Baba Faraj Tabrizi

Baba Faraj Tabrizi (died 1172/73) was an Iranian^[1] Sufi shaykh ("master") of the 12th century.^[2] He is also known as Gajili, due to his khaniqah (Sufi lodge) and tomb being situated in the Gajil district of Tabriz.^[2]

He is known to have spoken the northwestern Iranian vernacular of Tabrizi.^[3]

References

1. Lornejad & Doostzadeh 2012, p. 167 (note 573).
2. Masoud Jalali-Moqaddam 2015.
3. Lornejad & Doostzadeh 2012, p. 151.

Sources

• Lornejad, Siavash; Doostzadeh, Ali (2012). Arakelova, Victoria; Asatrian, Garnik (eds.). On the modern politicization of the Persian poet Nezami Ganjavi (PDF). Caucasian Centre for Iranian Studies.
• Masoud Jalali-Moqaddam, Masoud (2015). "Bābā Faraj Tabrīzī". In Madelung, Wilferd; Daftary, Farhad (eds.). Encyclopaedia Islamica Online. Brill Online. ISSN 1875-9831.