Adib Pishavari
Adib Pishavari | |
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ادیب پیشاوری | |
Pishavari, c. 1910s–1920s | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1844 |
| Died | 30 June 1930 (aged 85–86) |
| Resting place | Imamzadeh Abdollah, Tehran |
| Notable work(s) | Qaysaria |
| Known for | Coining the term old fox |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Denomination | Twelver |
| Philosophy | Adab and hikmah |
| Lineage | Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi |
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Seyyed Ahmad Adib Pishavari (Persian: ادیب پیشاوری), also known as Sayyed Ahmad B. Sehab al-Din Razawi (1844 – 30 June 1930), was a Sufi scholar who born in or near Peshawar in modern-day Pakistan, and was descended from Omar Sohravardi. Adib was a master of Persian literature.
When Adib was a young man, his father and several other relatives were killed in action while fighting in the Anglo-Persian War. For this reason, Adib relocated to Kabul and later Ghazni to complete his early education. He moved to Iran in 1877 and enrolled at the madrasa of Molla Hadi Sabzevari in Sabzavr, where he was exposed to advanced philosophical lectures. Motivated by the death of his father and other relatives in the Anglo-Persian War, Adib developed an intense Anglophobia and was frequently critical of British foreign policy in the Middle East; in his writings, Adib likened the United Kingdom to several animals such as an "old fox", "ominous raven", and a "venomous viper".