Kamal Khujandi (1320-1400 AD, fa, کمال خجندی), also Kamal Khojandi, Kamaleddin Khojandi, or Kamal-E Khojandi, was a
Persian
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Sufi and
Persian
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ghazal poet of the 14th century (8th century
hijri).
He was born in
Khujand
Khujand ( tg, Хуҷанд, Khujand; Uzbek: Хўжанд, romanized: Хo'jand; fa, خجند, Khojand), sometimes spelled Khodjent and known as Leninabad (russian: Ленинабад, Leninabad; tg, Ленинобод, Leninobod; fa, لنی ...
, today the capital of
Sughd in
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
. He lived in
Tabriz
Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...
and died in 1400
CE (807 AH).
He is counted among the great romantic poets of the 14th century, like
Amir Khosrow Dehlavi,
Khwaju Kermani
Khwaju Kermani ( fa, خواجوی کرمانی; December 1290 – 1349) was a famous Persian poet and Sufi mystic from Iran.
Life
He was born in Kerman, Iran on 24 December 1290. His nickname Khwaju is a diminutive of the Persian word '' Khwaj ...
and
Hafez
Khwāje Shams-od-Dīn Moḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī ( fa, خواجه شمسالدین محمّد حافظ شیرازی), known by his pen name Hafez (, ''Ḥāfeẓ'', 'the memorizer; the (safe) keeper'; 1325–1390) and as "Hafiz", ...
. He was also a contemporary of
Hafez
Khwāje Shams-od-Dīn Moḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī ( fa, خواجه شمسالدین محمّد حافظ شیرازی), known by his pen name Hafez (, ''Ḥāfeẓ'', 'the memorizer; the (safe) keeper'; 1325–1390) and as "Hafiz", ...
. The modern Persian novelist and short story writer
Sadegh Hedayat and his family trace their ancestry to Kamal Khojandi.
Khojandi's tomb is located in the
Tomb of Two Kamals at
Tabriz
Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...
,
Iran
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, beside the tomb of
Kamaleddin Behzad
Kamal ad-Din ( ar, كمال الدين, ''Kamāl ad-Dīn'') is a male Muslim given name or surname (''laqab'' in Arabic), meaning "perfection of the religion" in Arabic.
The name is formed from the elements '' kamāl'' (), '' al-'' (), and ''d ...
. There is also a statue of Kamal Khojandi nearby.
In 1996, a monument and museum was erected in the poet’s homeland in Tajikistan.
See also
*
Kamaleddin Behzad
Kamal ad-Din ( ar, كمال الدين, ''Kamāl ad-Dīn'') is a male Muslim given name or surname (''laqab'' in Arabic), meaning "perfection of the religion" in Arabic.
The name is formed from the elements '' kamāl'' (), '' al-'' (), and ''d ...
*
Sadegh Hedayat
*
List of Persian poets and authors
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*
Persian literature
Persian literature ( fa, ادبیات فارسی, Adabiyâte fârsi, ) comprises oral compositions and written texts in the Persian language and is one of the world's oldest literatures. It spans over two-and-a-half millennia. Its sources h ...
References
External links
Hedayat family considered to be his descendants.
Year of birth unknown
1400 deaths
People from Khujand
14th-century Persian-language poets
Sufi poets
Iranian Sufis
Writers from Tabriz
14th-century Iranian people
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