Shams Tabrizi
Shams-e-Tabrīzī | |
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Bust of Shams in Khoy, Iran | |
| Born | 1185 |
| Died | 1248 (aged 62–63) |
| Resting place | Khoy, Iran |
| Occupation(s) | Weaver, Poet, Philosopher, Teacher, |
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Shams-i Tabrīzī (Persian: شمس تبریزی) or Shams al-Din Mohammad (1185–1248) was a Persian Shafi'ite poet, 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. Tradition holds that Shams taught Rumi in seclusion in Konya for a period of forty days, before fleeing for Damascus. The tomb of Shams-i Tabrīzī was recently nominated to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site.