Mahmoud Shabestari
Mahmoud Schabestari ( Persian محمود شبستری, [ Mæhmud ɛ ʃæbɛstæɾi ]; * 1288 in Schabestar ; † 1340 ) also known as Sheikh Mahmoud Schabestari , was an Iranian mystic and poet in the 14th century. The most famous work by Shabestari is the Golschan-e-Ras .
Individual evidence
- ^ Leonard Lewisohn, C. Shackle: ʻAṭṭār and the Persian Sufi tradition: the art of spiritual flight. IB Tauris, 2006. pg 40
- ^ Jon Robertson: Fire and light: an off-road search for the spirit of God. Celestial Arts, 2006. pg 206: The great thirteenth-century Persian Sufi poet Mahmud Shabistari.
- ^ Gai Eaton: Islam and the destiny of man. SUNY Press, 1985. pg 53: According to the Persian poet Mahmud Shabistari: "The Absolute is so nakedly apparent to man's sight that it is not visible."
- ^ Lewisohn (1995) p. 8th
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SURNAME | Shabestari, Mahmoud |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shabestari, Sheikh Mahmoud; شیخ محمود شبستری (Persian) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Persian mystic and poet |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1288 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cockroach star |
DATE OF DEATH | 1340 |