{"product_id":"the-great-sufi-poet-iraqi-paul-smith-9781077324817","title":"THE GREAT SUFI POET 'IRAQI Selected Poems (Large Print \u0026 Large Format Edition): Translation \u0026 Introduction Paul Smith","description":"THE GREAT SUFI POET 'IRAQI Selected Poems (Large Print \u0026amp; Large Format Edition) Translation \u0026amp; Introduction Paul Smith Fakhr ud-din Ibrahim 'Iraqi (1213-1289) was the author of a Divan of spiritual ghazals and ruba'is and the famous work in prose and poetry... Lama'at, 'Divine Flashes'... a classic of Sufi Mysticism. He was born in Hamadan in western Persia and as a child learnt the Koran by heart. He travelled from Persia to India with dervishes where he stayed for 25 years. It is said that on his travels he met Rumi. His grave is in Damascus beside that of another great Perfect Master and poet Ibn al-'Arabi. When seeing these graves a pilgrim stated, \"That ('Iraqi) is the Persian Gulf and this (Ibn al- 'Arabi) is the Arabian Sea.\" Introduction: The Life \u0026amp; Times \u0026amp; Poems of 'Iraqi, Sufis \u0026amp; Dervishes: Their Art \u0026amp; Use of Poetry, Selected Bibliography, Forms in Classical Pers1an Poetry Used by 'Iraqi. A good Selection of Rubai's, Ghazals, Qasida, Masnavis, Tarji-band they are all here. The correct rhyme-structure has been kept as well as the beauty and meaning of these unique, mystical poems. Most complete Translation into English. Large Print (16pt) \u0026amp; Large Format (8\" x 10\") Edition. 198 pages. Paul Smith (b. 1945) is a poet, author and translator of many books of Sufi poets from the Persian, Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Pashtu and other languages including Hafiz, Sadi, Nizami, Rumi, 'Attar, Sana'i, Jahan Khatun, Obeyd Zakani, Mu'in, Amir Khusrau, Nesimi, Kabir, Anvari, Ansari, Jami, Khayyam, Rudaki, Yunus Emre, Shah Latif, Mahsati, Lalla Ded, Rahman Baba, Iqbal, Ghalib, Seemab, Jigar, Abu Nuwas, Ibn al-Farid, Ibn al-'Arabi, Abu Nuwas and others, and his own poetry, fiction, plays, biographies, children's books and a dozen screenplays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Smith, New Humanity Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1077324812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781077324817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Paul Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44809943646463,"sku":"9781077324817","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_04737546-da18-4914-a1ea-c03d3a133eea.jpg?v=1707927899","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-great-sufi-poet-iraqi-paul-smith-9781077324817","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}