Shams Tabrizi (indirectly through Rumi)
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Shams Tabrizi was a 13th-century Persian mystic and spiritual teacher whose transformative companionship with the poet Rumi profoundly shaped Rumi’s mystical thought and poetry.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shams Tabrizi (indirectly through Rumi) canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Persian mystic
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spiritual teacher ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shams-e Tabrizi
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Shams-i Tabrizi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Konya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Jalal al-Din Rumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Rumi’s Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreTeaching |
annihilation of the ego (fana)
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primacy of love in the spiritual path ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
inspiration for modern literature on mystical love
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subject of contemporary novels and studies about Rumi ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Persian ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | partly legendary due to scarce contemporary records ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jalal al-Din Rumi
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Persian Sufi literature ⓘ Rumi’s mystical thought ⓘ Rumi’s poetry ⓘ later Sufi mystics ⓘ |
| languageContext | Persian cultural and linguistic milieu ⓘ |
| legacy |
central figure in Rumi studies
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symbol of the spiritual beloved in Sufi tradition ⓘ |
| meetingWithRumi | Konya, mid-13th century ⓘ |
| memorialSite | Mausoleum of Shams Tabrizi in Khoy (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Shams al-Din Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | transformative companionship with Jalal al-Din Rumi ⓘ |
| occupation |
spiritual guide
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wandering dervish ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Tabriz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInRumisLife |
beloved friend
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catalyst of mystical transformation ⓘ spiritual companion ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous Sufi hagiographies ⓘ |
| teachingStyle |
ecstatic and unconventional
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emphasis on direct experience of the divine ⓘ |
| topicIn | scholarship on Rumi’s transformation from jurist to mystic ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | saint by many Sufis ⓘ |
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