Sheikh Roozbehan Shirazi born in 522 (HQ) or 1000 (CE) was
trained as a young man to be in finance however he left
that all
for the sake of the Beloved. His frustration with the civilization of
the time
forced him to retreat to caves for 6 years. After he studied the
nature, joined
the schools of some of the luminaries of his time.
His most important book is
called The Lovers’ Daffodil
(Abharol ‘Aasheqin) which is written solely for ‘Ishq (Unrestrained
Love). In
all fairness no one has been able to discuss and guide the seekers on
the
matters of love like him. About this book he has said, “Some dear
friend asked
me to write a book about human love Divine love in Persian, so this
book is a
short treatise on the matter a path towards Ons (Divine Intimacy) and
perhaps a
nice smelling flower in the hearth of the Beloved”.
The treatment is by means of
elimination or destruction of
logic, reasoning, hate and preconceived notions form/within the readers
mind
and
reconstructing the words, as perfume, solely depending on love &
passion.
Chapter
2: Prefatory Remarks
Chapter 3: Prophetic & Intellectual Evidence
Chapter 4: Lovers & Beloveds
Chapter
31: Yearning
© 2004-2002,
Dara O. Shayda