Saadi Shirazi facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Muslih-ud-Din Mushrif ibn-Abdullah Shirazi
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Saadi in a Rose garden, from a Mughal manuscript of his work Gulistan, c. 1645
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| Born | 1210 Shiraz, Iran
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| Died | 1291 or 1292 Shiraz
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| School | Persian poetry, Persian literature |
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Main interests
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Poetry, Mysticism, Logic, Ethics, Sufism |
Abū-Muhammad Muslih al-Dīn bin Abdallāh Shīrāzī, better known by his pen-name Saadi, also known as Saadi of Shiraz, was a major Persian poet and prose writer 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 "Master of Speech" or "The Master" among Persian scholars. He has been quoted in the Western traditions as well. Bustan is considered one of the 100 greatest books of all time according to The Guardian.
Images for kids
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The first page of Bustan, from a Mughal manuscript.
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A copy of Saadi Shirazi's works by the Bosniak scholar Safvet beg Bašagić (1870–1934)
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Mosaic in his mausoleum
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Tomb of Saadi in his mausoleum
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Tomb of Sheikh Saadi by Eugène Flandin, 1851
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Tomb of Saadi by Pascal Coste, 1867
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Tomb of Saadi from sky, April 20, 2014
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Tomb of Saadi's entrance, April 20, 2014
