It is accepted that he was born in Belh on September 30 1207. His father in a well known wise, Bahaeddin Veled. The Holy Mevlana came to Konya via Baghdad, am Hicaz, Malatya, Erzincan and Karaman. This long journey caused Mevlana to learm many lessons.While they were in Karaman, he married with Gevher Hatun. Later they had a son named Sultan Veled. Mevlana’s fire of love was ignited by the famous Sufi, ems from Tebriz.