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Mahmud Shabistari Iran/Persia (1250? - 1340) Timeline Muslim / Sufi Poems by Mahmud Shabistari Books - Links |
Shabistari's Secret Rose Garden (the Gulistan-i Raz, which can also be translated as The Rose Garden of Mystery) is considered to be one of the greatest works of Persian Sufism.
The value of Shabistari's work was recognized almost immediately upon publicaton. Many commentaries on the work by other Sufi mystics soon began to appear. The Secret Rose Garden quickly was regarded as one of the central works of Sufism.
Poems by Mahmud Shabistari
- One Light
- The Tavern Haunters
- A Drop of Seawater
- Reason (from The Secret Rose Garden)
- Sun-Reflections (from The Secret Rose Garden)
- The Beloved Guest
- The Effect of the Draft (from The Secret Rose Garden)
- The Marriage of the Soul (from The Secret Rose Garden)
- The Mirror (from The Secret Rose Garden)
- The Wine of Rapture (from The Secret Rose Garden)
Recommended Books: Mahmud Shabistari
Related Links
Quotes, text and mystical poems from Shabistari
http://www.onelittleangel.com/wisdom/quotes/saint_net.asp?mc=329
Several very brief quotes from Shabistari's writings.
Knowledge, Unity and Tolerance
http://www.sufistudies.net/world-community/shabistari.html
An extended article on the Sufism of Shabistari, excerpted from The Secret Rose Garden, edited by David Fideler
The Life of Shabistari
http://sufibrighton.com/rosegarden/intro.htm
A brief exploration of what little is known about the life of Shabistari, along with an exploration of the symbolism and language used in his writing.