![]() Over the centuries Shams became a trope of Persian, Turkish, and Urdu literatures. Everyone interested in Rumi’s poetry has been curious about him, and beginning with Rumis own son and other hagiographers, a great deal of legend was built up. Very little is known about the historical Shams-indeed, some have even doubted that he was a real person. Rumi immortalized Shams’s name by constandy celebrating him in his poetry as the embodiment of the divine beloved. ![]() It was Rumis longing for the lost Shams that transformed him into one of the world s greatest poets. Three years after Shams s appearance out of nowhere, he abruptly vanished, never to be seen again. Rumi had been a sober scholar, teaching law and theology to a small circle of students, but the coming of Shams turned him into a devotee of music, dance, and poetry. Practically every collection of his poetry provides a thumbnail biography, highlighting his encounter with Shams-i Tabrizi, the wandering mystic who became Rumi’s beloved companion. Now that Rumi has become one of the best-selling poets in North America, interest in his life and times has increased dramatically. The astounding autobiography of the man who transformed Rumi from a learned religious teacher into the world's greatest poet of mystical love. ![]()
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