Bibi Hayati

Bibi Hayati (also known as Bibi Hayati Kermani or Bibi Jan Hayati; died c. 1853) was a 19th-century Persian Sufi poet and mystic from the Kerman province of Iran. She belonged to the Ni'matullāhī Sufi order and is known for her passionate ghazals expressing divine love.

Biography Hayati was born in the early 19th century into a noble family with a long tradition of Sufism, likely in the town of Bam in Kerman province, Persia (modern-day Iran). She received early spiritual guidance from her brother and was later initiated into the Ni'matullahi Sufi order by the master Nur 'Ali Shah, whom she married. Hayati was known not only for her spiritual accomplishments but also for her practical virtues, including caring for and feeding the Sufi community.