Afdal al-Din Kashani
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Iranian philosopher and poet
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Afzal ad-Din Maragi Kashani also known as Baba Afzal was a Persian poet and philosopher. Several dates have been suggested for his death, with the best estimate being around 1213/1214. Life The information on his life is scanty and few. His writing portray a disdain for officials of his time and he is said to have once been imprisoned by the local governor on trumped-up charges of practicing sorcery. His tomb located in the village Maraq, forty-two km northwest of Kashan, is still a place of pilgrimage. The best summary of Persian of what is known about Baba Afza's life and work, is written in the World Encyclopedia of Islam by the late Professor Abbas Zaryab Khoei.
