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The Luminous Encounter: Shams of Tabriz, Jalal al-Din Rumi, and Their Enduring Place in Persian and World Literature

(RAHNUMA) In the rich tapestry of Persian literary and spiritual heritage, few figures shine as brightly or as intertwined as Shams-i Tabrizi and Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi (known as Molana or Mevlana). Their meeting in the mid-thirteenth century stands as one of the most consequential encounters in