Falaki Shirvani

Abu Nizam Muhammad Falaki Shirvani (1107 in Shamakhi – 1157 in Shamakhi) was a Persian^[1]^[2] poet from Shirvan (today in Azerbaijan). His contemporary and rival was the famous Khaqani Shirvani.

See also

List of Persian poets and authors

References used

E.G. Browne. Literary History of Persia. (Four volumes, 2,256 pages, and twenty-five years in the writing). 1998. ISBN 0-7007-0406-X
Jan Rypka, History of Iranian Literature. Reidel Publishing Company. ASIN B-000-6BXVT-K

References

↑ Habibuddin Ahmed , "The Writings of Amir Khusrau: 700 Years After the Prophet: A 13th-14th Century Legend of Indian-Sub-Continent", Islamic Thought and Science Institute, 2007. pg 36: "Falaki of Shirvan was a Persian poet contemporary to Khaqani. poet of the 12th century."
↑ François de Blois. Falakī Šarvānī Abu’l-Neẓām Moḥammad, Encyclopaedia Iranica

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