Jami

Also known as Nur ad-Dīn Abd ar-Rahmān Jāmī, Djāmī, Abd-Al-Rahmān Nur-Al-Din Muhammad Dashti, Mawlanā Nūr al-Dīn 'Abd al-Rahmān, Nur ad-Din Abd ar-Rahman Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami, Yami de Herat

right|thumb|Illustration from Jami's Rose Garden of the Pious, dated 1553. The image blends Persian literature|Persian poetry and [[Persian miniature into one, as is the norm for many works of Persian literature.]]

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Jami, born Abd al-Rahman in 1414, was a male poet, writer, music theorist, and philosopher from the Timurid Empire. He practiced Islam and followed lifestyles of mysticism and Sufism. He was a student of ʿUbaidallāh Ibn-Maḥmūd Aḥrār and was sponsored by Husayn Bayqarah. He wrote in Persian and Arabic, and also spoke Tajik.

He died in Herat on November 9, 1492. His notable works include ديوان كامل جامى, نفحات الانس من حضرات القدس, and Lawā'ih. His works are held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is described in sources such as the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Born: 1414
Died: 1492
Works: 270

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ديوان كامل جامى
نفحات الانس من حضرات القدس
Lawā'ih
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Saint.name: Mawlanā Jami
Saint.image: Jami poet.jpg
Saint.caption: Jami, artwork of Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād
Saint.titles: Mystic, spiritual poet, historian, theologian
Saint.birth_place: Torbat Jam, Timurid Empire (present-day Iran)
Saint.death_place: Herat, Timurid Empire (present-day Afghanistan)
Saint.venerated_in: Sunni Islam
Saint.tradition: Sufi poetry
Saint.influences: Muhammad, Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Rumi, Ibn Arabi
Saint.influenced: Muhammad Iqbal

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Instance of: human
Given name: Abd al-Rahman
Gender: male
Citizenship: Timurid Empire
Place of birth: Torbat-e Jam
Place of death: Herat
Occupation: philosopher
Languages spoken: Persian
Religion: Islam
Field of work: philosophy
Image: Jami poet.jpg

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Commons category: Jami
date of birth: 1414-01-01
date of death: 1492-01-01
Commons Creator page: Jami
lifestyle: Sufism
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
sponsor: Husayn Bayqarah
different from: Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami
described at URL: www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/y/yami.htm
has works in the collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
writing language: Arabic
P13311: Lesser Sunda Islands

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Biography
Teachings and Sufism
Works
Artwork
Impact of Jami's works
Divan of Jami
Legacy
See also
References
Citations
Works cited
Further reading
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'''Nūr ad-Dīn 'Abd ar-Rahmān Jāmī (; 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.

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