Iran honors Sadi, master of Persian
04/21/2009
Iranians commemorate the national day of Sa'di Shirazi, eminent classic medieval Persian poet, Sufi master, mystic and metaphysicist.
Iranian cultural officials are holding a special ceremony today in Shiraz, the place where Sa'di was born, in the southern province of Fars honoring the Persian poet. National television has also scheduled programs marking the day.
Born in Shiraz in 1194 CE, Abu Muslih Abdallah Shirazi, better known by his penname Sa'di, is recognized as one of the most eminent poets in the history of Persian literature. His proficiency in Persian literature confers on him the title “Master of Prose and Poetry.”
He started studying literature and Islamic sciences in his early childhood. He continued his education in Baghdad's Al-Nizamiyya School, the most prestigious institution of education at the time.
The unstable conditions in Persia following the Mongol invasion encouraged him to travel far and wide. He traveled to Ethiopia, Egypt, the Maghrib (North Africa), Syria, Palestine, Armenia and Turkey, becoming knowledgeable with the culture and conventional wisdom of various peoples.
Many people compare Sa'di's numerous travels and his adventures, which took him almost 30 years (between 1226 and 1256), to Marco Polo's long journey in the region from 1271 to 1294.
Two of his famous works, Boustan and Golestan brilliantly reflect the experiences gathered during these extensive journeys.
Sa'di Shirazi composed Boustan (The Orchard), an exquisite piece of didactic poetry, in 1257.
Within a year of the composition of Boustan, Sa'di authored another volume which he entitled Golestan (The Rose Garden). The volume consists of a collection of eight rhymed-prose partitions interspersed with poetry.
A famous verse by Sa'di adorns the entrance to the Hall of Nations on the UN building in New York:
Of one Essence is the human race,
Thus has Creation put the base,
One Limb impacted is sufficient,
For all others to feel the Mace.
Tags: sadi, sa'di, shiraz, persian, persian poet, sufi master, persian literature
Source:
Press TV
Iran honors Sadi, master of Persian
Iranians commemorate the national day of Sa'di Shirazi, eminent classic medieval Persian poet, Sufi master, mystic and metaphysicist.
Iranian cultural officials are holding a special ceremony today in Shiraz, the place where Sa'di was born, in the southern province of Fars honoring the Persian poet. National television has also scheduled programs marking the day.
Born in Shiraz in 1194 CE, Abu Muslih Abdallah Shirazi, better known by his penname Sa'di, is recognized as one of the most eminent poets in the history of Persian literature. His proficiency in Persian literature confers on him the title “Master of Prose and Poetry.”
He started studying literature and Islamic sciences in his early childhood. He continued his education in Baghdad's Al-Nizamiyya School, the most prestigious institution of education at the time.
The unstable conditions in Persia following the Mongol invasion encouraged him to travel far and wide. He traveled to Ethiopia, Egypt, the Maghrib (North Africa), Syria, Palestine, Armenia and Turkey, becoming knowledgeable with the culture and conventional wisdom of various peoples.
Many people compare Sa'di's numerous travels and his adventures, which took him almost 30 years (between 1226 and 1256), to Marco Polo's long journey in the region from 1271 to 1294.
Two of his famous works, Boustan and Golestan brilliantly reflect the experiences gathered during these extensive journeys.
Sa'di Shirazi composed Boustan (The Orchard), an exquisite piece of didactic poetry, in 1257.
Within a year of the composition of Boustan, Sa'di authored another volume which he entitled Golestan (The Rose Garden). The volume consists of a collection of eight rhymed-prose partitions interspersed with poetry.
A famous verse by Sa'di adorns the entrance to the Hall of Nations on the UN building in New York:
Of one Essence is the human race,
Thus has Creation put the base,
One Limb impacted is sufficient,
For all others to feel the Mace.
Tags: sadi, sa'di, shiraz, persian, persian poet, sufi master, persian literature
Source:
Press TV