Shams of Tabriz

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Shams of Tabriz was a 13th-century Persian mystic and wandering dervish best known as the spiritual mentor and transformative influence of the poet Rumi.

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instanceOf Islamic scholar
Persian mystic
Rumi's spiritual mentor
Sufi dervish
alsoKnownAs Shams al-Tabrizi NERFINISHED
Shams-e Tabrizi NERFINISHED
Shams-i Tabrizi NERFINISHED
associatedWith Konya NERFINISHED
Rumi's circle of disciples
Tabriz NERFINISHED
birthPlace Azerbaijan region NERFINISHED
Persia NERFINISHED
Tabriz NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 13th century
coreTheme annihilation of the ego (fana)
love as a path to God
union with the divine
countryOfCitizenship Persia NERFINISHED
culturalDepiction portrayed in modern novels and films about Rumi
deathPlace disputed
possibly Khoy
possibly Konya
era medieval Islamic period
ethnicGroup Persian
hasShrine Maqbarat al-Shams in Khoy NERFINISHED
hasWork Maqalat-e Shams-e Tabrizi NERFINISHED
influenced Jalal al-Din Rumi NERFINISHED
knownFor emphasis on direct experience of the divine
radical spiritual teachings
unconventional behavior
language Persian
legacy central figure in Mevlevi Sufi tradition
subject of numerous poems by Rumi
venerated as a saint in Sufi circles
movement Sufism NERFINISHED
name Shams al-Din Muhammad NERFINISHED
notableFor being the spiritual mentor of Jalal al-Din Rumi
influencing the development of Sufi poetry
inspiring Rumi's transformation into a mystical poet
occupation dervish
mystic
wandering ascetic
philosophicalSchool Sufi mysticism
religion Islam
Sufism NERFINISHED
spiritualOrder Mevlevi tradition NERFINISHED
student Jalal al-Din Rumi NERFINISHED
workType collection of discourses

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