Wednesday October 12 has been designated to commemoration of Hafez, the prominent Iranian poet.
Khajeh Shamseddin Mohammad Hafez Shirazi was born in 1319 CE in Shiraz Central Iran.
In his childhood he memorized the Koran and then gained the title of Hafez (a title given to those who had memorized the Koran by heart).
As a professor of Koranic exegesis, Hafez composed some of the most sensitive and lyrical poetry ever produced in the Middle East.
He also had memorized many of the works of Saadi, as wells as Attar, Rumi and Nizami.
Before meeting Attar, Hafez had been working in a local bakery. Hafez delivered bread to a wealthy quarter of the town.
Hafez then gained a position as teacher of Qur'anic studies, a respectable occupation.
Hafiz grew up in an age when the finest Arabic literature had already been written and when Persian poetry had reached the zenith of its romantic era.
He died at the age of 70 (1389 CE) in Shiraz. Hafez's body was buried in Musalla Gardens, along the banks of Roknabad river in Shiraz, which is now called Hafezieh.
He left some 500 Ghazals, 42 Rubaiyees, and a few Ghaseedehs, composed over a period of 50 years. Hafez only composed when he was divinely inspired.
Hafez did not compile his poetry. Mohammad Golandaam, who also wrote a preface to his compilation, completed it in 1410 CE, some 21-22 years after Hafez's death.
Also another person who compiled Hafiz's poetry was one of his young disciples Sayyid Kasim-e Anvar, who collected 569 Ghazals attributed to Hafiz. He died in 1431 CE some 42-43 years after Hafiz's death.
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