ABU SA'ID & SARMAD A Sufi Daybook Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith Abu Sa'id (968-1049) was a Perfect Master and a poet who lived in Nishapur and composed only ruba'is, over 400 of them. He was a founder of Sufi poetry and a major influence on the ruba'i and most poets that followed, especially Sana'i, Nizami, 'Attar, Rumi and Hafiz. Sarmad (d. 1659) was a famous and infamous Persian dervish poet of Jewish and Armenian origin. As a merchant he gathered his wares and travelled to India to sell them. In India he renounced Judaism and adopted Islam: he later renounced it in favour of...
ABU SA'ID & SARMAD A Sufi Daybook Translation & Introduction by Paul Smith Abu Sa'id (968-1049) was a Perfect Master and a poet who lived in Nishapur ...
