When people asked Hafiz, the most accepted poet of the East, "Is Rumi a prophet?", his answer was subtle, as the mystic's answer is. In the East the one who gives a book is a prophet, and prophet is a direct word. Hafiz said, "Not a prophet, but the giver of a book." When Hafiz, an inspirational poet himself, held Rumi and his work so high, you can imagine what a wonderful work it must be. Do not think that because Rumi was in the country of Muslims he only interpreted the soul of the Prophet Muhammad. If you study Rumi deeply, you will find he has interpreted the soul of Jesus Christ and the soul of Moses.