Vajhi

Vajhi Tafrishi, Mawlana Wajhi (fl. sixteenth century), a poet originally from Tafrish, though born in Herat. He departed for India under Akbar Shah (1555-1605). He composed elegant quatrains.

Atha-rafarinan (6/ 102-103).

Vajhi Kurd Isfahani, ‘Ali Akbar Beyg (fl. sixteenth century), son of Muhammad Salih. A poet and Sufi with the nom de plume Wajhi. He was from the ‘Imadiyya Kurds of Isfahan. He flourished under Shah ‘Abbas I (1587-1628). He was more inclined towards composing quatrains. He associated with Nasrabadi. His works include his divan of poetry.

Asar-afarinan (6, 103).

Vajhi Hirawi, Mir Wajih al-Din (fl. seventeenth century) son of Haji Karta. A poet from Herat whose ancestors hailed from Tun, though he was born in Karta, a village near Herat. He and his younger brother, Mir Haydar Khisali, were in the services of Rustam Mirza Fida’i and the Safavid Muzaffar Husayn Mirza and served in the military. Consequent to the Uzbek conquest of Khurasan, Wajhi and his brother departed for India. After the death of Muzaffar Husayn Mirza, Wajhi entered the services of ‘Abd al-Rahim Khan-i Khanan whom he served as a companion for a while, then he was attached to the court of Zafar Khan, son of Zayn Khan Kula (b. 1621) where he remained until 1615. In Gujarat, he visited Taqi al-Din Awhadi (1030-1620), Qadiri Panipati, Mulla Muhammadi Razi, and Mawlana Muhammad Sufi. His poetry has been included in biographical sources. He had mastery in composing different forms of poetry, particularly ghazal, qasida, and quatrain and similar to his contemporaries, he followed the Indian style of poetry.

Asar-afarinan (6/ 103).