Me and Rumi

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ME & RUMI –
The Autobiography of Shams-i Tabrizi

ME & RUMI –
The Autobiography of Shams-i Tabrizi

William C. Chittick Very little is known about the historical Shams- indeed, some have even doubted that he was a real person. Everyone interested in Ramis poetry has been curious about him, and beginning with Riiras own son and other hagiographers, a great deal of legend was built up. Me and Rumi represents a true milestone in the study of this enigmatic figure. It makes available for the first time in any European language first-hand accounts of Shams that have never been studied by Western scholars made possible through the long process of collatii•ig and editing the manuscripts of Maqiilat-i Shams-i Tabrizi, “The Discourses of Shams-i Tabrizi”. In Me and Rumi, William C. Chittick has translated about two thirds of the Discourses into English and arranged them in a manner that clarifies their meaning and context…The result is an exciting and readable book that brings Shams to life.

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“William Chittick’s masterful translation of the Afaqiilat of Shams-i Tabrizi moves Rumi’s beloved mentor from the shadows into the light, and restores Shams to the central position of prominence that he so richly deserves. This work immediately joins the indispensable short list of scholarly works on Rumi and his community” -Annemarie Schimmel

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This book gives entry into an astonishing presence. Go there for an hour a day, however long it takes. Then read Rumi’s poetry and feel their opening Friendship in you. Bless William Chittick.” —Coleman Barks

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Author

William C. Chittick

William C. Chittick received his education in the US. He holds a PhD in Persian language and literature from the University of Tehran. He taught comparative religion in the humanities department at Aryamehr Technical University in Tehran and, for a short period before the revolution, was assistant professor at the Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy. He has served as Assistant Editor of the Encyclopaedia Iranica at the Columbia University for three years. He has been Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the State University of New York, Stony Brook from 1983 to 1991 where he presently holds the post of the Professor of Comparative Studies. A greatly respected scholar, he has studied Sufism in theory and practice, and has written and translated widely about its various manifestations. He has published numerous articles and books, among them, A Shi`ite Anthology; Imaginal Worlds; Faith and Practice of Islam; The Sufi Path of Knowledge: Ibn al-Arabi 's Metaphysics of Imagination; The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi; The Vision of Islam, The Heart of Islamic Philosophy and Me and Rumi—The Autobiography of Shams i Tabtki; Ibn Arabi— Heir to the Prophets; The Self Disclosures of God.

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