Abu Muhammad Muslih al-Din bin Abdallah Shirazi (Saadi)
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Abu Muhammad Muslih al-Din bin Abdallah Shirazi (Saadi) 🇮🇷

ابومحمد مصلح‌الدین بن عبدالله شیرازی (سعدی) (Known as "The Master of Speech (Ustād-e Sokhan)")
Persian Lyric and Didactic Poet, Sufi Moralist, Author of Gulistan and Bustan
Born 1210 CE 🇮🇷 Shiraz (Fars), Iran
Passed Away 1291 CE Shiraz, Iran
Lifespan ~81 years old
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"Human beings are members of a whole, in related creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, other members uneasy will remain. If you have no sympathy for human pain, the name of human you cannot retain."

Archival Overview

Supreme master of classical Persian eloquence and ethical humanism, whose masterpieces the Gulistan (The Rose Garden) and Bustan (The Orchard) celebrate universal compassion, with his famous poem 'Bani Adam' adorning the United Nations.

Biographical Record

Saadi Shirazi (c. 1210–1291 CE) studied Islamic sciences at the renowned Nizamiyya Academy in Baghdad. Fleeing the Mongol onslaught, he wandered for thirty years as a dervish across Anatolia, Syria, Egypt, and Central Asia, surviving battles and Crusader captivity before returning to his beloved Shiraz in 1257.

In two miraculous years, he published his twin masterworks: the poetic Bustan ('The Orchard', 1257) and the prosimetric Gulistan ('The Rose Garden', 1258). Saadi's aphoristic wisdom, sparkling wit, and deep humanism revolutionized Persian literature. His famous verse 'Bani Adam' (Children of Adam), declaring that all human beings are members of one body, is prominently displayed at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Key Life Milestones

1257 CE

Completion of the Bustan (The Orchard)

Published his verse masterpiece on justice, modesty, gratitude, and good governance.

1258 CE

Publication of the Gulistan (The Rose Garden)

Authored the world-famous moral prose-poetry collection containing the humanitarian anthem 'Bani Adam'.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Tomb of Saadi (Sa'diyeh)
Shiraz, Iran
GPS: 29.6225, 52.5858
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