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Hafiz
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Ha·fiz  (hä-fz, -fz) fl. 14th century.
Persian poet whose sensuous rhyming couplets, many of which concern love, wine, and nature, are traditionally interpreted allegorically by Sufic Muslims.
ha·fiz  (häfz)
n. Islam
1. One who has memorized the Koran.
2. Used as a title of respect for such a person.
[Arabic fi, guardian, hafiz, active participle of afia, to guard, memorize; see p in Semitic roots.]
hafiz [ˈhɑːfɪz]
n Islam
(Non-Christian Religions / Islam) a title for a person who knows the Koran by heart
[from Persian, from Arabic hāfiz, from hafiza to guard]
Hafiz [ˈhɑːfɪz]
n
(Biographies / Hafiz, Shams al-Din Muhammad (?1326-1390) M, Persian, WRITING: poet) Shams al-Din Muhammad (ˌshæmz ælˌdɪn məʊˈhæmɪd). ?1326-90, Persian lyric poet, best known for his many short poems about love and wine, often treated as religious symbols
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