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Documentary · Omid Safi · 2025Rumi and Shams: The Power of Spiritual Fellowship
75 min
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A documentary on the friendship between Rumi and Shams of Tabriz, with Omid Safi, Kabir and Camille Helminski and Leili Anvar.

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Persian poet and Sufi teacher (1207–1273), born in Balkh and buried in Konya, whose Masnavi and Divan-e Shams grew out of his friendship with Shams of Tabriz; the Mevlevi order formed around his teaching.

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Omid Safi

Duke University scholar of Islamic studies and Sufi teacher, leading Illuminated Courses & Tours to sacred sites across the Islamic world.

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