Hafez

Khwja ShamsudDn Muammad fee Shrz , known by his pen name Hafez , was a Persian poet who laud the joys of love and wine also targeted religious hypocrisy. His collected works are regarded as a pinnacle of Persian literature and are to be found in the homes of most people in Iran, who learn his poems by heart and still use them as proverbs and sayings. His life and poems have been the subject of much analysis, commentary and interpretation, influencing post14th century Persian writing more than any other author.

Hafez was born in Shiraz, Iran. His parents were from Kazerun, Fars Province. Despite his profound effect on Persian life and culture and his enduring popularity and influence, few details of his life are known. Accounts of his early life rely upon traditional anecdotes. Early tazkiras mentioning Hafez are generally considered unreliable. At an early age, he memorized the Quran and was given the title of Hafez, which he later used as his pen name. The preface of his Divn, in which his early life is discussed, was written by an unknown contemporary whose name may have been Moammad Golandm. Two of the most highly regarded modern editions of Hafezs Divn are compiled by Moammad Ghazvini and Qsem ani and by Parviz NatelKhanlari .

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