Shams (Shams al-Din Mohammad Tabrizi)

Описание: In this short, text-only lecture (13 slides, under 7 minutes), we introduce Shams al-Din of Tabriz (Shams-e Tabrizi)—the enigmatic wandering mystic whose encounter with Jalal al-Din Rumi reshaped the course of Persian Sufism and world literature. We cover what can be responsibly stated about Shams’s life, his teachings as preserved in the Maqalat (Discourses), and how Shams’s presence transforms Rumi’s poetry—most famously in the Divan-i Shams-i Tabrizi.
We also address Kimia Khatoon, a figure remembered in later Mevlevi tradition, and explain why modern scholarship treats many details about her—and Shams’s final years—with careful caution due to the nature of the sources. The goal is clarity, context, and credentialed scholarship, without sensationalism.

Sources (Credentialed)
Reference works
• Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Shams al-Dīn of Tabriz.” (biographical overview and relationship to Rumi)
Primary / early tradition (hagiographical; historically valuable but not straightforward biography)
• Aflāki, Ahmad. The Feats of the Knowers of God (Manāqib al-ʿĀrifīn). Scholarly edition / translation (Brill). (key Mevlevi tradition source; contains variant accounts)
Major academic biographies / studies
• Lewis, Franklin D. Rumi: Past and Present, East and West. (standard scholarly biography and historical context)
• Schimmel, Annemarie. The Triumphal Sun: A Study of the Works of Jalaloddin Rumi. (authoritative study of Rumi’s symbolism, including “Shams”)
Shams’s teachings / textual access
• Chittick, William C. (trans. & ed.). Me & Rumi: The Autobiography of Shams-i Tabrizi. (major English access point to Shams’s discourses)
Manuscripts and textual context
• University of Manchester Digital Collections: Manuscript descriptions related to the Divan-i Shams-i Tabrizi. (documentation of the collection and naming)
Supplementary scholarly references
• The Masnavi: Book One (Oxford World’s Classics edition): editorial notes and context on language/symbolism
• Abstracta Iranica (scholarly bibliographic review): notes on the Maqalat and its significance
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Researcher: Dr. Maryam Sadeghi
Video Editor: Kiarash Karimianfar
Produced in Kimia Academy Studio.