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Shams-i Tabrīzī (Persian: شمس تبریزی) or Shams al-Din Mohammad (1185–1248) was a Persian [1] Shafi'ite [1] poet, [2] who is credited as the spiritual instructor of Mewlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhi, also known as Rumi and is referenced with great reverence in Rumi's poetic collection, in particular Diwan-i Shams-i Tabrīzī.
Shams al-Din or Shams Tabrizi was a Persian Sufi poet and mystic who was the spiritual guru of the famous poet Rumi. While Jalaluddin Rumi is known all over the world, not many have heard of Shams, the person who inspired Rumi to write his most beautiful lines.
This book was gathered from the words of the beloved Mevlana Shamsuddin Tabrizi, the Sultan of those who have attained. May God not deprive us of his abundant blessings. The Truth is the Kadim, the Ancient One; He is the being who has no beginning.
- Qalandariˉ Ideas in Shams?
- Shams’ Perspective on Mohammad and Islam
- Attitude Towards Muslims and KAˉFIR (Non-Believers)
- Love as the Main Premise
- Shams’ Success
Before we investigate the contents of the Maqaˉlaˉt, with its unconven-tional and unreligious views, let us briefly turn to the platform from which Shams may have launched his ideas. There are strong indications that Shams may have had a Qalandarıˉ background, and the formation of a new group in Konya under the name of Shems Tebrizi, who shaved the...
Shams’ bending of all the rules included eschewing the history of Islam, especially the role of Mohammad. Many references in the Maqaˉlaˉt show that Shams’ focus was asceticism and the enlighten-ment that he believed that the prophets, including Mohammad and other saints, had been looking for. For Shams, enlightenment was the goal, while religion e...
Throughout the Maqaˉlaˉt it is clear that Shams did not think highly of the Muslim masses.66 Referring to the herd mentality of religious people, Shams said, “Imagine those who have remained imbecilic and in utter disarray, and have no idea of what is being said to them.”67 Shams understood the word muslim to mean not just a follower of Mohammad, b...
The debate over the experience of the consciousness of Love became the precursor of a silent rebellion against the stagnant state of spirituality in Konya. Rumi was quite familiar with the idea of Love from the Sufi literature and from the poetry of Sanaˉ’ıˉ and ‘Attar, but held an apparently superficial understanding until Shams broadened the hori...
Rumi surrendered himself to the experiences of Shams because he believed in Shams’ sincerity and in the power of his paradigm. Shams may have appeared as a blunt man in the eyes of the public, but in him Rumi found a highly sophisticated and advanced mind. Shams had experienced the secret of existence in his own heart. The physical shape of the wor...
- Mostafa Vaziri
- 2015
May 11, 2024 · Shams Tabrizi, a historical figure and Persian poet, is famous around the world for his story with Rumi. Read his quotes, poems and biography.
Mar 15, 2016 · These inspiring excerpts are presented under a series of themes to enable contemporary readers to build a picture of Shams’ teachings on specific topics. The following are just a few of those which focus on the theme of human potential.
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Mar 9, 2016 · Me and Rumi: The Autobiography of Shams-i Tabrizi, translated, introduced and annotated by William C. Chittick. Louisville: Fons Vitae, 2004. 347 pages, index. US$25.95 (Paper) ISBN 1-887752-52-8. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 March 2016.
