Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Muhammad Sa'id, mostly known as Sarmad Kashani or simply as Sarmad (Persian: سرمد کاشانی) (ca 1590 - 1661) was a Persian mystic, poet and saint who travelled to and made the Indian subcontinent his permanent home during the 17th century. Originally a Jew, some claim he renounced his religion to adopt Islam, while others say he even converted once more to Hinduism. To further mystify this problem Sarmad, in his poetry, once described himself as a Sufi, a Hindu priest, a Buddhist monk, a rabbi, an infidel, and a Muslim. Since he was known for ridiculing the major religions of his day as well as writing quatrains affirming his religious identity, modern scholarship remains divided on Sarmad's ambiguous religious affiliation. For these religious views and his Shathiyat (outrageous statements), Sarmad is often counted among the antinomian Sufis. He had an excellent command of Persian, essential for his work as a merchant, and composed most of his work in this language.. }
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- Sarmad_Kashani abstract "Muhammad Sa'id, mostly known as Sarmad Kashani or simply as Sarmad (Persian: سرمد کاشانی) (ca 1590 - 1661) was a Persian mystic, poet and saint who travelled to and made the Indian subcontinent his permanent home during the 17th century. Originally a Jew, some claim he renounced his religion to adopt Islam, while others say he even converted once more to Hinduism. To further mystify this problem Sarmad, in his poetry, once described himself as a Sufi, a Hindu priest, a Buddhist monk, a rabbi, an infidel, and a Muslim. Since he was known for ridiculing the major religions of his day as well as writing quatrains affirming his religious identity, modern scholarship remains divided on Sarmad's ambiguous religious affiliation. For these religious views and his Shathiyat (outrageous statements), Sarmad is often counted among the antinomian Sufis. He had an excellent command of Persian, essential for his work as a merchant, and composed most of his work in this language.".