What do you know about Hafiz?

Persian lyric poet Hafiz (born Khwāja Šamsu d-Dīn Muḥammad Hāfez-e Šīrāzī) grew up in Shiraz. Very little is known about his life, but it is thought that he may have memorized the Qur’an after hearing his father recite passages. When his father died, he left school to work at a bakery and as a copyist.

Are Hafiz and Rumi the same person?

Separated by a hundred years, in the 13th and 14th centuries, Rumi and Hafiz were Persian ecstatic Sufi mystic poets, whose work celebrated and encouraged union with the Divine. Rumi’s works are available in many translations, notably by Coleman Barks, the foremost translator of Rumi’s works for thirty years.

Why is Hafiz writing important?

Hafez primarily wrote in the literary genre of lyric poetry or ghazals, that is the ideal style for expressing the ecstasy of divine inspiration in the mystical form of love poems. He was a Sufi….

Hafez
Tradition or genre	Mystic poetry (Ghazal, Irfan)
Major works	The Divān of Hafez

How do I become a hafiz?

1. Memorizing Quran is Easy.
2. Choose a Suitable Time to Learn:
3. Set Realistic Goals and Memorize Less.
4. Revise Learned Verses Every Day:
5. Find and Use Learning Techniques:
6. Study in a Quiet Room:
7. Read your Lesson to Someone:
8. Always Ask for Allah’s Help:

When was Hafiz born?

1315
Hafez/Date of birth

Hafez was a Sufi Muslim. Modern scholars generally agree that he was born either in 1315 or 1317.

Was Rumi a Persian?

The Persian poet, Sufi philosopher, and Muslim scholar Rumi — full name Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, though “Rumi” is actually a Persian shorthand for “Rome,” or “West” — was born in 1207, and has long since influenced artists and thinkers with his insightful poetry and prose.

What poems did Rumi write?

He wrote 3,000 [love songs] to Shams, the prophet Muhammad and God. He wrote 2,000 rubayat, four-line quatrains. He wrote in couplets a six-volume spiritual epic, The Masnavi.” During these years, Rumi incorporated poetry, music and dance into religious practice.

What did Hafiz write?

Hafez is best known for his Divan of Hafez, a collection of his surviving poems probably compiled after his death….

Hafez
Influenced	Subsequent Persian lyric poets, Goethe
Tradition or genre	Mystic poetry (Ghazal, Irfan)
Major works	The Divān of Hafez