Jalaladdin Davani

Who was Jalaladdin Davani?

Jalaluddin Muhammad bin As'ad Kazeruni Siddiqi, often referred to as Jalaluddin Davani or Allamah Davani, was a leading philosopher, theologian, jurist and poet of 15th Century Iran. He spent most of his life in Kazerun and he had strong connections with the local Qara Qoyunlu, Aq Qoyunlu, Timurid and Ottoman rulers, accepting a number of important government positions from them. He wrote a number of works on theology, philosophy and law. He died shortly after the founding of the Safavid dynasty, but before Shah Isma'il I captured the province of Fars.