Tag: mysticism

Shams Tabrizi

  Shams-i-Tabrīzī or Shams al-Din Mohammad (died ca.1248) was a Persian Muslim, who is credited as the spiritual instructor of Mawlānā 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).

Observations on the Meaning of Bay’at

  HU121Hajj Dr. NoorAli Tabandeh (Majzoub ‘Alishah)[1]Bay’at literally means buying and selling, and comes from the word bay‘, although it pertains to a specific type of buying and selling. In the Qur’an, the following verse is specifically about bay’at, in which God says:(Verily, Allah has purchased from the faithful their selves and their properties, and […]

Baba Taher Oryan

  Baba Taher Oryan, (var. Baba Tahir, in Persian: بابا طاهر) was an 11th century Persian poet and mystic. Baba Taher is known as one of the most revered and respectable early poets in Iranian literature. Most of his life is clouded in mystery. He probably lived in Hamadan, the capital city of the Hamedan […]

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