Persian poet and mystic (1325–1389)
Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Shīrāzī (known by his pen name Hafez or Hāfiz) (1325/26–1389/90) was a Persian mystic poet.
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Pen Names:
حافظ
Native Name:
خواجه شمسالدین محمد حافظ شیرازی
Alternative Names:
of Shiraz Šams-al-Din Moḥammad
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Anacreon of Persia
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Khāja Shamsu Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Shīrāzī
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Shamsoddin Mohammad Hafez-e Shirazi
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Ḥāfeẓ
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Moḥammed Shams od-Dīn Ḥafeẓ
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Ḥāfiẓ
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Ḥāfiẓ Shīrāzī
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Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Shīrāzī
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Shams-ud-Din Mohammed
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Moḥammed Šams al-Dīn Ḥafeẓ
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Hafiz
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Khafiz
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Hafis
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Haafiz
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Häfiz
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The recurring number forty, for example, might not be meant literally. In spiritual literature, “forty” is often used to indicate a term of learning or change, such as the “forty days and forty nights” of Noah’s Flood. Forty is also called “the number of perseverance,” marking a period of growth through testing, trial and purification. After the exodus from Egypt, the Israelites endured “forty years of wandering” in the wilderness before they were ready to enter the Promised Land. Jesus, following the ancient practice of the prophets, went into the desert for a great seclusion of forty days, which he described as a period of purification and preparation for the next stage of his work. The Buddha attained final enlightenment after forty days of continuous meditation. One can find many examples, East and West.