Hafez primarily wrote in the literary genre of lyric poetry or ghazals, that is the ideal style for expressing the ecstasy of divine inspiration in the mystical ...
Hafez
Persian lyric poet
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Khājeh Shams-od-Dīn Moḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, known by his pen name Hafez or Hafiz, was a Persian lyric poet whose collected works are regarded by many Iranians as one of the highest pinnacles of Persian literature. Wikipedia
Born: 1325, Shiraz, Iran
Died: Shiraz, Iran
Place of burial: Tomb of Hafez, Shiraz, Iran
Influenced by: Saadi Shirazi, Omar Khayyam, Attar of Nishapur, and more
Parents: Baha-ud-Din
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