rania, Naim. “30 Powerful Quotes From ‘The Forty Rules Of Love’ That Could Potentially Transform Your Life”, “Though Catalog”, March 4, 2016
  20. "Meet the new Quartz Pros!","QUARTZ",October 10, 2019
  21. "Elif Shafak Major leaguer","www.magtheweekly.com", April 06, 2018
  22. "Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak review – a rich journey into romance and religion","The Guardian",February 22, 2017
  23. "Elif Shafak: 'Fear is a very dangerous thing'","Independent",April 13, 2013
  24. "Elif Shafak writes for rights","The Express Tribune",March 12, 2016
  25. "Black Milk: An honest look into motherhood and postpartum career life","The New Arab", March 6, 2019
  26. "Wandering history","dailytimes.com.pk",SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
  27. “The Forty Rules of Love Reader’s Guide”, “Penguin Random House”,
  28. "The Novels That Shaped Our World: BBC reveals 100-strong list","www.thebookseller.com", November 5, 2019
  29. "Shafak novel one of a trio picked up by Netflix","www.thebookseller.com",October 17, 2019
  30. "‘The Forty Rules of Love’ broadens your horizons","Gulf News", November 30, 2016
  31. Neeha Hammad "‘Forty Rules Of Love’ Will Help You Explore Yourself","Dunya News",August 11, 2017
  32. David Mattin."Interview with author Elif Shafak","www.thenational.ae",August 14, 2011
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