Nasir Khusraw

Nāsir -i Chusrau (Persian ناصرخسرو, DMG Nasir -i Ḫusrau; * 1004 in Qubāḏiyān ( in present-day Tajikistan ) † 1072-1078 in Yumgān (now Hazrat Sayyed -e / Sa ʿ īd in Afghanistan's Badakhshan ), full name Abū Mu ʿ ibn Nasir īn Ḫusrau ibn Harith al - Qubāḏiyānī ) was a Persian traveler, poet and Isma'ili missionary (da ʿ ī ) and philosopher.

Nāsir -i Chusrau studied in particular the Koran exegesis, mathematics, Greek philosophy, astronomy and geography. He held a post at the court of the Seljuk Empire. In 1046 he began Merv from its 19,000 km long, seven-year journey through the Islamic world, where he visited many cities of Iran to Sudan. He later reported their colleges, caravanserais, stories, geographers and demographics in his travelogue Safarnāmeh. In Egypt Nāsir -i Chusrau met the Caliph al - Mustansir from the Fatimid dynasty (reigned 1035-1085 ) and won some reputation.

The modest, situated on a rock resting place of the great literary figures has been preserved in the place of death.

Works

• Divan ( collection of odes and short poems )
• Zad al - musāfirīn ( "food of travelers ", examines the positions of classical philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle, and argues against some of the views early Islamic philosophy)
• Vadschh i - Dīn ( "The face of religion", a presentation of Islamic beliefs and practices )