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(Louisville, KY: Fons Vitae, 2004)Īn array of mystical poetry, laden with devotional sentiments and strong ‘Alid inclinations, has been attributed to Shams-i Tabrīzī across the Persian Islamic world.
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Mohammad-Ali Movahhed (Tehran: Sahami, Entesharat-e Khwarazmi, 1990).
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Joy is like pure clear water wherever it flows, wondrous blossoms grow…Sorrow is like a black flood wherever it flows it wilts the blossoms.A good man complains of no-one he does not look to faults.Don’t be content with being a faqih (religious scholar), say I want more – more than being a Sufi (a mystic), more than being a mystic – more than each thing that comes before you. Blessing is excess, so to speak, an excess of everything.Some excerpts from the Maqalat provide insight into the thoughts of Shams: Overall, it bears a mystical interpretation of Islam and contains spiritual advice. Mohammad-Ali Movahhed (Tehran: Sahami, Entesharat-e Khwarazmi, 1990) Note: This is a two-volume edition The Maqalat seems to have been written during the later years of Shams, as he speaks of himself as an old man. The Maqalat-e Shams-e Tabrizi ( Discourse of Shams-i Tabrīzī) is a Persian prose book written by Shams.Franklin Lewis, Rumi Past and Present, East and West, Oneworld Publications, 2000Shams al-Din Tabrizi, Maqalat-e Shams-e Tabrizi, ed. In Rumi’s poetry Shams becomes a guide of Allah’s (Creator) love for mankind Shams was a sun ("Shams" means "Sun" in Arabic) shining the Light of Sun as guide for the right path evading darkness for Rumi heart, mind & body on earth. As the years passed, Rumi attributed more and more of his own poetry to Shams as a sign of love for his departed friend and master. 154–161.Īfter several years with Rumi in Konya, Shams left and settled in Khoy. His reply was, "Something you do not understand." Franklin Lewis, Rumi, Past and Present, East and West, pp. Shams asks Rumi what he is doing, to which Rumi replies, "Something that you do not understand!" At that moment, the books suddenly catch fire and Rumi asks Shams to explain what happened. Rumi regards him as an uneducated stranger. Rumi then asked Shams, "What is this?" To which Shams replied, "Mowlana, this is what you cannot understand."Ī second version of the tale has Shams passing by Rumi who again is reading a book.
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Rumi hastily rescued the books and to his surprise they were all dry. Shams Tabriz, passing by, asked him, "What are you doing?" Rumi scoffingly replied, "Something you cannot understand." On hearing this, Shams threw the stack of books into a nearby pool of water. One day Rumi was reading next to a large stack of books. As it was said in Haji Bektash Veli’s book, "Makalat", he was looking for something. He was claiming to be a travelling merchant. On 15 November 1244, a man in black suit from head to toe, came to the famous inn of Sugar Merchants of Konya.