Saadi Shirazi
Saadi Shīrāzī[2] (Persian: ابومحمّد مصلحالدین بن عبدالله شیرازی), better known by his pen name Saadi (/ˈsɑːdi/;[3] Persian: سعدی, romanized: 
Saʿdī, IPA: [sæʔˈdiː]), also known as Sadi of Shiraz (سعدی شیرازی, Saʿdī Shīrāzī; born 1210; died 1291 or 1292), was a major Persian poet and prose writer[1][4] of the medieval period. He is recognized for the quality of his writings and for the depth of his social and moral thoughts.
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 Saadi in a Rose garden, from a Mughal manuscript of his work Gulistan, c. 1645. Saadi is on the right. | |
| Born | 1210[1] |
| Died | 1291 or 1292 (aged 80 to 82)[1] |
| School | Persian poetry, Persian literature |
Main interests | Poetry, mysticism, logic, ethics, Sufism |
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Saadi is widely recognized as one of the greatest poets of the classical literary tradition, earning him the nickname "The Master of Speech" or "The Wordsmith" (استاد سخن ostâd-e soxan) or simply "Master" (استاد ostâd) among Persian scholars. He has been quoted in the Western traditions as well.[1] Bustan has been ranked as one of the 100 greatest books of all time by The Guardian.[5]