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Friday, April 19th, 2024
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Häfiz
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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His real name Shems-Eddin-Mohammed, the great lyric poet of Persia, born in Shiraz, where he spent his life; he has been called the Anacreon of Persia; his poetry is of a sensuous character, though the images he employs are Interpreted by some in a supersensuous or mystical sense; Goethe composed a series of lyrics in imitation; the name Häfiz denotes a Mohammedan who knows the Korân and the Hadith by heart (1320-1391).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Häfiz'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/hfiz.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Häfiz'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/hfiz.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
