Me and Rumi Autobiography

Author's name: Shams al-Din al-Tabrizi

Jalal ad-Din Rumi

William Chittick's masterful translation of the essays of Shams-i-Tabrizi brings Rumi's beloved teacher out of the shadows and into the light, restoring Shams to the central position he so rightly deserves. This work immediately joins the short and indispensable list of scholarly works on Rumi and his community. It is highly recommended for all scholars and students of Sufism, Islamic philosophy, and Persian literature, and, of course, for the legions of Rumi admirers. Annemarie Schimmel: "Imagine that you could go somewhere every morning—say, to the corner of a sugar caravanserai—to hear Shams-i-Tabrizi speak about the veil of the heart, the nature of ijtihad, or how to transcend the anxious state of question and answer. This book offers us an entry into that amazing presence. Go there for an hour every day, however long it takes, and then read Rumi's poetry and feel the openings of her friendship within you. Blessed be William Chittick." Coleman ParksWilliam Chittick is Professor of Religious Studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Author of The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi and nine other books, including The Sufi Path of Knowledge, The Occult Imagination of Ibn Arabi, and The Self-Revelation of God: Principles of Ibn Arabi's Cosmology