Abu al-Majd Majdud ibn Adam Sanai of Ghazni, great Persian poet and pioneer of Persian mystical poetry.
Notable Works
Hadiqat al-Haqiqah (The Walled Garden of Truth), Tariq al-Tahqiq, Sayr al-Ibad
Fun Facts
Sanai was the first great mystical Persian poet, preceding Attar and Rumi. Rumi said of him: 'Attar was the spirit and Sanai his two eyes.' Hadiqat al-Haqiqah is the first great mystical masnavi in Persian literature.
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