Hafez is one of the Iranian famous poet of eight century AH. He is the great sonneteer of Persian poetry and literature. The proficiency of Hafiz was jurisprudence and divine sciences. He memorized The Holy Quran with fourteen narratives. As a result his given name is Hafez, means the person who memorized something. October 20th is the day of Hafez. On this national day Iranians commemorate Hafez one of the greatest poets of this country. Foreign and Iranian researchers attend this event every year. Khwaju Kermani was one of the professors of him during his time-life. Acrossiran team makes it easy for you to visit Tomb of Hafez poet in Shiraz city with Professional tour-guides.
Whatever you will know after reading this article.
- Who is Hafez?
- Hafez poems
- Tomb of Hafiz
- Hafez global status
- Divan Hafiz
Hafez poems
Hafez poems are mostly sonnets. Mostly his Divan includes about 500 sonnets. Other parts are some Scarecrows and Mathnawi. The main theme of his poems is the legendary characters. Somewhere he talked about his family and life. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries someone translated his poems into European languages. His Divan has been published more than 400 times in various forms and languages. That’s why his name also reached the literary circle of the western world. He was fluent in Arabic literature in addition to Persian language. His poems was influence in poets of both that century and after him. During his time-life, poets in Indian subcontinent heard about his poems and tried to use characteristics of his poetry. For example Johan Wolfgang von Goethe, the great German scientist, wrote about Hafiz in his Divan.
Tomb of Hafiz
Hafez tomb is located in Shiraz. He died in the year 792 AH. After that they buried him in the Shiraz cemetery. Some other Iranian famous people has been buried in that place. After 65 years, the ruler of Shiraz built a building for his tomb. It was ruined and rebuilt several times in different rules. Finally, the designer of current building is Andre Godard, the French archaeologist. To clarify, the building is in the middle of a large and beautiful garden. The tomb also has eight stone pillars that remained intact from the Mozzafarids period until now. The exterior of the tomb is similar to Turkish Dervish hats. It is a symbol of heaven. The decorations of inside and outside the facade are Mosaic Poly-chrome tiles. In short visiting this site will be one of the best experiences that you would have in your life.
