Related to Khoy city (located in West Azerbaijan province)
Also known as: Shams Tabrizi's shrine, Tomb of Shams-e Tabrizi, Tabrizi Tower
Shams Tabrizi’s tomb in Khoy, beside a tower monument in a memorial park, has been nominated as a World Cultural Heritage Center by UNESCO.
Shams Tabrizi (or Shams al-Din Mohammad) (1185–1248) was a Persian poet,who is credited as the spiritual instructor of Mewlana Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi, also known as Rumi (Mevlana or Mawlana) and ...
According to contemporary Sufi tradition, Shams Tabrizi mysteriously disappeared: some say he was killed by close disciples of Mowlana Jalaluddin Rumi who were jealous of the close relationship between Rumi and Shams, but according to many certain evidences, he left Konya and died in Khoy where he was buried.
Shams-e-tabrizi Tomb in Khoy
Shams Tabrizi (or Shams al-Din Mohammad) (1185–1248) was a Persian poet,who is credited as the spiritual instructor of Mewlana Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi, also known as Rumi (Mevlana or Mawlana) and is referenced with great reverence in Rumi's poetic collection, in particular Diwan-i Shams-i Tabrizi (The Works of Shams of Tabriz).
Shams-e-tabrizi Tomb and Minaret in Khoy
Shams Tabrizi's tomb in Khoy, beside a tower monument in a memorial park, has been nominated as a World Cultural Heritage Center by UNESCO. | Copyright: Atefeh Ebrahimi
Shams-e-tabrizi Tomb and Minaret in Khoy
Shams Tabrizi's tomb in Khoy, beside a tower monument in a memorial park, has been nominated as a World Cultural Heritage Center by UNESCO. | Copyright: Auoob Farabi
Shams-e-tabrizi Tomb and Minaret in Khoy
Shams Tabrizi (or Shams al-Din Mohammad) (1185–1248) was a Persian poet,who is credited as the spiritual instructor of Mewlana Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi, also known as Rumi (Mevlana or Mawlana) and is referenced with great reverence in Rumi's poetic collection, in particular Diwan-i Shams-i Tabrizi (The Works of Shams of Tabriz).
Shams-e-tabrizi Tomb and Minaret in Khoy
According to contemporary Sufi tradition, Shams Tabrizi mysteriously disappeared: some say he was killed by close disciples of Mowlana Jalaluddin Rumi who were jealous of the close relationship between Rumi and Shams, but according to many certain evidences, he left Konya and died in Khoy where he was buried.
Shams-e-tabrizi Tomb and Minaret in Khoy
Shams Tabrizi's tomb in Khoy, beside a tower monument in a memorial park, has been nominated as a World Cultural Heritage Center by UNESCO. | Copyright: Mahmoodreza Mohajerani
Shams-e-tabrizi Tomb and Minaret in Khoy
Shams Tabrizi's tomb in Khoy, beside a tower monument in a memorial park, has been nominated as a World Cultural Heritage Center by UNESCO. | Copyright: Ali Aghayari
Shams-e-tabrizi Tomb and Minaret in Khoy
Shams Tabrizi's tomb in Khoy, beside a tower monument in a memorial park, has been nominated as a World Cultural Heritage Center by UNESCO. | Copyright: Mohammad Eajazi
Shams-e-tabrizi Tomb and Minaret in Khoy
Shams Tabrizi's tomb in Khoy, beside a tower monument in a memorial park, has been nominated as a World Cultural Heritage Center by UNESCO.
Shams-e-tabrizi Tomb and Minaret in Khoy
Shams Tabrizi's tomb in Khoy, beside a tower monument in a memorial park, has been nominated as a World Cultural Heritage Center by UNESCO.
Shams-e-tabrizi Tomb and Minaret in Khoy
Shams Tabrizi's tomb in Khoy, beside a tower monument in a memorial park, has been nominated as a World Cultural Heritage Center by UNESCO.
Shams-e-tabrizi Tomb and Minaret in Khoy
Shams Tabrizi (or Shams al-Din Mohammad) (1185–1248) was a Persian poet,who is credited as the spiritual instructor of Mewlana Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi, also known as Rumi (Mevlana or Mawlana) and is referenced with great reverence in Rumi's poetic collection, in particular Diwan-i Shams-i Tabrizi (The Works of Shams of Tabriz).
Shams-e-tabrizi Tomb and Minaret in Khoy
Shams Tabrizi's tomb in Khoy, beside a tower monument in a memorial park, has been nominated as a World Cultural Heritage Center by UNESCO.
Shams-e-tabrizi Tomb and Minaret in Khoy
Shams Tabrizi's tomb in Khoy, beside a tower monument in a memorial park, has been nominated as a World Cultural Heritage Center by UNESCO.
Shams-e-tabrizi Tomb and Minaret in Khoy
According to contemporary Sufi tradition, Shams Tabrizi mysteriously disappeared: some say he was killed by close disciples of Mowlana Jalaluddin Rumi who were jealous of the close relationship between Rumi and Shams, but according to many certain evidences, he left Konya and died in Khoy where he was buried.
Shams-e-tabrizi Tomb and Minaret in Khoy
Shams Tabrizi's tomb in Khoy, beside a tower monument in a memorial park, has been nominated as a World Cultural Heritage Center by UNESCO. | Copyright: Navid Safari
Shams-e-tabrizi Tomb and Minaret in Khoy
Shams Tabrizi's tomb in Khoy, beside a tower monument in a memorial park, has been nominated as a World Cultural Heritage Center by UNESCO.
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