Ilahi-nama

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Ilahi-nama is a seminal didactic Sufi poem by the Persian poet Sana'i that explores mystical themes, ethical teachings, and the soul’s journey toward God.

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Ilahi-nama canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Persian poem ⓘ
Sufi poem ⓘ
didactic poem ⓘ
aimsTo lead reader toward spiritual realization ⓘ
associatedWith Ghazni ⓘ
author Sana'i ⓘ
contains allegorical stories ⓘ
dialogues on spiritual questions ⓘ
moral exhortations ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Persia ⓘ
didacticPurpose guidance on spiritual wayfaring ⓘ
instruction in Sufi ethics ⓘ
focusesOn attainment of gnosis (ma'rifa) ⓘ
detachment from worldly desires ⓘ
love and longing for God ⓘ
genre Sufi literature ⓘ
didactic literature ⓘ
hasPerspective Sufi mystic viewpoint ⓘ
hasReputation foundational text of Persian Sufi poetry ⓘ
seminal work of Sana'i ⓘ
hasStyle rhymed couplets ⓘ
influenced Farid al-Din Attar ⓘ
linked to: Farid ud-Din Attar

Jalal al-Din Rumi ⓘ
linked to: Rumi

later Persian Sufi poets ⓘ
influencedBy Islamic mysticism ⓘ
linked to: Sufism

Qur'an ⓘ
linked to: Quran
language Persian ⓘ
literaryForm masnavi ⓘ
literaryPeriod classical Persian literature ⓘ
mainTheme divine knowledge ⓘ
ethical teachings ⓘ
inner purification ⓘ
mystical love of God ⓘ
renunciation of the world ⓘ
soul’s journey toward God ⓘ
movement Sufi movement in Persian literature ⓘ
partOf Persian Sufi canon ⓘ
religiousTradition Islam ⓘ
Sufism ⓘ
teaches asceticism ⓘ
remembrance of God (dhikr) ⓘ
repentance (tawba) ⓘ
sincerity (ikhlas) ⓘ
trust in God (tawakkul) ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sana'i → notableWork → Ilahi-nama ⓘ
Farid ud-Din Attar → notableWork → Ilahi-nama ⓘ
Attar of Nishapur → notableWork → Ilahi-nama ⓘ
Musibat-nama → associatedWith → Ilahi-nama ⓘ