Five Great Early Sufi Master Poets: Selected Poems: Mansur Hallaj, Baba Tahir, A

Description: Five Great Early Sufi Master Poets by Paul Smith Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description FIVE GREAT EARLY SUFI MASTER POETS Mansur Hallaj, Baba Tahir, Abu Said, Ansari & Sanai SELECTED POEMS Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith The early Sufi Perfect Master Poets (859-1131) were straightforward and inspiring in the poetic forms of the ghazal, rubai, qita, qasida and the masnavi in expressing their love for the Divine Beloved and their contempt for this world and its illusions. Here are hundreds of beautiful poems by them in the correct form and meaning and biographies about them. The famous & infamous Mansur Hallaj (859-922) tortured and executed for saying I am the Truth and more in his God-realized poems; Baba Tahir, one of the most revered of the early Persian Sufi poets who composed only rubais; Abu Said (967-1049) the famous Persian Sufi/Dervish Perfect Master (Qutub) and poet who contributed extensively to the evolution of Sufi tradition and poetry; Ansari (born 1005) a famous Persian Sufi rubai poet who lived in Herat (then Khorasan, now Afghanistan) and Hakim Sanai (1050-1131) known for his classic mystical poem in masnavi (rhyming couplets) form: The Enclosed Garden of the Truth. He is one of the finest poets in the Sufi (Islamic mysticism) tradition. Introduction on Sufis & Dervishes: Their Art & Use of Poetry & The Main Forms in Sufi & Dervish Poetry. Pages 617 COMMENTS ON PAUL SMITHS TRANSLATION OF HAFIZS DIVAN."It is not a joke... the English version of ALL the ghazals of Hafiz is a great feat and of paramount importance. I am astonished." Dr. Mir Mohammad Taghavi (Dr. of Literature) Tehran."Superb translations. 99% Hafiz 1% Paul Smith." Ali Akbar Shapurzman, translator and knower of Hafizs Divan off by heart."Smith has probably put together the greatest collection of literary facts and history concerning Hafiz." Daniel Ladinsky (Penguin Books author). Paul Smith is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets of the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, Attar, Sanai, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Muin, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Shah Latif, Bulleh Shah, Lalla Ded and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, childrens books and screenplays. amazon.com/author/smithpa New Humanity Books Details ISBN 1492844411 ISBN-13 9781492844419 Title Five Great Early Sufi Master Poets Author Paul Smith Format Paperback Year 2013 Pages 646 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:96025110; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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