Who rests here
Saints · died 792 AH · Shiraz
The greatest master of the Persian ghazal; a poet remembered by the epithets Lisan al-ghayb (Tongue of the Unseen) and Tarjuman al-asrar (Interpreter of Secrets). His full name is Khwaja Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafiz-i Shirazi ; he received the epithet Hafiz because he memorised the Qur'an during his studies.
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How to get there
Located in: Shiraz
Coordinates: 29.62540, 52.55830
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