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by Bangitintrnet
Barton has taken to Twitter to quote a passage from Rumi's poem 'A Great Wagon' which explores concepts of non-judgement.
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field. I’ll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass,
the world is too full to talk about.
Jalal ad-Din Mohammad Rumi was a 13th century poet, musician and spiritual guide, who has had a considerable cultural impact throughout the Muslim world, in particular Turkey and Iran, but is also considered the best selling poet in the United States.
He is also central to Sufism, a mystical form of Islam which shuns materialism and promotes tolerance.
Barton will address the media for the first time since the fallout from his comments with a press conference scheduled at The Quarters on Thursday, having been brought forward from the traditional Friday pre-match briefing.