COURSE DESCRIPTION

• Video Course (pre-recorded): Shams Tabrizi's Discourses (Maqālāt)
• Instructor: Rasoul Rahbari-Ghazani
• Student/Economy Scholarship: 35% Promo Code to Apply at checkout: SHAMS-SCHOLAR

Hello and welcome!

I am delighted that you have joined this course and that together, we will embark on a deep and authentic journey into Shams Tabrizi's Discourses (Maqālāt), the enigmatic teacher of Rumi.

In this series, each episode focuses on one original Farsi discourse, which I carefully read, translate, and analyze in English. Drawing on the best available commentaries as well as modern insights, my goal is to present Shams’ words with accuracy and clarity—free from the simplifications or distortions often found in popular retellings.

Season One is structured as a complete journey of TEN video episodes (videos are hosted on YouTube—exclusively):

·     Introduction (link) and Episode 1 (link) are free to all (already published on YouTube).

·     Episodes 2–9 are EXCLUSIVE to course participants (links will be immediately accessible upon registration).

Throughout this season, we will explore the meaning of Shams’ words and the larger picture of his ideas, personality, and transformative relationship with Rumi.

Whether encountering Shams for the first time or returning to his voice with deeper questions, this course offers an accessible explanation and rigorous engagement with the original text.

Thank you for joining me on this journey into Shams’s living words. I hope these videos will inspire, challenge, and illuminate your search for wisdom.

Warm regards,
Rasoul Rahbari-Ghazani