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Baba Tahir

Born

Hamadan (11th C), Iran

Genre

Poetry, Philosophy

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Baba Tahir, born c. 1000 in Loristan or Hamadan, Iran and died after 1055 in Hamadan, was one of the most revered early poets in Persian literature.

Most of his life is clouded in mystery. He probably lived in Hamadan. His byname, ʿOryān (“The Naked”), suggests that he was a wandering dervish, or mystic. Legend tells that the poet, an illiterate woodcutter, attended lectures at a religious college, where he was ridiculed by the scholars and students because of his lack of education and sophistication. After experiencing a vision in which philosophic truths were revealed to him, he returned to the school and spoke of what he had seen, astounding those present by his wisdom. His poetry is written in a dialect of Persian, and he is most famous ...more

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	دوبیتی‌های بابا طاهر by Baba Tahir, بابا طاهر, کاظم عابدینی‌مطلق (ویراستار) 3.84 avg rating — 2,137 ratings — published 1055 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poeme Persane by Baba Tahir, Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi, Omar Khayyám 4.41 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ترانه های بابا طاهر by Baba Tahir, بابا طاهر, پرویز اذکائی really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Four 'Babas' of Sufi Poetry: Baba Tahir, Baba Azfal, Baba Farid & Rahman Baba SELECTED POEMS by Baba Tahir, Baba Azfal, Baba Farid it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	BABA TAHIR The ‘Naked’ Sufi Poet... Ruba’iyat: by Baba Tahir, Paul Smith (Translation) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	DIVAN OF BABA TAHIR: 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	DIVAN OF BABA TAHIR (The 'Naked' Sufi Poet): Translation & Introduction Paul Smith 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lament of Baba Tahir (Bilingual English Persian Edition) -- ترانه های بابا طاهر عریان 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	A Fool of God: The Mystical Verse of Baba Tahir; Persian text with a translation by E. Heron-Allen 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars