About Makhdum Sharifi Shirazi
Lived 1540 – 1587 (aged 46–47). Makhdum Sharifi Shirazi was a theologian and poet.
Makhdum Sharifi Shirazi was a Persian Sunni statesman and author, who served as the minister of religious affairs (sadr) during the reign of Ismail II (r. 1576–77), and ultimately took refuge in the Ottoman Empire, where he wrote the al-Nawaqez le-bonyān al-rawafez, a sizable anti-Shia argumentative book.
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Who was Makhdum Sharifi Shirazi?
16th-century Persian Sunni scholar
When was Makhdum Sharifi Shirazi born?
Makhdum Sharifi Shirazi was born in 1540.
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Makhdum Sharifi Shirazi died in 1587.
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Makhdum Sharifi Shirazi was a theologian and poet.
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