Legends of the SufisLegends of the Sufis by Shemsu 'd Din Ahmed El Eflaki Legends of the Sufis is a collection of anecdotes taken from Acts of the Adepts written by the historian Shemsu D Din Ahmed, El Eflaki in A. D. 1353. It is a book that will prove to be of interest to those readers wishing to know more about the life and family background of the great Persian sage and teacher Jalaluddin Rumi (1207 1273). These stories and legends of events in the lives of Rumi and