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In Muslim cultures of the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, a Diwan (, divân, , dīwān) is a collection of poems by one author, usually excluding his or her long poems ( mathnawī). These poems, frequently sung or set to music, were often composed and collected in the imperial courts of various sultanates and were very well known for their ability to inspire.
Dewan, Diwaan or Divan may refer to:
Diwân is a studio album released in 1998 by Franco- Algerian raï artist Rachid Taha. In contrast to his earlier releases, Diwân contains less rock and punk music, and features more traditional Arabic instruments. Many of the songs are about the founding fathers of raï music, and the lyrics are in Arabic and French.
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Diwan (pronounced ; "seed" in Breton) is a federation of Breton-medium schools in Brittany, France.
Diwan is a Tamil film from South India, released in 2003. The film stars Sarathkumar, Kiran, Vadivelu. It was directed by Surya Prakash, who previously directed Maayi with Sarathkumar. S. A. Rajkumar composed the music. Its Hindi dubbed version was released under the title "Mahabali". This film is a "Failure" at box office.
The Diwan, or Divan , is a collection of poems written and compiled by Nasir Khusraw (1004–1088 AD). Khusraw composed most of his poems in the Valley of Yumgan, a remote mountainous region in Badakhshan (now in present-day Afghanistan). The Divan contains around 11,000 verses of Khusraw's own poetry, reflecting philosophical, religious, and personal themes.
Usage examples of "diwan".
I had always liked this room, which was an antechamber to the two beyond, where the main work of our Diwan was conducted.
Ommony stormed at the chuprassi on the porch, swearing it was rank indecency to keep a diwan at the door.
He returned to the carriage, helped the diwan out, and, shoving the chuprassi to one side, strode in.
Then, having salaamed the diwan obsequiously, he walked to the nearest gate with the heels of his loose sandals rutching on the gravel and dislike of exercise written all over him as if he were a Hindu merchant to the manner born.