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While direct literary references to Baqli in later Sufism were not common, perhaps because of the difficulty of the texts, he was known for his love of beauty: fine fragrances, a beautiful face, and sweet voices. His texts were studied, however, by
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Baqli says he had his first "unveiling" while training with the Sufis. He eventually returned to Fasa to seek a master and spiritual guide; there he met and became a disciple of Shaykh Jamal al-Din Abi al-Wafa’ ibn Khalil al-Fasa’I.
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Baqli's center for Sufi training and his teachings remained popular several generations after his death. Ruzbihan Baqli died in 1209 in Shiraz and was placed in a tomb in his
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At age 15, Baqli left Fasa to spend 18 months in desert, during which time he claimed to receive more visions. After leaving the desert, he joined a
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at ages three, seven, and fifteen, he said that his family was not religious. He described these visions as dreams and powerful ecstasies in
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Baqli, Ruzbihan. The Unveiling of Secrets: Diary of a Sufi Master. Trans. Carl W. Ernst. Chapel Hill, NC: Parvardigar, 1997.
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in 1165 and set up a hospice where he taught for 50 years. He married several wives and had two sons and three daughters..
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and a diary of visions and Sufi teachings. Many of his works emphasize the Sufi theories of love, and also defend early
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master. He wrote about his own life as well as published commentaries on Sufi poets and ideas.
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Ernst, Carl W. (1999). "The Symbolism of Flight in Ruzbihan Baqli". In Leonard Lewisohn (ed.).
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The Gift to the People of Gnosis, in Memory of the Chief Axis of the World, Ruzbihan
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Ruzbihan Baqli reclining before a brazier. From a manuscript made in 16th-century
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In 1972, Baqli's tomb was restored by the Iranian Department of Antiquities.
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about him were written by family members almost a century after his death:
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Ruzbihan Baqli: Mysticism and the Rhetoric of Sainthood in Persian Sufism
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Ruzbihan Baqli: Mysticism and the Rhetoric of Sainthood in Persian Sufism
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Ruzbihan Baqli: Mysticism and the Rhetoric of Sainthood in Persian Sufism
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Ruzbihan Baqli: Mysticism and the Rhetoric of Sainthood in Persian Sufism
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The Spirit of the Gardens, on the Life of the Master Ruzbihan (1305)
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Baqli wrote his spiritual experiences and his poetry in a dense,
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Symbolism of Birds and Flight in the Writings of Ruzbihan Baqli
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It is speculated that Baqli spent the next years travelling to
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was completed in 1189 after eight years. It is both an
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Baqli, Ruzbihan (1997). Trans. Carl W. Ernst (ed.).
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Baqli, Ruzbihan (1997). Trans. Carl W. Ernst (ed.).
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Baqli, Ruzbihan (1997). Trans. Carl W. Ernst (ed.).
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Commentary on Ecstatic Sayings or Sarh al-shathiyyat
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Fasa
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