Mawlawi Tawagozi

[2] Mawlawi was born in a village in Javanrud County in Iran into a family of notable theologians and the mystic and scholar Abu Bakr b. Hedāyat-Allāh Ḥosayni Kordi from the 16th century.

After his studies, he became a Mullah near Halabja where he quickly integrated himself into the social life of the region.

He moreover received support from local Sufi Sheikhs who acted as patrons and also fostered close relations with the Jaff tribe and the Ardalan state.

His wife Ḵātun ʿAnbar, died before him and he wrote many poems about the pain of losing her.

He was influenced by especially Hafez but also Rumi whom he knew since childhood, but remained loyal to the Gorani literary traditions.