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A Very Short Synopsis of the Book This book is a collection of all, the 12 monthly issues (by the name of Hafez-Nameh) published in the United States (Dallas) in 2008 (from January through December.) In each periodical, one Ghazal (a lyrical poem composed of 5- 15 self-contained couplets with a monorhyme,) from the first Ghazals of Divan-e-Hafez, was disscussed in detail. In such discussion, in addition to the meaning of difficult words, explanations and interpretations as well as poetic techniques, other things were also added such as the famous religous and historical stories and myths related to special persons and things mentioned in the Ghazal with regard to contempory knowledge and special occasions mentioned therein. Through a deep search in many contemporary events and using other evidences and clues, some factual new findings about the dark corners in Haezs life were also added to the book. Undoubtedly, many of these new findings are so far unknown to the people interested in Hafezs poetry. Some of the issues disscussed in this book are as follows: Stories and Myths: -Korah (Kroesus) -Zohreh (Venus), Harut and Marut (two angels) -The story of Joseph (son of Jacob) and Zulaikha and the reason for naming her as Zulaikha. -The myth of burying new-born female babies in Arabia. - Fojar Wars in Arabia and the birth of Mohammad -The death or the murder of Numan bin Monzar ( Appointed King of Hireh by Iran) -Challenging the claim attributing the first couplet of the first Ghazal to Yazid -Hafezs adherence to Sufism, for sometime, and then his breaking with it. -The dialogue between Hafez and Amir Teymour Gurkhan Biographies: -Shah Shuja and his relationships with Hafez -Shah Nematollah Vali -Beliani Family and Sheikh Aminuddin Beliani -Inchu Family and Ashrafuddin Mahmoud Inchu Definitions: -Astronomical terms at Hafezs time -Falling stars and Suha (Alcor) -The Seven Planets -Lucky and unlucky stars -The Alexanders mirror -Fatalism and determinism doctrines or something in between -Abdaal (Some unknown friends of God on Earth) -Turk with the meaning of beautiful -Malamati Sufis (Some pious sufis who tried to hide their good deeds in order to be scorned by other people) Conclusions: -Aquitting Hafiz of some unjust accusations -Real birthdate of Hafez -Hafezs non-adherence to Malamatis -Hafez as a fatalist -Hafezs non-belief in influence of the stars on the mankinds fate -The biggest mistake Hafez made in his life followed by a verdict excommunicating him
