The character of Hallaj and Bayazid in Maghalat-e Shams (Discourses of Shams)

Considering the remarkable character of Shams-e-Tabrizi and his significant role in Molavi''s spiritual transportation, studying his thoughts is of much importance. One of the surprising affairs for the researchers is the different viewpoint of Shams with Molavi about great mystics such as Bayazid Bastami and Hosein Mansoor Hallaj. Paying attention to positive viewpoint of Molavi towards these two great sufis and the negative and critical opinion of Shams towards them is a contradiction that can be justified by studying their figures in Shams'' point of view. So the writers have tried to survey this matter in Maghalat- e-Shams with content analytic method. The results of the research show that Shams has a negative and critical view towards these great sufis when he talks about their Shathyyat (ecstatic statements), but in other situations he admires Bayazid Bastami as a prominent Saint who had heart revelation.He also namers these two mystics together.