Numerous studies have been conducted to analyze Rumi's thoughts from spiritual and mystical perspectives. However, the interconnection of Rumi’s thoughts and the sociopolitical context has hardly been studied. This study aims to examine Rumi's thought and its parallelity to the socio-historical and political context of 13th-century Anatolia. This study focuses on re-reading the Mathnawi with a contextual approach to construe how the context of the time influenced Rumi’s thoughts. By re-reading the Mathnawi through this lens, this study can capture an intellectual genealogy of Rumi's life and his thoughts as a whole. The interrelation of the sociopolitical context with Rumi’s thoughts can be viewed when he conveyed the deep meaning of love, humanity, tolerance, and inclusivity in religious understanding. For example, when Rumi expressed his thoughts on love as the highest goal of the relationship between a man and God, love also can serve as a foundation for building relationships between humans, nations, cultures, and different living systems. In Rumi’s horizon, love helps to foster a sense of acceptance and appreciation for the differences that exist between humankind. Love can provide a bridge that allows individuals to build relationships with each other. The strong connection can create a space of understanding and respect that can be used to work through issues and find common ground. In this sense, it personifies the broader context that Anatolia in the latter half of the thirteenth century was a time and place in transition and flux where Rumi lived in the midst of a turbulent sociopolitical situation. The indiscriminate attacks of the Mongols and various internal religious conflicts within the Muslim community along with the Crusades added to the dark history of human antagonism. By this context, Rumi formulated a contextual conception of love that can serve unity in diversity. Therefore, Rumi incorporates the sociopolitical context into his mind and transforms it into a reflective spiritual poem. This means that Mathnawi is a mirror that resonates with Rumi's reality, a medium that connects Rumi to the real world. This contributes that Mathnawi is not only a spiritual couplet but also a unique product thought of its time that reflects Rumi’s worldview.