On Thursday, the 1st of February, a lecture by Yury Anatolievich Averyanov “Shahtiyyat: Ecstatic Sayings of Sufis and Attempts of its Clarifications by Sheikh Ruzbihan Baqli Shirazi” was delivered at the Centre of Oriental Literature of the Russian State Library. Y.A. Averyanov spoke about life and heritage of a Sufi visionary Ruzbihan Baqli (1128-1209), as well as about his diary entitled “Disclosing Mysteries”. 

The event was arranged and held in the framework of cooperation between the Centre of Oriental Literature of the Russian State Library, the Institute of Civilization and Ibn Sina Foundation.