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Tomb of Shams-i Tabrizi

13th century (rebuilt later)

A shrine in Konya traditionally linked to Shams-i Tabrizi, the mystic whose disappearance inspired much of Rumi's poetry.

This shrine, tied to Shams-i Tabrizi's disappearance, marks the relationship that inspired much of Rumi's lyric poetry.

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A two-story stone building with a glazed wooden enclosure on the ground floor and a white minaret rising behind it. Several trees and metal tables and chairs stand on a paved courtyard under a clear blue sky.
Tomb of Shams-i Tabrizi, Konya, Turkey. 13th century, rebuilt later.

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What it is

This building in Konya, Turkey, is traditionally identified as the tomb of Shams-i Tabrizi, a 13th-century Iranian mystic who, according to tradition, taught Rumi in seclusion for forty days before leaving Konya and later disappearing. The structure, rebuilt over time, has been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Why it matters

Shams-i Tabrizi is remembered with great reverence and grief throughout Rumi's poetry, especially in the Divan-i Shams-i Tabrizi. This shrine marks the place tradition connects to the relationship between the two men, and to the loss that is said to have driven Rumi's outpouring of lyric poetry.

Look closer

  • What does it mean that this site is based on 'tradition' rather than certain historical proof?
  • Why might a building connected to Shams matter so much to understanding Rumi's poetry?
  • What questions does the uncertainty around Shams's disappearance leave unanswered?

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Rumi · c. 1247 onward

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Secondary source

Grave of Rumi

soon after 1273

Page of an Arabic-script manuscript with dense handwritten text in black ink, with several passages and marginal notes highlighted or underlined in red. The aged paper is cream-colored with a dark border, and some text runs along the margins.Book

Primary source

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Rumi · c. 1260-1273

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Secondary source

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