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Nasir Khusraw

Type Figure Region Persia Time 1004–1088 Also known as Nāṣir-i Khusraw、Nasir Khusraw、Abū Muʿīn Ḥamīd al-Dīn Nāṣir ibn Khusraw、纳赛尔·胡斯劳

Nasir Khusraw was a Persian Ismaili poet, philosopher, traveler, and missionary from Kubadiyan in Khurasan, once a Seljuk official;…

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  1. 1020–1045Merv · MervFrom a local official's family and well educated, he held office in Merv under the Seljuk court in financial matters; in 1045 he experienced a spiritual awakening, reflected on the doctrines of various sects, turned to the Ismaili faith, and resolved to resign and go on pilgrimage.
  2. 1046–1052Cairo · CairoIn 1046 he set out with his brother Abu Sa'id, traveling west through Iran, Armenia, and Anatolia to Syria and Palestine; after completing the pilgrimage to Mecca he arrived in Cairo in 1047, studied Ismaili doctrine and administration under Mu'ayyad al-Shirazi, was appointed hujja of Khurasan by Imam al-Mustansir, and left Egypt to return home around 1052.
  3. 1052–1088Yumgan · YumganReturning to Balkh to preach, he was persecuted by Sunni authorities and forced into exile in the Pamir mountains of Badakhshan, where in Yumgan he wrote Persian philosophical and religious works and consolidated the local Ismaili community, his representative works including the Safarnama and a collection of poems.

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