He was well versed in the branches of the natural sciences, medicine, mathematics, astronomy and astrology, greek philosophy, and the writings of alkindi, alfarabi. Nasir khusraw is esteemed as one of the great persian poets and philosophers. The safarnama, an account of his travels, is his most famous work. You can search ebooks by poets and ebooks by name in search box. Intellectual traditions series english, persian and persian edition nasiri khusraw, thackston, wheeler m. The publication presents the authors analysis of medieval islamic architectural monuments described in the safarname book of travels of nasir khusraw, 11th.
The safarnama is record of an expansive journey undertaken by a persian poet and philosopher, nasir khusraw, in the mid11th ce century. Naser e khosraws book of travels by nasiri khusraw goodreads. Khusraw, nasir internet encyclopedia of philosophy. Posts about literary readings from ismaili history written by malik merchant, editor. Pir nasir khusraws concept of intellect and theory of. Nasir i khusraw, the poet in question, presents himself to us under three different aspects. It is also known as the book of travels and was a work that shaped the future of classical persian travel writing. Intellectual traditions series by nasiri khusraw 20010907 nasiri khusraw on. Farsi ginan durz e dar e haqiqat goharander youtube. Nasir khusraw enjoyed a life of travel, study, poetry, wine, women and friends.
Nasir khusraw, safarnama, iranian studies, islamic studies, ismaili studies, shii. Nasir khusraw, who is considered as the real wisdom of the east came from qubadiyan in balkh. Nasiri khusraw poetry nasir khusraw shia ismaili muslim. Verses from nasiri khusraw s divan durz e dar e haqiqat goharander poetry. Born in the balkh district of central asia in 3941004, nasir was inspired from an early age by a tremendous thirst for knowledge. Book of kings, completed by firdawsi in 4011010, when nasir khusraw was. He travelled from central asia to the mediterranean coast, egypt, arabia and back and appears to have compiled his safarnama in the latter half of the same century. As a writer celebrated for a poetry which combines art with philosophy, a travelogue relied on for its details of the middle east in medieval times, and theological texts revered by his admirers and criticised by his detractors, nasir khusraw remains one of. Intellectual traditions series by nasir i khusraw 20010901 on. Nasir khusraw was born in 1004 ce, in qubadiyan, then greater khorasan near the presentday city of balkh in afghanistan. Read ebooks of nasir kazmi on rekhta ebook library. In addition, nasiri khusraw records interesting architectural features he found in the towns and cities he visited, relates encounters with outoftheway people, sets down folklore from various regions, and gives a detailed description of some of the more colorful public ceremonies in egypt.
Pdf semiotics of power and knowledge in nasir khusrows. Nasir khusraw 10041060 abu moin hamid aldin nasir ibn khusraw is an important figure in the development of ismaili philosophy. Sayyidna nasir khusraw, a persian poet, philosopher, ismaili scholar and one of the greatest writers in. Also, the first chapter of one thousand roads to mecca, a collection of works on muslim writings about the hajj, edited and introduced by michael wolfe, is dedicated to nasir khusraw. Nasir khusraw was one of the most important figures of llth century iran an era which has produced such men of prominence as omar khayyam, hasan bin sabbah. Nasir khusraw was born in 1004 ad, in balkh, a province in north of afghanistan. Intellectual traditions series book online at best prices in india on. He was well versed in all the branches of natural science, in medicine, mathematics, astronomy and astrology, in greek philosophy and the writings of alkindi, alfarabi and ibn sina. Sayyidna nasir khusraw, a persian poet, philosopher, ismaili scholar and one of.
Verses from nasiri khusraw s divan agar be khwani tu asharr i nasir khusraw poetry. Thackston and is still in print under the title, nasiri khusraws book of travels. Nasiri khusraw s book of travels safarnamah a parallel persianenglish text, edited and translated, with introduction, glossaries and notes by wheeler m. He was well versed in the branches of the natural sciences, medicine, mathematics, astronomy and astrology, greek philosophy, and the writings of alkindi, alfarabi and ibn sina.
Safarnama the book of travels is his most famous work. Mar 05, 2016 nasir khusraw has written in the persian language in three genres travelogue, poetry, and philosophy. Literary readings from ismaili history simerg insights. Abu moin hamid addin nasir ibn khusraw alqubadiani or nasir khusraw qubadiyani balkhi. His safarnama has been studied for its detailed descriptions of cities, societies, customs, and archaeology of the time. An english translation of this book is available under the title nasiri khusraws book of travels by william thackston paperback, 2001. Opening page of nasir khusraw has attracted passionate attention, from admirers and critics alike, for nearly years. Cairo in the light of nasir khusraws safarnama simerg. Excerpt from akshay manwanis book on nasir husain here, the author looks at husains close relationship with lyricist majrooh sultanpuri and music director rd burman. Nasirikhusraw, poet, traveller, and propagandist by edward granville browne annals of the early caliphate from original sources by william muir tragedy by ashley h. Mohammad reza tavakoli saberi has travelled over the path of nasir khusraw gradually over seven years. Ismaili poetry page 2 nasir i khusraw poetry nasir khusraw is acknowledged as one of the foremost poets of the persian language. Naser e khosraws book of travels by nasiri khusraw.
Much of his biography and philosophical ideology has been obtained through fragmented texts, both in poetry and prose. Translation and notes from peter lamborn wilson and gholam reza aavani. Agar be khwani tu asharr i nasir khusraw by shakeela youtube. An english translation of the work was done by wheeler m. Nasiri khusraw, well known for his philosophical works and ranked as one of the great poets of persian, made a sevenyearlong journey that began in his native marv in the spring of 1046 and ended at balkh in the fall of 1052. Nasiri khusraw s book of travels safarnamah responsibility a parallel persianenglish text, edited and translated, with introduction, glossaries and notes by wheeler m. He has published the report of his journey in a book titled this fleeting journey, following nasir khusraw footsteps on the silk road on the occasion of his thousands birthdate1. Book of travels, by nasiri khusraw mazda publishers. His mastery of poetical form and expression has led centuries of persian speakers to rank him among the best of. Full text of nasirikhusraw, poet, traveller, and propagandist. Nasir khusraws employers before his conversion, first the ghaznavids and then the saljuq sultans, were all staunch sunnis and showed their support for the sunni caliph in baghdad through decisive efforts to quell shii activism, especially that of ismaili missionaries working for the fatimid caliph.
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