Shams Tabrizi's Discourses (Maqalat) Explained | His Mystical Wisdom, Education, & Identity

Rasoul Rahbari-Ghazani Reyhaneh Davoodi-Kahaki Music: https://www.youtube.com/@amirmohamdmonjezi How does Shams Tabrizi unveil the path to divine truth? In this episode of the Persian Mystical Poetry Podcast, I examine Shams's Discourses (Maqālāt), exploring his complex identity beyond the common labels of "dervish" or "illiterate." 🔹In this video, I explore the following questions: Was Shams Tabrizi a learned individual or simply an uneducated dervish? How do we come to know him? Is it solely through Rumi's poetry? What insights do his Discourses provide about his thoughts, education, personality, and relationship with Rumi? Do his Discourses confirm or challenge the prevailing mainstream perceptions about him? ⭐ This episode is part of a video series I host: Shams Tabrizi’s Discourses (Maqālāt): https://immortalechoes.org/pages/seasonal-offline-video-courses  Visit our ⁠Academy of Mystic Poetics and Philosophy⁠, and check out our courses: https://immortalechoes.org/pages/courses  If you enjoy the content and wish to ⁠support our work⁠, your generosity helps us continue creating: https://immortalechoes.org/pages/donations My recent publications: https://istanbul.academia.edu/RasoulRahbariGhazani Guiding questions: How does Shams challenge the authority of formal religious knowledge in his Discourses? What role does paradox play in Shams’s teaching style? Is your perspective toward Shams the same after watching this video? Which idea from this episode moved you the most—and why? #ShamsTabrizi #Shams_Tabrizi #shams #Discourses #Maqalat #Rumi #Persianpoetry