Saadi Shirazi

Saadi Shirazi
Imaginary depiction of Saadi Shirazi by Hossein Behzad
Imaginary depiction of Saadi Shirazi by Hossein Behzad
Born1209/10
Shiraz, Fars, Salghurid kingdom
Died1291/92
Shiraz, Fars, Ilkhanate
Resting placeTomb of Saadi
OccupationPoet
Language
Notable worksBustan
Gulistan
Saadi in a rose garden
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Saadi Shīrāzī,[a][1] better known by his pen name Saadi (/ˈsɑːdi/;[2] Persian: سعدی, romanized: Saʿdīⓘ, IPA: [sæʔˈdiː]), also known as Sadi of Shiraz (سعدی شیرازی, Saʿdī Shīrāzī; born 1210; died 1291 or 1292), was a Persian poet and prose writer[3][4] of the medieval period. He is recognized for the quality of his writings and for the depth of his social and moral thoughts.

Saadi is widely recognized as one of the greatest poets of the classical literary tradition, earning him the nickname "The Master of Speech" or "The Wordsmith" (استاد سخن ostâd-e soxan) or simply "Master" (استاد ostâd) among Persian scholars. He has been quoted in the Western traditions as well.[3] His book, Bustan has been ranked as one of the 100 greatest books of all time by The Guardian.[5]


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  1. ^ Hinds, Kathryn (2008). The City. Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 9780761430896. Retrieved 2012-08-13 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Saadi". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b "Encyclopedia Iranica". SAʿDI, Abu Moḥammad Mošarref-al-Din Moṣleḥ b. ʿAbd-Allāh b. Mošarref Širāzi, Persian poet and prose writer (b. Shiraz, ca. 1210; d. Shiraz, d. 1291 or 1292), widely considered to be one of the greatest masters of the classical literary tradition.
  4. ^ "Encyclopaedia Britannica". Saʿdī, also spelled Saadi, byname of Musharrif al-Dīn ibn Muṣlih al-Dīn, (born c. 1213, Shīrāz, Iran—died Dec. 9, 1291, Shīrāz), Persian poet, one of the greatest figures in classical Persian literature.
  5. ^ "The top 100 books of all time". TheGuardian.com. 8 May 2002.