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Abdur Rahman Jami (رحمتہ اللہ علیہ)

Shaikh Abdur Rahman Jami (1414-1492) was a Persian Sahih-ul-Aqeedah scholar, poet, theologian, prolific writer, and Sufi Shaikh of Ihsan. His Persian poetry is extremely popular even today. His most famous poetic works are ‘The Seven Thrones ( اورنگ ہفت ,(consisting of 7 Mathnawis, viz, (i), The Golden Chain (الذهب سلسلة) ,(ii) Yusuf and Zulaikha (زليخا و يوسف) ,(iii) The Rosary of the Pious ( االبرار سبحة) ,(iv) Salaman and Absaal (ابسال و سالمان) ,(v) The Gift of the Nobles ( االحرار تحفۃ) ,(vi) Layla Majnun ( ل ی مجنوں يل) ,( vii) Iskander Book of Wisdom (اسکندریٔ خردنامه .( His other famous works include his Sufi poetical work like Lawah-e-Jami (جامي لوائح .(He belonged to the Naqshbandi Sufi order.

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