Ruzbihan Baqli

Abu Muhammad Sheikh Ruzbehan Baqli (1128–1209) was a Persian[1] poet, mystic, teacher and sufi master.

At age 15, Baqli left Fasa to spend 18 months in desert, during which time he claimed to receive more visions.

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.

[4] It is speculated that Baqli spent the next years travelling to Syria, Iraq, Kerman in Iran, Arabia, making the hajj twice.

For several generations after his death, Ruzbihan Baqli's legacy as a Sufi master continued and Shiraz became a place of pilgrimage.

[10] His writings are unique because, while they do not include many dates or chronology, he talks about his personal life and his family, while not mentioning other outside events.

[11] Baqli was known for his fondness and defense of many early Sufis’ ecstatic sayings (shathiyat) and therefore was dubbed "Doctor Ecstaticus."