At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
In time
Summary
About 615/1218 the jurist and mystic Baha al-Din Walad left Balkh with his family, including his son Jalal al-Din; two reasons are given — a quarrel with the ruler, or fear of the approaching Mongols. 1
The road
The family passed through Nishapur, where the famous account has the Sufi poet Farid al-Din Attar meet the boy Jalal al-Din and bless him; they then made the pilgrimage to Mecca and travelled through Syria and Iraq until they reached Anatolia, the land of the Seljuqs of Rum, which enjoyed peace and prosperity. 1
Connections
- Had participant
- Jalal al-Din Rumi· Baha al-Din Walad
- Occurred at
- Balkh
People and things also explored
Baha al-Din Walad dies; Rumi succeeds him· The family is called to Konya· Jalal al-Din Rumi· Balkh· Rumi dies at Konya, 672/1273· Rumi meets Shams al-Din of Tabriz· Shams al-Din disappears for ever· Balkh's Sulh and al-Ahnaf's Khwarizm March
Sources
- Rumi — Encyclopaedia Britannica
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Baha al-Din Walad's family leaves Balkh”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/departure-from-balkh-615/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.
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