Jami

Persian poet (1414–1492)

Nur ad-Din Abd ar-Rahman Jami (Persian: نورالدین عبدالرحمن جامی, August 18, 1414November 19, 1492), or Jami, was a Persian Sufi poet. He was born in Jam, Persia. He studied science, Arabic literature, natural sciences, Islamic philosophy and Indian literature in Herat University. He went to Samarqand and completed his studies there. Jami wrote eighty seven books, in Persian and Arabic. Some of his books have been translated to English. His poems are collected in a Divan.