A list and description of the poets in here:
Rabia Basri
717 - 801
She is one of the first mystic poets whose work hascome down to
us. Born into a poor family, she became a followerof the famous
Sufi Hassan of Basra. She was noted for her absolute asceticism
and many legends are told about her life, often citing her devout
nature and absorption in God. More interesting than her asceticism,
however, is Rabia’s concept of divine love. She was the first to
introduce the idea that God should be loved for Hisown sake and
not out of fear, as the earlier Sufis had taught.
Ahmad Jam
1048 – 1141
The Sufi writer and poet Ahmad Jam was born in Iran. He is
revered as a saint. In addition to poetry, he alsowrote books on
theology.
Sanai Ghaznavi
1080 – 1131
He is the first of the great Sufi teachers and masnavi (extensive
poem) writers of the Islamic world.
Fariduddin Attar
1145 – 1221
One of the greatest mystic poets of Islam, Attar was born and spent
most of his long life in north-east Persia. A pharmacist by
profession, Attar lived in turbulent times, yet managed to survive
and produce an enormous amount of work on a varietyof subjects
and themes. It is without doubt that his spirituality sustained and
inspired all of his writings.
Jalaluddin Rumi
1207 – 1273
Rumi is considered the greatest mystic poet of Islamic literature.
The great turning point in his life came when he met the wandering
Sufi mystic Shamsuddin Tabrizi, a spiritual guide who aroused
Rumi’s passionate devotion. Tabrizi’s mysterious disappearance
in 1247 led Rumi to produce some of his most inspired verse.
Iraqi
died 1289
Iraqi was the pen-name of the Persian poet Fakhruddin Ibrahim.
His writings are almost entirely of a mystical and sometimes erotic
nature. He was a disciple of the famous Sufi saintBahauddin
Zakariya.
Amir Khusrow Dehlavi
1253 – 1325
Amir Khusrow is one of India’s greatest Persian language poets.
He is an icon of Indo-Persian and Hindu-Muslim cultural synthesis,
a great poet and musician who combined Persian withIndian
indigenous forms.
Hafiz
1320 -1389
Khwaja Shamsuddin Huhammad Hafiz is one of the finest lyric
peots of Persia. The verse form that Hafiz excelled at was the
ghazal, his beautiful lyric poems expressing Sufi themes. His
work remains extremely popular in all Persian-speaking countries.
Shah Niaz
1742 – 1834
Shah Niaz was a Sufi saint born in the Punjab. He wrote poetry in
Persian, Urdu and Hindi and he is very popular amongst the Sufis
of the South Asian subcontinent.
Mian Muhammad Baksh
1830 – 1907
Mian Muhammad Baksh is regarded by many Kashmiris as the
Rumi of Kashmir.
May your soul be happy;
journey joyfully.
-Rumi MsSVig
Rabia Basri
717 - 801
She is one of the first mystic poets whose work hascome down to
us. Born into a poor family, she became a followerof the famous
Sufi Hassan of Basra. She was noted for her absolute asceticism
and many legends are told about her life, often citing her devout
nature and absorption in God. More interesting than her asceticism,
however, is Rabia’s concept of divine love. She was the first to
introduce the idea that God should be loved for Hisown sake and
not out of fear, as the earlier Sufis had taught.
Ahmad Jam
1048 – 1141
The Sufi writer and poet Ahmad Jam was born in Iran. He is
revered as a saint. In addition to poetry, he alsowrote books on
theology.
Sanai Ghaznavi
1080 – 1131
He is the first of the great Sufi teachers and masnavi (extensive
poem) writers of the Islamic world.
Fariduddin Attar
1145 – 1221
One of the greatest mystic poets of Islam, Attar was born and spent
most of his long life in north-east Persia. A pharmacist by
profession, Attar lived in turbulent times, yet managed to survive
and produce an enormous amount of work on a varietyof subjects
and themes. It is without doubt that his spirituality sustained and
inspired all of his writings.
Jalaluddin Rumi
1207 – 1273
Rumi is considered the greatest mystic poet of Islamic literature.
The great turning point in his life came when he met the wandering
Sufi mystic Shamsuddin Tabrizi, a spiritual guide who aroused
Rumi’s passionate devotion. Tabrizi’s mysterious disappearance
in 1247 led Rumi to produce some of his most inspired verse.
Iraqi
died 1289
Iraqi was the pen-name of the Persian poet Fakhruddin Ibrahim.
His writings are almost entirely of a mystical and sometimes erotic
nature. He was a disciple of the famous Sufi saintBahauddin
Zakariya.
Amir Khusrow Dehlavi
1253 – 1325
Amir Khusrow is one of India’s greatest Persian language poets.
He is an icon of Indo-Persian and Hindu-Muslim cultural synthesis,
a great poet and musician who combined Persian withIndian
indigenous forms.
Hafiz
1320 -1389
Khwaja Shamsuddin Huhammad Hafiz is one of the finest lyric
peots of Persia. The verse form that Hafiz excelled at was the
ghazal, his beautiful lyric poems expressing Sufi themes. His
work remains extremely popular in all Persian-speaking countries.
Shah Niaz
1742 – 1834
Shah Niaz was a Sufi saint born in the Punjab. He wrote poetry in
Persian, Urdu and Hindi and he is very popular amongst the Sufis
of the South Asian subcontinent.
Mian Muhammad Baksh
1830 – 1907
Mian Muhammad Baksh is regarded by many Kashmiris as the
Rumi of Kashmir.
May your soul be happy;
journey joyfully.
-Rumi MsSVig