Shihabuddin Am'aq ( fa, عمعق) was a 12th-century

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( Tajik) poet. Originating from Bukhara, he was an imposing poet that carried the title ''amir al-shu'ara'' ("Amir of poets") in the Khaqanid courts. An excellent

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and composer of

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, he was praised by Anvari. His

mathnavi The ''Masnavi'', or ''Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi'' ( fa, مثنوی معنوی), also written ''Mathnawi'', or ''Mathnavi'', is an extensive poem written in Persian by Jalal al-Din Muhammad Balkhi, also known as Rumi. The ''Masnavi'' is one of the mos ...

no longer exists, but it is said to have been written on the story of Yusof and Zoleikha (Joseph and Potiphar's wife). It is said that he lived a long life of over 100 years and died in 1148 CE.

References

* Jan Rypka, ''History of Iranian Literature''. Reidel Publishing Company. ASIN B-000-6BXVT-K Persian-language poets 12th-century Persian-language poets 11th-century births 1148 deaths Year of birth unknown 12th-century Iranian people {{Tajikistan-poet-stub

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