This two-volume CD of Ostad Elahi’s compositions, modes, and improvisations on the tanbur begins with one of the most captivating and meditative pieces in the whole of Ostad’s repertoire, the Sheykh Amīrī Suite, of which all seventeen variations are featured here, each expressing his intimate relationship with the Beloved while revealing his musical talent and finesse. The second CD presents, among other suites, the story of Ābedīn, a devout theologist and scholar who derides the mystical path as heresy until he undergoes a mystical transformation himself that opens his inner eyes and fills him with divine love.