Thus spoke Tabrizi J4

In the year 642 AH, Shams al-Din al-Tabrizi traveled to the lands of Rum in search of a wali from the saints of Allah, whom he had been promised to meet in a dream. In Konya, Shams al-Din met Jalal al-Din Rumi. This meeting was a turning point in the lives of both men; each found in the other the sought-after goal. Their relationship was strengthened, and they accompanied each other for periods during the years from 642 AH to 645 AH. During this companionship, they engaged in conversations, dialogues, and stories with their disciples and others concerning the Sufi path, explaining his stations and states, and clarifying his manners and rituals. Each of them refined his spiritual experience through these conversations. The relationship between Shams al-Din and Jalal al-Din has been an enigma that puzzled everyone from its inception until now. Many have failed to understand the true nature of this relationship, but Shams al-Din and Jalal al-Din revealed its reality through the discussions that took place between them, united by divine love and the Sufi path. These discussions are known as "Articles of Shams al-Tabrizi." The articles are rich with information about Shams al-Din al-Tabrizi that may not be found in other Sufi writings, and they also express his views on some Sufi sheikhs, scholars, and jurists. They are considered a treasure of Persian Sufi literature. This book includes a translation of a collection of these articles from Persian into Arabic.