The tomb of Shams-i Tabrīzī was recently nominated to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tradition holds that Shams taught Rumi in seclusion in Konya for a period of forty days, before fleeing for Damascus.
Known as the spiritual instructor and mentor of the Persian poet Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (1207-1273), Shams (1185around1248) was born in Tabriz. September 28 is named Shams Day in the Iranian calendar commemorating the celebrated thinker Shams Tabrizi. Shams Tabrīzī or Shams al-Din Mohammad (1185-1248) was a Persian Muslim, who is credited as the spiritual instructor of Mewlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhi, also known as Rumi and is referenced with great reverence in Rumi’s poetic collection, in particular Diwan-i Shams-i Tabrīzī (The Works of Shams of Tabriz). The tomb of Shams-e Tabrizi is located in Khoy County, West Azarbaijan Province. The competition has been organized by “Shams Tabrizi & Molana Foundation”, “Mirmiran Foundation”, “ECO Cultural Institute”, “Governance of West –Azarbayjan”, “West –Azarbayjan Cultural Heritage” and “The Municipality of Khoy”. The three winners will be announced in February 2013 and an exhibition will put on display the selected designs. Given the COVID-19 pandemic, call ahead to verify hours, and remember to practice social distancing.
“Faryar Javaherian” (architect/urban planner), “Ali Akbar Saremi” (architect), “Shahab Katoozian” (architect/ urban planner), “Nader Ardalan” (architect/urban planner) were the jury members of the previous rounds of the competition.
According to the original caption, The main body of the building is a square surrounded by a verandah. The British Library incorrectly identifies the shrine in this photograph, from Macnabb Collection, as the tomb of Shams Tabriz. Tradition holds that Shams taught Rumi in seclusion in Konya for a period of forty days, before fleeing for Damascus. During the event, the finalists defended their designs in front of the final jury which was made up of architects “Iraj Bastam”, “Hassan Bolkhari”, “Mohammad Beheshti” and Iranian filmmaker “Abbas Kiarostami”. A photograph of the tomb of Shah Shams at Multan taken by William Henry Baker in the 1860s.
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