Saadi – the Poet, who Preached Morality and Love
Saadi, born in Shīrāz, Iran is one of the greatest figures in classical Persian literature (1213 -1291). He left home to explore the world in 1225, (around the time the…
Saadi’s Immortal Poem: Bani Adam (Humans)
One of Saadi’s most well-known poetry is this one where he considers all humans as different parts of a whole body. The poem comes from Saadi's book: the Gulistan. Human…
Rise of Mysticism & Sufism
The shift from God the Divine disciplinarian to God the Loving Creator started early on in the Islamic world.The introduction of the element of love in Islam—the Sufi ideal of…