On Jan. 25, 2024, 10:18 p.m. hamed:

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Rudaki and court poetry: Rudaki, or Abu Abd Allah Jafar ibn Muhammad al-Rudaki, was a 9th- and 10th-century Persian poet and musician. He is regarded as the first great poet of New Persian literature, and the founder of the classical style of Persian poetry. Rudaki was a court poet of the Samanid dynasty, and composed many poems in praise of the Samanid rulers, as well as poems on various themes such as love, nature, and wine. Rudaki’s poetry is admired for its elegance, clarity, and melody, and its influence on later poets. Rudaki is also credited with introducing the rubaiyat and the mathnawi, two important poetic forms, into Persian literature.