Makhmood Shabustari’s “Gulshani Roz” as a main source in the Sufi teaching

Abstract

Makhmood Shabustari (1289-1340) is the famous representative of the theology and the Sheikh who had conquered the esteem of the Sufi teaching. His Gulshani roz masnavi is considered to be the valuable treasure of the Muslim culture. The volume is small, but has rich content. The principles and teachings of the Islamic teaching and Sufi teaching of the 13-14th centuries are substantiated. The treatise having didactical character has been written in the language of moralizing, educational mode. The Gulshani roz is constructed upon the answer of Makhmood Shabustari to the questions of Amir Husayni.