| Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami | |
| Birth Date: | 1048 |
| Birth Place: | Namaq, Kuhsorkh County, Iran |
| Death Date: | 1141 (aged 93) |
| Death Place: | Torbat-e Jam, Khorasan Province, Iran |
| Occupation: | Sufi writer |
| Genre: | Shariah |
| Notableworks: | Seraj al Sāerin, Konuz al Hekma |
Ahmad Ibn Abolhasan Jāmi-e Nāmaqi-e Torshizi (fa|احمد ابن ابوالحسن جامی نامقی ترشیزی) (born Namagh (now Kashmar), Persia, 1048 – died Torbat-e Jam, 1141) better known as Sheikh Ahhmad-e Jami or Sheikh Ahmad-i Jami or Sheikh Ahmad-e jam or Sheikh-e Jam or simply Ahmad-e Jam was a Sufi, Sufi writer, mystic and poet. His mazar (tomb) is located in Torbat-e Jam.
Although his main field was writing Books, he also composed great poems during his life.A sample of his poetry is:
چون تیشه مباش و جمله زی خود متراش
چون رنده ز کار خویش بی بهره مباش
تعلــیم ز اره گیر در امــر معاش
چیزی سوی خود میکش و چیزی می پاش
Don't be like axe and don't offend anyone
Don't be useless like a plane
Just be like a saw in your life
Do something for yourself and something for others
Although the title of his books are in Arabic, all of them are written in Persian. They are about shariah and theology, with some of his most important books being:
After his death in 1141 the people of Ma'dabad (fa|معدآباد) (now Torbat-e Jam) buried him in the gate of the city and made a tomb for him in order that the people could come and use the mystical powers of the Sheikh after his death.
He had a great influence on Jami, who chose his penname according to Sheikh Ahmad Jami's name (which is Jami).[1]