Saadi, The Eminent Iranian Poet Friday, April 13, 2012 Compiled
By: Firouzeh Mirrazavi Deputy Editor of Iran Review Iran is
planning to mark the national Sa'adi Day paying tribute to the
eminent 13th-century Persian poet during a ceremony in the
historical city of Shiraz. Many Iranian university professors
and scholars are slated to attend the ceremony celebrating the
birth anniversary of the world-renowned poet. This year’s event,
set to be held at the National Library and Document Center Hall
of Shiraz on April 19, 2012, will include discussion sessions
focusing on the ‘Islamic Studies’ and ‘Persian Culture’ in
Sa’adi’s works. Born in Shiraz in 1194 CE, Sa’adi Shirazi, is
known as a Sufi master, mystic and metaphysicist in the history
of Persian literature. His proficiency in Persian literature
confers on him the title ‘Master of Prose and Poetry’. Abū-
Muḥammad Muṣliḥ al-Dīn bin Abdallāh Shīrāzī (1184 – 1283/1291),
better known as Saadi, was one of the major Persian poets of the
medieval period. He is recog