Mistefa Bêsaranî (,êsaranî 1642–1701), was a Kurdish Sufi and poet who wrote in Gorani. He was from the village of Bêseran of Ardalan.

Biography

Besarani was born in 1642 in Bêseran, Sarvabad and studied jurisprudence, the Quran, and later on Ijtihad and Fatwa. No information exist on his childhood and he did not write about it either, but developed a unique talent for science and travelled around the region including to Sanandaj and Kermanshah to study jurisprudence. After his studies, he returned to his home village spending the rest of his life working on agriculture, animal husbandry, teaching, preaching and guiding people. In his diwans, he wrote about God, nature, love and advice. Bêsaranî would influence Mawlawi Tawagozi and his poetry.

Mistefa Bêsaranî

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1642 births

1701 deaths

Kurdish poets

17th-century Kurdish people

Mistefa Bêsaranî