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This volume contains an anthology of the poetic works of the celebrated 15th-century poet Nur al-Din Abd al-Rahman Jami (1414‒92). A prolific author who enjoyed a long association with the Timurid court at Herat, Jami appears to have been uninterested in wealth or success. Instead, he held deep Sufi convictions that were expressed through his poetry as well as through his association with the Naqshbandi order. Evidence of his spiritual yearnings can be seen, as well, in his interest in the mysticism of Muhyi al-Din ibn al-Arabi (1165‒1240 ...