[6] The book is about the life, thought and spiritual conduct of the 13th-century Persian Sufi poet, Mowlana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi Rumi (1207–1273).
The author, Abdolhossein Zarrinkoob, unlike his other writings, refrained from giving various references and sources in the book and has written all the contents in a simple, fluent and common sense.
[8] The book covers the poet's childhood and his travels with his father from Khorasan and Baghdad to Anatolia, where he remained in Konya for the rest of his life.
He considered the condition of the past scholars and the wisdom conveyed by them as a practical example and a source of trust for the seekers during their paths.
... His trainings made the unpretentious seekers and the true aspirant in the way of God, advising them to tolerance and humility, which was the prelude to selflessness and death before death.The book "Step by Step Up to Union With God: Life, Thought and Spiritual Journey of Jalal-al-din Rumi" has been translated into English[24][25] and published in the United States in 2009.