(Mohammed ibn Mohammed Moulavi Balkhi) (1207-1273). One of the greatest Sūfī mystics and Persian poets. He was a professor of theology at Konya in Asia Minor until his meeting with a mysterious spiritual teacher named Shamsuddin Mohammed of Tabriz, when he abandoned his theological career and devoted himself to Sūfī mysticism.

It's your road... and yours alone ... Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.