Mahmud Shabistari
From The Book of THoTH (Leaves of Wisdom)
Mahmud Shabistari (1288?–1340?) is one of the most celebrated Persian Sufi poets of the 14th century.
He was born in Tabriz in 1288 (687 AH), where he received education. He became deeply versed in symbolic terminology of Muhyiddin Ibn'Arabi. He wrote during a period of Mongol invasions.
His most famous work is a mystic text called "The Secret Rose Garden" (Gulshan-i Rāz) written in about 1311 in rhyming couplets (Mathnawi). This poem was written in response to twenty six queries concerning Sufi metaphysics posed to him by great Rukh Al Din Amir Husayn Harawi (d. 1318).
He died in 1320-1321CE.
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References used
- E.G. Browne. Literary History of Persia. (Four volumes, 2,256 pages, and twenty-five years in the writing). 1998. ISBN 0-700-70406-X
- Jan Rypka, History of Iranian Literature. Reidel Publishing Company. ASIN B-000-6BXVT-K
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See also
- Sufism
- List of famous Sufis
- List of Persian poets and authors
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External links
--Angel 07:18, 23 May 2006 (CDT)
Categories: 13th century births | 14th century deaths | Sufis | Persian poets
