Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi has the full name Jalaluddin Muhammad bin Muhammad al-Balkhi al-Qunuwi. As for Jalaluddin Rumi's nickname, because most of his life was spent in Konya - Turkey, which was formerly known as the Rum (Rome) area. He was born in Balkh, namely Afghanistan on the 6th of Rabiul Awwal in 604 Hijriah, or 30 September 1207 AD. When Jalaluddin Rumi, who was only 5 years old, had predicted by a Sufi figure, Fariduddin Attar, that Jalaluddin Rumi would one day become a great spiritual figure.