Humam-i Tabrizi

Humam-i Tabrizi
Humam-i Tabrizi and Shirazi Sheikh in a bath. Folio from a manuscript of Nigaristan, Iran, probably Shiraz, dated 1573-74.
Born	1238/39
Died	1314/15 (aged 78)
Notable works	Divan of Humam-i Tabrizi Suhbat-nama Kitab-i mathnaviyyat

Humam-i Tabrizi (Persian: همام الدین تبریزی; 1238/39 – 1314/15), was a Persian Sufi poet of the Ilkhanate era from Tabriz, Iran.^[1][2] He was one of the most distinguished figures of his time due to his poetry, teachings, piety, and Sufi spirituality.

Humam spent most of his life in the city of Tabriz, where he became an influential figure. He became close to the Juvayni family, who lent him political and cultural protection, and helped him establish a khanqah (Sufi lodge) in Tabriz. Following the execution of his Juvayni patron Shams al-Din Juvayni in 1284, Humam managed to find support amongst other political figures, such as Rashid al-Din Hamadani. Humam died at the age of 78, and was buried in the Sorkhab district of Tabriz.

Most of his poetry was in the form of a ghazal, and followed the same style and tone of that of his contemporary Saadi Shirazi. He also wrote two masnavis (poem in rhyming couplets), the Suhbat-nama and Kitab-i mathnaviyyat.