Falaki Shirvani

Abu Nizam Muhammad Falaki Shirvani (1107, Shamakhi – 1157, Shamakhi) was a Persian^[1][2] poet from Shirvan (today in Azerbaijan). His contemporary and rival was the famous Khaqani Shirvani.

See also

• List of Persian poets and authors

References used

• E.G. Browne. Literary History of Persia. (Four volumes, 2,256 pages, and twenty-five years in the writing). 1998. ISBN 0-7007-0406-X
• Jan Rypka, History of Iranian Literature. Reidel Publishing Company. ASIN B-000-6BXVT-K

References

1. Habibuddin Ahmed , "The Writings of Amir Khusrau: 700 Years After the Prophet: A 13th-14th Century Legend of Indian-Sub-Continent", Islamic Thought and Science Institute, 2007. pg 36: "Falaki of Shirvan was a Persian poet contemporary to Khaqani. poet of the 12th century."
2. François de Blois. Falakī Šarvānī Abu’l-Neẓām Moḥammad, Encyclopaedia Iranica