Shams-e Tabrizi Tomb in Khoy Becomes Tourism Feature
Shams-e Tabrizi Tower in Khoy, West Azarbaijan provinceChairman of Khoy Islamic City Council proposed that the tomb of Shams-e Tabrizi, the guru of the great Iranian poet Molana Jalaleddin Rumi, be turned into an international tourism and cultural complex.Gholam Ali Sharif told IRNA that the tomb of the great Iranian Sufi mystic located in Khoy’s Imamzadeh district is capable of turning into a key tourism destination for culture lovers and boosting the northwestern city’s economy.The official highlighted that Shams-e Tabrizi is an internationally known personality, especially due to key role he played in inspiring Rumi and driving him into Islamic mysticism.He called for official support to convert the tomb into a tourism-wooing memorial venue.Some 300 million rials has been spent on restoration and revival of Shams-e Tabrizi Tower in the current year (started March 21). Shams-e Tabrizi Tower registered on National Heritage List is situated in northwest of the city. The tower was constructed during the reign of Safavid King Ismail I (1502-1524).The cylindrical building has a height of 12 meters. Within the structure lays the old gravestone of Shams-e Tabrizi. The border city of Khoy with a population of 356,000 is located 130 km to the north of Orumiyeh, the capital of West Azarbaijan province. Shams-e-Tabrizi was born in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan. He is immortalized by Rumi’s poetry collection Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi. Shams lived with Rumi in Qonya, in present-day Turkey, for several years.A few years later, Shams disappeared unexpectedly. Whatever became of him was never known. It is generally believed that he was murdered by one or more of Rumi’s associates, or perhaps even his son. The mysterious circumstances of Shams’ disappearance and the alleged involvement of members of Rumi’s inner circle lead many to think that they were envious of their teacher’s devotion to Shams. Rumi’s love for Shams, and his bereavement at his disappearance, found expression in an outpouring of lyric poems.
Shams-e Tabrizi Tower in Khoy, West Azarbaijan provinceChairman of Khoy Islamic City Council proposed that the tomb of Shams-e Tabrizi, the guru of the great Iranian poet Molana Jalaleddin Rumi, be turned into an international tourism and cultural complex.Gholam Ali Sharif told IRNA that the tomb of the great Iranian Sufi mystic located in Khoy’s Imamzadeh district is capable of turning into a key tourism destination for culture lovers and boosting the northwestern city’s economy.The official highlighted that Shams-e Tabrizi is an internationally known personality, especially due to key role he played in inspiring Rumi and driving him into Islamic mysticism.He called for official support to convert the tomb into a tourism-wooing memorial venue.Some 300 million rials has been spent on restoration and revival of Shams-e Tabrizi Tower in the current year (started March 21). Shams-e Tabrizi Tower registered on National Heritage List is situated in northwest of the city. The tower was constructed during the reign of Safavid King Ismail I (1502-1524).The cylindrical building has a height of 12 meters. Within the structure lays the old gravestone of Shams-e Tabrizi. The border city of Khoy with a population of 356,000 is located 130 km to the north of Orumiyeh, the capital of West Azarbaijan province. Shams-e-Tabrizi was born in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan. He is immortalized by Rumi’s poetry collection Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi. Shams lived with Rumi in Qonya, in present-day Turkey, for several years.A few years later, Shams disappeared unexpectedly. Whatever became of him was never known. It is generally believed that he was murdered by one or more of Rumi’s associates, or perhaps even his son. The mysterious circumstances of Shams’ disappearance and the alleged involvement of members of Rumi’s inner circle lead many to think that they were envious of their teacher’s devotion to Shams. Rumi’s love for Shams, and his bereavement at his disappearance, found expression in an outpouring of lyric poems.
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