Shams of tabriz taught rumi before he came to known as the poet of love. Jul 9, 2016 shams 40 rules of love, as found in the book, the forty rules of love. If god brings to mind mostly fear and blame, it means there is too much fear. Shams of tabrizs 40 rules of love the vision weekly. The sea will be the sea, whatever the drops philosophy. As the pot is hold by its emptiness inside, human is hold by the awareness of his. If god brings to mind mostly fear and blame, it means there is too much fear and blame welled inside us. Rumi, shams, and whirling dervishes shams of tabriz was a persian sufi and roaming dervish who lived at the end of the twelfth early. The forty rules of the religion of love by shams of tabriz. How we see god is a direct reflection of how we see ourselves. Shams tabrizis 40 rules of love the chanting heart.
Shams of tabriz table of contents prologue ella sweet blasphemy foreword the killer the forty rules of love part one shams ella shams ella the. The forty rules of love elif shafak is one of turkeys most acclaimed and outspoken novelists. Shams of tabriz is also featured in fiction such as elif shafaks bestselling novel the forty rules of love shams of tabriz s 40 rules of love. If we see god as full of love and compassion, so are we. As it was published in 2011, i thought what better to revive the timeless rules of love, other than spreading to more readers by reblogging it. Shams of tabriz was a persian sufi and roaming dervish who lived at the end of the twelfth early thirteenth century. Elif shafak has presented the narratives of two thirteenth century islamic mystics in this novel. The 40 rules of love, by shams tabrizi thehumandivinedotorg. As she reads on, she realizes that rumis story mirrors her own and that zahara like shamshas come to set her free. The forty rules of love by elif shafak curtis brown. These 40 rules of love are full of wisdom for every man and woman. The forty rules of love shams tabrizi iran territory.
At the center of the novel that ella is reading is the remarkable shams of tabriz, a mystic provocateur who challenges conventional wisdom, social and religious. The book after its publishing quickly became popular among readers. The book broadly divides into part based on famous sufi mystics shams tabriz as well as jalaluddin rumi. The 40 rules of love by shams tabrizi that make up the.
If we see god as full of love and compassion, so are we rule 2 the path to the truth is a labour of the heart, not of the head. In his bid to live a religion of love, tabrizi swore by the forty rules. Shams of tabriz s 40 rules of love, as found in the book, the forty rules of love. The 40 rules of love by shams tabrizi that make up the true. Forty rules of love by elif shafak, you can buy here. She was born in 1971 and is the author of six novels, including the forty rules of love, the bastard of istanbul, the gaze, the saint of incipient insanities and the flea palace, and one work of nonfiction. The forty rules of love, by elif shafak the independent. In his bid to live a religion of love, tabrizi swore by the forty rules of love and we should, too. And thats exactly what shams of tabriz taught rumi before he came to known as the poet of love.
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