This episode of Ganjina focuses on Khwaja Shamsuddin Muhammad Hafez Shirazi, better knowns as Hafez, a Persian lyric poet whose collected works are regarded by many Iranians as a pinnacle of Persian literature. Hafez, whose poems are often used as everyday proverbs and sayings. is best known for his Divan of Hafez, a collection of his surviving poetry. He wrote primarily in the literary genre of lyric poetry or ghazals, that is the ideal style for expressing the ecstasy of divine inspiration in the mystical form of love poems.
Mawlana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi
Who was born in Balkh, Afghanistan, and the Muslim community in Afghanistan, Iran, India and Turkey have greatly appreciated his spiritual legacy for the past seven centuries.
A series about the greatest poets of Afghanistan and Persia. This episode focuses on Sufi Ashqari, a renowned poet of 19th century Afghanistan who lived and wrote poetry in Kabul.
