Muhammad Shirin Maghribi
Iranian poet
Muhammad Shirin Maghribi (Persian: محمد شیرین مغربی) was a Sufi poet and scholar, who is considered one of leading composers of Persian mystical poetry in the 14th-century.
Life
Of Persian stock, Maghribi was born in 1349 in the village of Ammand, near the city of Tabriz. The area was part of the Azerbaijan region of northwestern Iran, which was then controlled by the Mongol Chobanid dynasty. His full name was "Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Izz al-Din Adil ibn Yusuf", while his takhallus (pen-name) was "Maghribi." The name, meaning "western", is a reference to Maghribi's spiritual inspiration coming from Ibn Arabi (died 1240), who was of "western" (Andalusian) origin. The two centuries that followed after Ibn Arabi's death, the majority of figures that followed and spread his teachings were from the Persianate world, Maghribi being one of them. Maghribi spread Ibn Arabi's teachings through oral instruction and his written works, such as his poetry.
Maghribi lived in Tabriz most of his life, but also visited other places. According to certain reports, he frequently visited the Gilan region. His treatise al-Nuzha al-Sasaniyya was dedicated to a certain Sasan, who is most likely the same person as Amir Sasan Shafti, the commander-in-chief of the army of Fuman. This indicates that he had cordial relations with the ruling class of the Sunni emirate of Fuman.
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