Da'i Anjudani

Who is Da'i Anjudani?

Da’i Anjudani was an Ismaili poet who hailed from Anjudan, and lived in the time of the Ismaili Imam Mustansir b’illah and likely died during the reign of the Safawid Shah Abbas. As the term ”da’i” denotes a high rank in the Ismaili hierarchy, the poet’s name suggests that this figure likely occupied a prominent place in it and that the title da’i was conferred upon him by the imam, rather than simply being his nom de plume.