Ab奴-Muhammad Muslih al-D墨n bin Abdall膩h Sh墨r膩z墨, Saadi Shirazi (Persian: 丕亘賵賲丨賲丿 賲氐賱丨 丕賱丿蹖賳 亘賳 毓亘丿丕賱賱賴 卮蹖乇丕夭蹖鈥�, Arabic: 爻毓丿賷 丕賱卮賷乇丕夭賷) better known by his pen-name as Sa士d墨 (Persian: 爻毓丿蹖) or simply Saadi, was one of the major Persian poets of the medieval period. He is not only famous in Persian-speaking countries, but has also been quoted in western sources. He is recognized for the quality of his writings and for the depth of his social and moral thoughts. Saadi is widely recognized as one of the greatest masters of the classical literary tradition.
His best known works are Bostan (The Orchard) completed in 1257 and Gulistan (The Rose Garden) in 1258. Bostan is entirely in verse (epic metre) and consists of stories aptly illustrating the standard virtues recommended to Muslims (justice, liberality, modesty, contentment) as well as of reflections on the behaviour of dervishes and their ecstatic practices. Gulistan is mainly in prose and contains stories and personal anecdotes. The text is interspersed with a variety of short poems, containing aphorisms, advice, and humorous reflections. Saadi demonstrates a profound awareness of the absurdity of human existence. The fate of those who depend on the changeable moods of kings is contrasted with the freedom of the dervishes.
Sheikh Sa鈥榙i: also known as: Muslih-ud-Din Mushrif-ibn-Abdullah (1184-1283/1291?) His best known works are Bostan ("The Orchard") in 1257 and Gulistan ("The Rose Garden") in 1258. Bostan is entirely in verse (epic metre) and consists of stories aptly illustrating the standard virtues recommended to Muslims (justice, liberality, modesty, contentment) as well as of reflections on the behaviour of dervishes and their ecstatic practices. Golestan is mainly in prose and contains stories and personal anecdotes. The text is interspersed with a variety of short poems, containing aphorisms, advice, and humorous reflections. Saadi demonstrates a profound awareness of the absurdity of human existence.
Greetings to all. Recently I found a very interesting illustration, I was told that it is from this work: a lion,a knight and a faceless rider, where can I find out the meaning of it?