URDU, Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Urdu - Karachi
Logo

اردو

Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Urdu Pakistan
ISSN (print): 2519-6332
ISSN (online): 2708-1915

Shams & Rumi— Commonalities and Distinctions

  • Dr. Tehsin Feraqi/
  • December 23, 2016
Keywords
Jalaluddin Rumi, Sufi, Persian poet, Metamorphosis, Ishq-e-Ilahi, Shams Tabrizi, Damascus, Qonia
Abstract

Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi, one of the foremost Sufis, he was great poet of Persian, too. But Rumi had not composed even a single verse till reaching about half of his lifespan and was only known as a great religious scholar. But suddenly Rumi became one of the most impressive Sufi poets in the history. He became one of the most renowned Sufis as well, immersed in 'ishq-e-ilahi', or the great love of God. This metamorphosis is attributed to Shams Tabrizi, the great Sufi who moved from Damascus to Rumi's hometown Qonia. This article analyses the circumstances, reasons and events that culminated into such a great change in one of the most respected theologian of his times, turning him into a Sufi. Discussing the philosophy of these two great Sufis and quoting from their Persian writings the article draws some parallels between these two Sufis.    

 

How to cite

Feraqi, D. T. (2020). Shams & Rumi— Commonalities and Distinctions. اردو, 91(1), 11–24. https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e82935229/page

Retrieved from https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e82935229/page

More citation formats
ACM SIG Proceedings
[1]Feraqi, D.T. 2020. Shams & Rumi— Commonalities and Distinctions. اردو. 91, 1 (July 2020), 11–24.
ACS Nano
(1)Feraqi, D. T. Shams & Rumi— Commonalities and Distinctions. اردو 2020, 91 (1), 11–24.
ABNT
FERAQI, Dr. Tehsin. Shams & Rumi— Commonalities and Distinctions. اردو, v. 91, n. 1, p. 11–24, 7 July2020.
Chicago (author-date)

            

                    
Harvard (Cite Them Right)

            

                
Feraqi, D.T. (2020) “Shams & Rumi— Commonalities and Distinctions”, اردو, 91(1), pp. 11–24. Available at: https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e82935229/page (Accessed: 20 May 2026).

            

                    
IEEE

            

                
[1]D. T. Feraqi, “Shams & Rumi— Commonalities and Distinctions”, اردو, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 11–24, July 2020, Accessed: May 20, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e82935229/page

            

                    
MLA

            

                
Feraqi, Dr. Tehsin. “Shams & Rumi— Commonalities and Distinctions”. اردو, vols. 91, no. 1, July 2020, pp. 11–24, https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e82935229/page.

            

                    
Turabian (full note bibliography)

            

                
Feraqi, Dr. Tehsin. “Shams & Rumi— Commonalities and Distinctions”. اردو 91, no. 1 (July 7, 2020): 11–24. Accessed May 20, 2026. https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e82935229/page.

            

                    
Vancouver

            

                
1.Feraqi DT. Shams & Rumi— Commonalities and Distinctions. اردو [Internet]. 2020 July 7 [cited 2026 May 20];91(1):11–24. Available from: https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e82935229/page

            

                    
AMA

            

                
1.Feraqi DT. Shams & Rumi— Commonalities and Distinctions. اردو. 2020;91(1):11–24. Accessed May 20, 2026. https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5df9e82935229/page

            

            






    Download citation
    Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS)
    BibTeX



                        

                        

                                

                        

                    

                

            


            

                

    
Author(s):



    

        

        
            
Dr. Tehsin Feraqi

        
        Author
    

    
Chairman, Majlis-e-Taraqqi-e-Adab, Club Road, Lahore

    
Pakistan

    
            
    
                            
  • 
                    
                    tehsin_feraqi@yahoo.com
                
    • 
                                    
        

    
    


    
Details:





    

        
        

            Type:
            Article
        

        

            Volume:
            91
        

        

            Issue:
            1
        

        

            Language:
            English
        

        

            Id:
            5df9e82935229
        

                

            Pages
            11 - 24
        

                            

                Discipline:
                Arts & Humanities
            

                

            Published
            December 23, 2016
            
        

        
    


        

        

            Statistics
        

        

            

                
                

                        
    
                            
  • 
                                 532
                            
    • 
                            
  • 
                                 1524
                            
    • 
                            
  • 
                                 319
                            
    • 
                        

                    

                
            

        

    

    
    

        
    

                

            

                Copyrights
            

            

                

                    
                    

                            Urdu retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously, allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
                        

                    
                

            

        

                    Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.