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He is the spiritual expression, translated into poetry, brought to the highest levels of formal and conceptual perfection.įounder of the Sufi brotherhood of “whirling dervishes” (Mevlevi), he is considered the greatest mystical poet of Persian literature. He was an ʿālim, a Sunni Muslim theologian, a refined mystic poet of Persian origin, and a continuator of the work of his great master Shams-i Tabrīzī. Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī (Balkh, 30 September 1207 – Konya, 17 December 1273), known as Rumi جلالالدین محمد رومی, as Mevlānā in Turkey and as Mowlānā (Persian: مولانا) in Iran and Afghanistan, was the faithful direct disciple of Shams-i Tabrīzī. His collection of mystical poetry is watered with pure sources of knowledge and his joy is like crystal water, transparent, surrounded by fragrant flower essences, which echo in the verses of his disciple Mulukshah in “Rose Garden of Shams” (Gulzar- the Shams). We need a shower of blessings, trying to bypass our own human limitations to strive for the supreme and absolute good: God. Introspection that goes beyond one’s own being, not looking at the faults of others, but criticizing oneself first and looking for that river of pure water to drink from, which is called faith. The Maqalat-e Shams-e Tabrizi (Discourses of Shams-i Tabrīzī) is a prose work, in Persian language, written by Shams in which he tries to infuse a deep spirituality His message which will then be transfused into the Mevlana of Konya (Turkey) is always valid: it is not enough to be a faqih (scholar of religion), but it is necessary to go beyond unexplored universes of faith, beyond mysticism itself, Sufism itself. The tomb of Shams-i Tabrizi was recently proposed to be recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Both of them lived in the same period, they were in contact when Rumi, in isolation in Konya for a period of forty days, before fleeing to Damascus, had the opportunity to absorb from him all the profound spirituality that distinguished him.
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Rumi was his devoted disciple, according to tradition. Some excerpts from the Maqalat allow us to perceive Shams’s thoughts. Overall, they give a mystical interpretation of Islam and contain spiritual advice. Shams-i Tabrīzī (in Persian language شمس تبریزی Tabriz, 1185 – Khoy, 1248) was a Persian mystic, poet and philosopher credited with having been the teacher and spiritual guide of Gialal al-Din Rumi, who recalled him with deference in his works, particularly in Diwan-i Shams-i Tabrīzī Maqalat, it was written during the last years of Shams’s life, as his speeches as an old man. The mysticism that connects the works of these three great men and thinkers of Islam, even after sometime between them, is like a river that flows towards the sea of faith and spirituality, bringing with it the fertile humus that gave rise to great civilizations such as the Afghan, Pakistani, Persian.