Jami
Mawlanā Jami | |
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Jami, artwork of Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād | |
| Mystic, spiritual poet, historian, theologian | |
| Born | 7 November 1414 Torbat Jam, Khorasan, Timurid Empire |
| Died | 9 November 1492 (aged 78) Herat, Khorasan, Afghanistan |
| Venerated in | Sunni Islam |
| Influences | Muhammad, Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Rumi, Ibn Arabi |
| Influenced | Muhammad Iqbal |
Tradition or genre | Sufi poetry |
Nūr ad-Dīn 'Abd ar-Rahmān Jāmī (Persian: نورالدین عبدالرحمن جامی; 7 November 1414 – 9 November 1492), also known as Mawlanā Nūr al-Dīn 'Abd al-Rahmān or Abd-Al-Rahmān Nur-Al-Din Muhammad Dashti, or simply as Jami or Djāmī and in Turkey as Molla Cami, was a Persian Sunni poet who is known for his achievements as a prolific scholar and writer of mystical Sufi literature. He was primarily a prominent poet-theologian of the school of Ibn Arabi and a Khwājagānī Sũfī, recognized for his eloquence and for his analysis of the metaphysics of mercy. His most famous poetic works are Haft Awrang, Tuhfat al-Ahrar, Layla wa Majnun, Fatihat al-Shabab, Lawa'ih, Al-Durrah al-Fakhirah. Jami belonged to the Naqshbandi Sufi order.