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1080–1131 · 12th-century Persian Sufi poet
Also known as: Abū ăl-Maǧd Maǧdūd Ibn Ādam al- Ġaznawī, Abu al-Majd Majdud ibn Adam, Abu al-Majd Majdud ibn Adam Sana'i Ghaznavi, Abu l-Madjd Madjdud ibn Adam Sanai, Abu-l-Majd Majdud ibn Adam Sanai, Abulmadzhda Sanoi
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