Shams Tabrizi
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- Karachi, after Midnight : Volume 3, PART II
- Karachi, after Midnight : Volume 1, PART III
- Karachi, after Midnight : Volume 1, PART II
- Karachi, after Midnight : Volume 1
- Karachi, after Midnight : Volume 1, PART I
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Shams-i-Tabrīzī (Persian: شمس تبریزی) or Shams al-Din Mohammad (1185–1248) was a Persian[2] Muslim,[3] 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 (The Works of Shams of Tabriz). Tradition holds that Shams taught Rumi in seclusion in Konya for a period of forty days, before fleeing for Damascus. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/
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5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,320x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,795x
- Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
· 2014 · cited 9,169x
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 7,708x
- Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 6,092x
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Quotes
- “There may be one fault in a man that conceals a thousand qualities, or one excellence that conceals a thousand faults. The little indicates much.”
- “Intellect takes you to the door, but it doesn't take you into the house.”
- “The salat can be made up for, but there is no making up for false show or outward worship without presence.”
- “Whoever lives as he sees fit will not die as he sees fit.”
- “Nothing kills the soul that commands to evil (Nafs al Ammarra) like seeing the beauty of the heart.”
- “Alms in secret extinguish the wrath of the Lord means you are so immersed in sincerity and in preserving that sincerity that you have no pleasure in giving alms.”
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Key facts
- Born
- 1185, Tabriz , Seljuk Empire
- Died
- 1248 (aged 62 – 63), Khoy , Mongol Empire
- Resting place
- Khoy , Iran
- Occupations
- Weaver, Poet, Philosopher, Teacher
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Article
Shams Tabrīzī (1185–1248) was a Persian dervish and poet, best known for his companionship with Rumi.
He is referenced with great reverence and grief in Rumi's poetic collection, in particular Divan-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.