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Shams tells Rumi that he must practice mysticism, not just read about it. Eventually Rumi turns away from his book learning.

Shams tells Rumi that he must practice mysticism, not just read about it. Eventually Rumi turns away from his book learning.

Shams Tabrezi

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Shams praises Rumi. But if Rumi illumines the common people, that is only because he reflects the light which Shams shines upon him: “Well, how could I offend you? I am fearful to kiss your feet, feast my lashes scratch them. Union with you is mast Precious. Alas that life will not last. I wish I had a world full of gold to bestow upon union with you.”

Shams praises Rumi. But if Rumi illumines the common people, that is only because he reflects the light which Shams shines upon him: “Well, how could I offend you? I am fearful to kiss your feet, feast my lashes scratch them. Union with you is mast Precious. Alas that life will not last. I wish I had a world full of gold to bestow upon union with you.”

Shams Tabrezi

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Shams said “Knowledge is for attaining the Known.” Knowledge that takes you not beyond yourself such knowledge is far worse than ignorance. Rumi was amazed by this and fell before the great man and ceased his teaching.

Shams said “Knowledge is for attaining the Known.” Knowledge that takes you not beyond yourself such knowledge is far worse than ignorance. Rumi was amazed by this and fell before the great man and ceased his teaching.

Shams Tabrezi

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Shams is “The Lord of the lord of the lords of truth” and “the chief of the lord of lords.” (Rumi) Shams Tabrezi discuses on the different aspects of Islamic mysticism as fellows: Blessing of God: “Blessing is excess, so to speak, an excess of everything. Don’t be content with being a Faqih, say I want more-more than being a Sufi, more than being a mystic -more than each thing that comes before you.”

Shams is “The Lord of the lord of the lords of truth” and “the chief of the lord of lords.” (Rumi)
Shams Tabrezi discuses on the different aspects of Islamic mysticism as fellows: Blessing of God: “Blessing is excess, so to speak, an excess of everything. Don’t be content with being a Faqih, say I want more-more than being a Sufi, more than being a mystic -more than each thing that comes before you.”

Shams Tabrezi

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Shall I speak without any hypocrisy or not? This Rumi is like moonlight. The eye cannot take in the sun of my being, but it can take in the moon. The extreme brightness of the rays makes the eye unable to tolerate the sun. The moon cannot reach the sun, unless the sun reaches out to the moon. The sun faces Moulana because Rumi faces the sun.

Shall I speak without any hypocrisy or not? This Rumi is like moonlight. The eye cannot take in the sun of my being, but it can take in the moon. The extreme brightness of the rays makes the eye unable to tolerate the sun. The moon cannot reach the sun, unless the sun reaches out to the moon. The sun faces Moulana because Rumi faces the sun.

Shams Tabrezi

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Ghazal

ai rashk-e-qamar aage tire shams-o-qamar kyaa
sau jaa.n se fidaa huu.n mai.n ye hai jaan-o-jigar kyaa

Mardan Safi

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Persian Kalam

piir-e-man-o-muriid-e-man shams-e-man-o-KHudaa-e-man
faash ba-goyam ii.n suKHan shams-e-man-o-KHudaa-e-man

Rumi

sher

kahaa.n 'shams' ba.ndaa kahaa.n tuu KHudaayaa
KHudaa-o-KHudii ham bhulaa.e hu.e hai.n

Shams Sabri

Ghazal

tuluu’-e-shams-o-qamar se numuud-e-jalva-e-dost
ik e'timaad-e-nazar ke sivaa kuchh aur nahii.n

Adeeb Saharanpuri

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Shams is far less concerned with ritual and jurisprudence than with his mystical intimations. He says: “Your preoccupation should be to know “Who am I, what is my essence? And to what end have I come here and where am I headed and what are my roots and what am I doing this very hour and what is my focus?”

Shams is far less concerned with ritual and jurisprudence than with his mystical intimations. He says: “Your preoccupation should be to know “Who am I, what is my essence? And to what end have I come here and where am I headed and what are my roots and what am I doing this very hour and what is my focus?”

Shams Tabrezi

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Once he said to Shaikh Jalaluddin Thansiri: “It is incumbent on Faqir not to talk anything of the world with Faqir. If you want to know about the king, it is better for you to sit and inquire from the people walking in the street.” At another occasion, he said to Jalaluddin: “Faqir is blessing for the people not a troublesome figure for them. You are immersed in contemplation of Divine beauty, but the people are suffering for want of food. It does not behove Faqir.”

Once he said to Shaikh Jalaluddin Thansiri: “It is incumbent on Faqir not to talk anything

Shah Kamaal Qadri Kaithli

Ghazal

vo a.alam thaa shams-o-qamar muskuraa.e
suu-e-dil jo vo dekh kar muskuraa.e

Ghubar Bhatti

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Shams desires to find the companionship of a true saint: “I implored God to allow me to mix with and be a companion with his friends (Saints). I had a dream and was told, “We will make you a companion of a saint.” I asked, “Where is the saint?” The next night I was told in a dream, “He is in Anatolia (Rum).” After some while I had another dream and was told, “It’s not yet time. All things come in the fullness of time.”

Shams desires to find the companionship of a true saint: “I implored God to allow me

Shams Tabrezi

Malfooz

Shams-i-Tabriz was a servant of God who had the power to sacrifice himself for the sake

Rumi