Ghazni (Pashto/Persian: غزنی - Ġaznī; historically known as غزنین / Ġaznīn and غزنه / Ġazna) is a city in central-east Afghanistan with a population of about 141,000 people. Situated on a plateau at 7,280 feet (2,219 m) above sea level, the city is considered more like a town by international standard and serves as the capital of Ghazni Province. It is linked by a highway with Kandahar to the south-west, Kabul to the northeast and Gardez to the east.
Just like other cities of Afghanistan, Ghazni is very old and has witnessed many military invasions. The city hosts many historic places. Let’s go on a cyber trip to this beautiful and historic city of Afghanistan. I hope you will like this post.
The main entrance of the mausoleum of Sultan Mahmood of Ghazni in Ghazni, Afghanistan.
There are many Minarets in Ghazni which are very old and historic.
A beautiful view of Ghazni city.
A beautiful aerial view of the mountains covered by snow in Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Boys of Ghazni in school there.
The city of Ghazni during Anglo-Afghan war in 1839-42. The city was destroyed by the British and India n army in the war and it got very sever damages.
The stunning fort of Ghazni.
It is a modern town in the city of Ghazni.
A.H Payne painted Ghazni in this painting.
The city is under attack by British and Indian army in 1839. The painting show the storming of the fort of Ghazni by British Army.
Hakim Abul-Majd Majdūd ibn Ādam Sanā'ī Ghaznavi (Persian: حکیم ابوالمجد مجدود بن آدم سنایی غزنوی) was a Persian Sufi poet who lived in Ghazna, in what is now Afghanistan between the 11th century and the 12th century. Some people spell his name as Sanayee. He died around 1131.
He wrote an enormous quantity of mystical verse, of which The Walled Garden of Truth or The Hadiqat al Haqiqa (حدیقه الحقیقه و شریعه الطریقه) is his master work and the first Persian mystical epic of Sufism. Dedicated to Bahram Shah, the work expresses the poet's ideas on God, love, philosophy and reason.
Sanai's poetry had a tremendous influence upon Persian literature. He is considered the first poet to use the qasidah (ode), ghazal (lyric), and the masnavi (rhymed couplet) to express the philosophical, mystical and ethical ideas of Sufism.
Jalal Uddin Rumi acknowledged Sanai and Attar as his two primary inspirations, saying, "Attar is the soul and Sanai its two eyes, I came after Sanai and Attar." The Walled Garden of Truth was also a model for Nizami's Makhzan al-Asrar (Treasury of Secrets).
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