Divan of Sana'i
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The "Divan of Sana'i" is a celebrated collection of Persian mystical and lyrical poetry by the 12th-century poet Sana'i, foundational to the development of Sufi literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Divan of Sana'i canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sufi literature
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| approximateDate | early 12th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Khorasanian school of Persian poetry
NERFINISHED
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court of Ghaznavid rulers ⓘ |
| author | Sana'i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 12th century ⓘ |
| contains |
didactic poems
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ghazals ⓘ qasidas ⓘ quatrains ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
cited by later Sufi authors
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influential in shaping Sufi poetic imagery ⓘ |
| genre |
lyrical poetry
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mystical poetry ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
allegorical
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didactic-mystical ⓘ symbolic ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early systematic use of Sufi concepts in Persian lyric poetry
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foundational work of classical Persian Sufi poetry ⓘ |
| influenced |
Farid al-Din Attar
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Jalal al-Din Rumi NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian Sufi literature ⓘ later Persian mystic poets ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | rhymed verse ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | classical Persian literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Sufi poetry ⓘ |
| originalRegion | Ghazna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservation | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Hadiqat al-Haqiqa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Islam
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Sufism ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Sunni Sufi perspective ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Islamic mysticism studies
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Persian literature curricula ⓘ |
| theme |
asceticism
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critique of worldliness ⓘ divine love ⓘ ethical purification ⓘ mystical knowledge ⓘ spiritual journey ⓘ union with God ⓘ |
| uses |
Prophetic traditions
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Quranic allusions ⓘ Sufi technical vocabulary ⓘ |
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