Sheikh Izzeddin Esfarayeni (; ), who wrote under the

pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true meaning ( orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individual's o ...

s of Hasanoghlu and Pur-e Hasan, was a 13th and 14th century poet who wrote in Azerbaijani and

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

. He is the earliest known author of

Azerbaijani literature Azerbaijani literature (, ) is written in Azerbaijani, a Turkic language, which is the official state language of the Republic of Azerbaijan, where the North Azerbaijani variety is spoken. It is also natively spoken in Iran, where the Sout ...

. Hasanoghlu was born in

Esfarayen Esfarayen () is a city in the Central District of Esfarayen County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Ethnicity The majority of the population is Kurdish, with a significan ...

in the 13th century. He was a student of Sheikh Jamaladdin Ahmed Zakir, the head of one of the

Sufi Sufism ( or ) is a mysticism, mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic Tazkiyah, purification, spirituality, ritualism, and Asceticism#Islam, asceticism. Practitioners of Sufism are r ...

sects. During his lifetime, Hasanoghlu was well-known, with his fame reaching as far as

Anatolia Anatolia (), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey. It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean ...

. His lyrics influenced many generations of

Turkic-language The Turkic languages are a language family of more than 35 documented languages, spoken by the Turkic peoples of Eurasia from Eastern Europe and Southern Europe to Central Asia, East Asia, North Asia (Siberia), and West Asia. The Turkic langua ...

poets. Hasanoghlu primarily composed lyric poems about love that were infused with Sufi ideology. He composed a diwan of Azerbaijani and Persian

ghazal ''Ghazal'' is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry that often deals with topics of spiritual and romantic love. It may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss, or separation from the beloved, and t ...

s. Only three of Hasanoghlu's poems have survived. Azerbaijani Turkish Ghazal Apardi Konlumu by Hasanoghlu

References

Literature

* * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hasanoghlu Azerbaijani-language poets 14th-century Persian-language poets Year of birth unknown 13th-century deaths 12th-century births 13th-century Persian-language poets