Wafaei or Wefayî, (1844-1902), was a Kurdish poet. His real name was Abdorrahim. He was born in Mahabad in present-day north-western Iran. He finished religious studies in Mahabad and became a cleric, and a teacher in the local school. He moved to Sulaimaniya in 1900 and stayed there for a while. He travelled to Mecca three times, the last one in 1902. He was accompanied by the Kurdish poet Piramerd. During his last pilgrimage, he became ill and passed way in the region between Iraq and Syria. 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Kurds are a middle-eastern ethnic group inhabiting a mountainous area of the Middle-East that includes parts of Iraq, Turkey, Iran, Syria i. ... Mahabad (in Persian: مهاباد , in Kurdish: مه‌هاباد, Mehabad); (Old name: سابلاخ: Sablakh, which may be of Mongolian origin) is a city in northwestern Iran. ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... This article is about the city in Saudi Arabia. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Tawfeq Mahmoud Hamza or Piramerd, (Pîremêrd in Kurdish), (1867-1950), was a Kurdish poet , writer, novelist and journalist. ...

Works

He followed the classical rules of poetry in terms of rhyme and rhythm. He wrote most of his poems in the forms of Ghazal and Qasidah. The content of his poems are about Love and Nature. In some of his poems, he also mentions sufism. He was instrumental in introducing the Sulaimaniya sorani school of poetry (in particular Nali's poetry) to the Kurds of Mukriyan region and western Iran. A rhyme is a repetition of identical or similar sounds in two or more different words and is most often used in poetry. ... Rhythm (Greek ρυθμός = tempo) is the variation of the duration of sounds or other events over time. ... In poetry (and as the lyrics in songs), the ghazal (Arabic: غزل; Turkish gazel) is a poetic form consisting of couplets which share a rhyme and a refrain. ... A qasida (also spelled qasidah) in Arabic قصيدة, in Persian قصیده, is a form of poetry from pre-Islamic Arabia. ... It has been suggested that True love be merged into this article or section. ... The Nature Conservancy - a charitable organization devoted to preserving natural diversity worldwide English Nature UK government organization devoted to preserving natural diversity in the UK Nature Detectives An online research and education project for under 18s in the UK A Guide to Nature and Wildlife Conservation Categories: | ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف tasÌ£awwuf) is a mystic tradition of Islam based on the pursuit of spiritual truth as it is gradually revealed to the heart and mind of the Sufi (one who practices Sufism). ... Nali or Nalî(1798-1855), was a Kurdish poet. ...

References

• Wafaei in The history of the Kurdish Literature, pp. 347-379, By: Dr. Marouf Khaznadar, Aras Publishers, Hewler, Iraqi Kurdistan, 2004. ( in Kurdish)