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Jami

Jami (1414–1492) was a prolific Persian poet, scholar, and Sufi philosopher of the Timurid era, renowned for synthesizing Islamic mysticism with Neoplatonic thought. His major works include the epic poem Haft Awrang ("Seven Thrones") and the philosophical treatise Lawā’iḥ ("Flashes of Light"), which explore themes of divine unity and spiritual love. As the last great classical poet of Persia, his contributions bridged metaphysical speculation with lyrical poetry, profoundly influencing later Persian and Mughal literature.

21 summaries in the archive

Classic Literature Laylī u Majnūn (ليلى و مجنون) – Jami Jami

Jami's Layli u Majnun is a Persian masnavi that retells one of the most celebrated love stories in…

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Classical Literature Yūsuf u Zulaykhā (يوسف و زليخا) – Jami Jami

Yūsuf u Zulaykhā is a Persian narrative poem (masnavi) composed by the celebrated Sufi poet Nur ad-Din Abd…

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Classical Literature Qiṣṣahʹhā-yi Jāmī (قصه‌های جامی) – Jami Jami

Qiṣṣah-hā-yi Jāmī is a collection of narrative tales drawn from the works of the Persian poet and Sufi…

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Islamic Studies Lavāyiḥ-i Jāmī. Tajalliyāt-i dil (لوايح جامی. تجليات دل) – Jami Jami

The Lavāyiḥ, whose title means "Flashes" or "Gleams," is the more substantial and better-known of the two works…

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Islamic Studies Tarjīʿ-band-i Jāmī (ترجىع‌بند مولانا جامى) – Jami Jami

The Tarjīʿ-band-i Jāmī stands as one of the most celebrated mystical poems in the Persian literary tradition, composed…

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Islamic Studies Fātikhat ash-shabāb (فاتحة الشباب) – Jami Jami

Jami opens his divan by praising God as the 'Originator of being' and the 'Opener of the door…

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Islamic Studies Ghazaliyyāt-i Jāmī (غزليات مولانا نور الدين عبد الرحمن جامى) – Jami Jami

The Ghazaliyyāt-i Jāmī represents the collected lyric poetry in the ghazal form by Mawlānā Nūr al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān…

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Islamic Studies Inshā-yi Jāmī (انشای جامی) – Jami Jami

Inshā-yi Jāmī is a collection of Persian prose writings by the fifteenth-century poet, scholar, and Sufi master Nūr…

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Classical Literature Guzīdah-ʾi Haft awrang (گزیده هفت اورنگ) – Jami Jami

The Guzīdah-i Haft Awrang is an anthology drawn from the monumental poetic work Haft Awrang by the Persian…

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Islamic Studies Tuḥfat al-aḥrār (تحفة الاحرار) – Jami Jami

Tuḥfat al-aḥrār is a Persian mystical mathnawi composed by Nūr al-Dīn 'Abd al-Raḥmān Jāmī, a prominent Sufi master…

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Islamic Studies Rubāʿiyāt-i Jāmī (رباعیات جامی) – Jami Jami

The Rubāʿiyāt-i Jāmī is a collection of quatrains composed by the celebrated Persian poet and Sufi mystic Nūr…

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Islamic Studies Bahāristān (بهارستان) – Jami Jami

The Bahāristan is a Persian prose work composed by the renowned Sufi poet and scholar Nur al-Din Abd…

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Classical Literature Kulliyāt-i Jāmī (کليات جامى) – Jami Jami

The Kulliyāt-i Jāmī represents the comprehensive collection of the literary output of Nūr al-Dīn 'Abd al-Rahmān Jāmī, one…

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Islamic Studies Sar rishtah-i ṭarīqah-ʾi khvājigān (سر رشته طریقه خواجگان) – Jami Jami

Sar rishtah-i ṭarīqah-ʾi khvājigān is a Persian Sufi treatise by Nūr al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Jāmī, a celebrated poet…

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Islam Vāsiṭat al-ʿiqd wa khātimat al-ḥayāt (واسطة العقد و خاتمة الحياة) – Jami Jami

Jāmī opens with praise of God and the Prophet Muhammad, grounding his spiritual guide in the Quranic verse…

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