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Sanai
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'''Hakim Abul-Majd Majdūd ibn Ādam Sanā'ī Ghaznavi (), more commonly known as Sanai''', was a poet in the Ghaznavid Empire, who wrote in Persian. He was born in 1080 and died in 1150.
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Sanai, also known as Abū al-Majd Majdūd ibn Ādam Sanāʼī al-Ghaznavī, was a male poet and philosopher from the Ghaznavid Empire. Born in Ghazni in 1080, he practiced mysticism within the Islamic worldview. He wrote in Dari and Persian, with his notable work being Hadiqat al-Haqiqa. Other significant works include Osori muntakhab, Dīvān-i Sanāʾī, Makātīb-i Sanāʼī, Masnavīhā-yi ḥakīm Sanā'ī, and Mas̲navīʹhā-yi Sanāyī.
Sanai died in Ghazni, with records citing either 1131 or approximately 1150. His life and writings have been described by sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. He is referenced by 408 other encyclopedia articles.
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Person · Open Library
- Died
- ca. 1150
- Works
- 26
Top works
- Huva kitāb-i mustaṭāb-i Kullīyāt-i qaṣāyid-i rafīʻah va ghazalīyāt-i badīʻah va muqaṭṭaʻāt-i anīqah va rubāʻīyāt-i daqīqah az natāyij-i afkār-i zubdat al-sālikīn va shams al-ʻārifīn ṣadr al-ṭarīqah va qivām al-ḥaqīqah muḥarrir al-dunyā muqbil al-dīn naẓẓām al-naẓm al-muʼas̲s̲ir al-nas̲r mādiḥ sayyid al-anbiyāʼ khātim al-shiʻr ḥakīm al-ʻaṣr malik al-kalām muḥaqqiq al-anām Abū al-Majd Majdūd ibn Ādam (Ḥakīm) Sanāʼī al-Ghaznavī ʻalayhi al-raḥmah ...
- Osori muntakhab
- Dīvān-i Sanāʾī
- Makātīb-i Sanāʼī
- Masnavīhā-yi ḥakīm Sanā'ī
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Key facts
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.name
- Sana'i Ghaznavi
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.image
- "Hakim Sanai addressing the Sultan of Ghazna" Folio from Hadiqat al Haqiqa (The Garden of Truth and The Path to Trek) MS OR. 1651, fol. 1b.png
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.caption
- "Hakim Sanai addressing the Sultan of Ghazna" Folio from Hadiqat al Haqiqa, dated 1579, Safavid-era miniature, currently in Leiden University
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.birth_date
- 1080
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.birth_place
- Ghazni, Ghaznavid Empire
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.death_date
- 1150
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.death_place
- Ghazni, Ghaznavid Empire
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.occupation
- Persian literature
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.genre
- Sufi poetry, Wisdom Literature
- Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.notableworks
- The Walled Garden of Truth
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ghaznavid Empire
- Place of birth
- Ghazni
- Place of death
- Ghazni
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Languages spoken
- Persian
- Religion
- Islam
- Notable work
- Hadiqat al-Haqiqa
- Image
- "Hakim Sanai addressing the Sultan of Ghazna" Folio from Hadiqat al Haqiqa (The Garden of Truth and The Path to Trek) MS OR. 1651, fol. 1b (cropped).jpg
Show 8 more facts
- date of death
- 1131-00-00
- date of birth
- 1080-00-00
- lifestyle
- mysticism
- writing language
- Dari
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Commons category
- Sanai
- Commons Creator page
- Sanai
- P13311
- Camalaniugan
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Life
- Works
- Influence and legacy
- Poetic influence
- Modern cultural references
- Quotations
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
'''Hakim Abul-Majd Majdūd ibn Ādam Sanā'ī Ghaznavi (), more commonly known as Sanai', was a poet in the Ghaznavid Empire, who wrote in Persian. He was born in 1080 and died in 1150.
==Life== Sanai was a Sunni Muslim, connected with the court of the Ghaznavid Bahram-shah who ruled 1117 – 1157.
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