Shams-e Tabrizi
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Shams-e Tabrizi was a 13th-century Persian mystic and wandering dervish whose spiritual companionship profoundly transformed the poet Rumi and inspired much of his most celebrated work.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shams-e Tabrizi canonical | 5 |
| Shams Tabrizi | 3 |
| Shams al-Din Tabrizi | 1 |
| Shams-e Tabrīzī | 1 |
| Shams-i Tabrizi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1039993 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Shams-e Tabrizi Context triple: [Rumi, influencedBy, Shams-e Tabrizi]
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Ibn al-Jawzi
Ibn al-Jawzi was a prominent 12th-century Hanbali scholar, preacher, and prolific author from Baghdad, renowned for his works on theology, history, and spiritual exhortation in the Islamic world.
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Ibn Hazm
Ibn Hazm was an influential 11th-century Andalusian polymath, jurist, theologian, and philosopher best known for his works on Islamic law, theology, and ethics, including the famous treatise "The Ring of the Dove."
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C.
Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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Al-Masudi
Al-Masudi was a 10th-century Arab historian and geographer, often called the "Herodotus of the Arabs" for his extensive historical and geographical writings.
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al‑Ghazali
Al-Ghazali was an influential 11th–12th century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and Sufi spirituality.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Shams-e Tabrizi Target entity description: Shams-e Tabrizi was a 13th-century Persian mystic and wandering dervish whose spiritual companionship profoundly transformed the poet Rumi and inspired much of his most celebrated work.
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A.
Ibn al-Jawzi
Ibn al-Jawzi was a prominent 12th-century Hanbali scholar, preacher, and prolific author from Baghdad, renowned for his works on theology, history, and spiritual exhortation in the Islamic world.
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B.
Ibn Hazm
Ibn Hazm was an influential 11th-century Andalusian polymath, jurist, theologian, and philosopher best known for his works on Islamic law, theology, and ethics, including the famous treatise "The Ring of the Dove."
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C.
Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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D.
Al-Masudi
Al-Masudi was a 10th-century Arab historian and geographer, often called the "Herodotus of the Arabs" for his extensive historical and geographical writings.
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E.
al‑Ghazali
Al-Ghazali was an influential 11th–12th century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and Sufi spirituality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic mystic
ⓘ
Persian mystic ⓘ Sufi dervish ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Shams-e Tabrizi
ⓘ
surface form:
Shams al-Din Tabrizi
Shams of Tabriz ⓘ Shams-e Tabrizi ⓘ
surface form:
Shams-i Tabrizi
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| associatedWithCity |
Konya
ⓘ
Tabriz ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 13th century ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Persianate world ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| describedAs |
itinerant mystic
ⓘ
wandering dervish ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Persian ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Maqbarat al-Shams in Khoy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Rumi
ⓘ
surface form:
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
Persian poetry ⓘ Sufi literature ⓘ |
| inspiredCollection |
Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi
ⓘ
surface form:
Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi
|
| inspiredGenre | ghazals ⓘ |
| inspiredWorkOf | Rumi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
inspiring much of Rumi's poetry
ⓘ
spiritual companionship with Rumi ⓘ transforming Rumi's spiritual life ⓘ |
| languageContext | Persian ⓘ |
| legacy |
central figure in Rumi studies
ⓘ
inspiration for later Sufi orders ⓘ symbol of spiritual friendship in Sufism ⓘ |
| meetingPlace | Konya ⓘ |
| meetingSignificance | turning Rumi from jurist and theologian into mystic poet ⓘ |
| meetingWith | Rumi ⓘ |
| name | Shams-e Tabrizi self-link ⓘ |
| namesakeOf |
Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi
ⓘ
surface form:
Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi
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| occupation |
dervish
ⓘ
mystic ⓘ spiritual teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Tabriz ⓘ |
| region | Greater Iran ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Sufism ⓘ |
| roleInRumisLife |
beloved friend
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spiritual companion ⓘ spiritual guide ⓘ |
| spiritualTradition | Sufi path of love and annihilation of ego ⓘ |
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Subject: Shams-e Tabrizi Description of subject: Shams-e Tabrizi was a 13th-century Persian mystic and wandering dervish whose spiritual companionship profoundly transformed the poet Rumi and inspired much of his most celebrated work.
Referenced by (11)
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