Sa’di

Sheikh Moshref al-din bin Mosleh al-din Sa’di
Shirazi who was the greatest poet of Iran, was born
in Shiraz in 580 A.H. After his father's death, he
continued his studies in Baqdad’s Nezamiyeh
School. He traveled to Syria, Palestine, Minor Asia,
North of Africa, India and  many other countries.
He became acquainted with different people during his
voyage around the world. Then he returned to Shiraz
and started his most important book “Boostan”
(The Fruit Garden) or Sa’diNameh which is the
conclusion of his 30 years experiences, travelling
and familiarity with people. His second work Gulistan
(The Rose Garden), which is the most eloquent Persian prose,
includes moral and social stories in eight chapters.
Sa’di’s book of poetry includes elegies, fragments, lyrics,
Tarjee’at,and quatrains. Sa’di died in 691 A.H. His mausoleum
is in Shiraz near RoknAbad water “Khanqah”.