Joint Issues : India - Iran

Stamp Design/Theme: Religions & beliefs History, Kabir & Hafez.

India:
Issue Date: 16.08.2004
Sheetlet
Denomination: Rs. 15 each, Sheetlet Rs. 250

Iran
Issue Date: 16.08.2004
Set of two stamps. (In sheet of 40 stamps)
Denomination: 600 IRR each

Kabīr was a mystic poet and saint of India, whose writings have greatly influenced the Bhakti movement. The name Kabir comes from Arabic al-Kabīr which means 'The Great' – the 37th name of God in Islam. Kabir's legacy is today carried forward by the Kabir Panth ("Path of Kabir"), a religious community that recognizes him as its founder and is one of the Sant Mat sects.

Khwāja Shamsu d-Dīn Muhammad Hāfez-e Shīrāzī, known by his pen name Hāfez was an Iranian poet. His collected works composed of series of Persian literature are to be found in the homes of most people in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, who learn his poems by heart and use them as proverbs and sayings to this day.