Akhund Zein-al Abedin Navaei

He was born in Navaei village, and as a result of personal studies and research in jurisprudence and wisdom, he has attained a perfect level. He was highly respected by Khoy people, and he passed away in 1881.

Mullah Ali

He was a virtuous jurisprudent who was originally employed in lawsuit, his father was Mullah Muhammad Baqir, who was in turn a proponent of the mosque and pulpit.
Mulla Ali was fascinated by mysticism and wisdom... The study of the Roman Mullah and the passionate state of Shams Tabrizi made him more eager. It was this revolution that compelled him to transform the judgment court into a home for the poor and to become a mystic. From then on, his soul reflected a turbulent sea that was surging from the depths of mysticism. At the same time, Mullah Ali was completely pure and resurrected to the very essence of unity and amortization.
For many years, Mullah Ali had been a sign of purity and the seekers of truth, like golden butterflies, were pounding around the candle and taking advantage of his cherished existence.
Mullah Ali also was valuable near the power holders because of the status of poverty and purity. But he did not approve their stubbornness and opposition. He passed away in 1265, and later, with the assistance of Askar- Khan the General, who had devoted his life to this old man, a monument had been built on his grave, and surrounded with cells that were destroyed during the construction of Pahlavi Street. His death is defined by Mirza Ali Hussein, and engraved on his tomb stone:
«از ولی كل همت خواست كلكم تا نوشت                عالم عادی علی با اولیاء محشور شد» 
Another poem, which is produced in the date of the death of Mollah Ali, is from an unknown poet:
حیف از آن دریای فضل و علم كورا زیبدی            در طریقت رهبری و شرع صاحب مسندی 
سال تاریخ وفاتش خواستم انشاء كنم               تا كند تحسین و تصدیقم روان اوحدی 
هاتف غیبی سرود این مصرع نیكو و نغز              یافت مولانا علی حقا بقای سرمدی 

Abraham Danbeli

He was born in Khoy in 1240, he went to Najaf Ashraf after completing his elementary education, and was accepted by the scholars of this city ... He returned to his hometown after obtaining spiritual perfection.
Abraham Danbeli was a researcher, and his books (Ahval Arjal), (al-Daraa al-Najafiyeh al-Baghdad) are among his scientific works. Denbelli was killed in Iranian constitutional revolution.

Ahmad Khoei

Abol-Abbas Ahmad Khoei has been nicknamed as "Zolfonoon" and has been skilled in most of the sciences of his time and because of that, this title is given to him. Khoei had gone to Sham in the midst of his life and had been subject to the praises of King Isa-EbN-e- Malik Adel, where he had authored a book. Among his compilations is a book containing twenty sciences, while he has been able to complete the incomplete interpretation of Professor Fakhr-e- Razi.

Ahmad Koor!

He was known for Sheikh Ahmad Ashegh and he was blind by birth, but his dark world shone by the flaming light of his heart ... Ahmad Koor lacked scientific education but still wrote very nice poems and he was able to memorize many verses of Quran.
Here is an example of this dark lover's delightful poems: In this work, the verse of the Holy Quran's "al-Ahmad" is skillfully presented.
یا رسول الله ذلیل و دل حزینم رحمتی               مستمند و بی قرار و بی قرینم رحمتی
راحتی قلب و وجود و عزتی نفسم نما                وقتی مرگم حافظ ایمان و دینم رحمتی 
دادخواهی محشر و پشت و پناهی مؤمنان           همنشینی ذاتی و وحدت آفرینم رحمتی

Friday's Imam Khoei

Haji Mirza Yahya the Friday Imam was from Khoy people and from the "Denabeleh" tribe. He completed his elementary education in his hometown, then continued his education in Tabriz and Najaf and returned to Azerbaijan after attaining the status of purity. He was also involved in politics, so he was elected in parliament for three consecutive terms.

The Friday Imam was a patriotic man, though he opposed the 1919 treaty of Vusugholdoleh. Friday Imam Khoei joined the Divine Mercy in the year of 1946 when he was eighty years old... When Friday Imam lived in Tehran, most of the affairs of the Azerbaijanis were solved in his house.

Amir Beig

Amir is from Afshar Orumi and his nickname is Amiri. There is no information about his biography. The poet of "Majmaol Khavas" attributed the following verses to him:

نیستم راضی كه گوید غیر پیغام ترا                              بی ادب ترسم كه آرد برزبان نام ترا 
یك قطره خون و صد غم و محنت دل من است                یك دیدن و هزار بال حاصل من است 

Amir Khan Beig

He was one of the late relatives of Eskandar khan Bekshlu and a pure man ...The owner of the book "Majmaol Khavas"  resembles him as a courageous man and attributed to him two single-bit and one quatrain:

ی بلاگردان چشمت چشم خونپالای من           باد قربان سراپایت زسر تا پای من 
برو شادی بگیر خاطر ما پامنه هرگز                 گل عیش چو ما بیطالعان پژمرده می باید 
یك حرف زدرد دلم ای پاك نسب                   در سلك غلامان نشمردی ما را 
 
می گویم اگرچه می شود ترك ادب                از لطف تو بسیار عجب بود و عجب 

Anis

Mullah Muhammad Anis was from Khoy and grew up in Gassabeh. He was a self-taught man, a jurisprudent and a virtuous person, and spent most of his life in a village.

Taeb

He was originally from Maku (Chores village) and his name was Haji Khodaverdi. He has a divine composition consisting of Persian poetry and Azari dialect, in which the material of elaborate histories can be found. Notice some of verses of his sonnets:

در دل ما غم خوبان وطن ساخته اند               در ره عشق دل و دین شده تاراج از آنك 
كرده است آنكه چنین طبع ترا عهدشكن         خوش مكانی است در او انجمنی ساخته اند

چشم جادوی ترا راهزنی ساخته اند                 متحمل بجفا همچو منی ساخته اند 
گِل (تائب) بسرشتند ز درد غم عشق              به بلا و به غنا ممتحنی ساخته اند 

Sabet Khoei

His name is Abraham, he was one of Fath Ali Shah’s contemporaries, and he has composed his poems entirely in Azeri dialect.

Jabbar Ayandlou

He was born in Khoy, in 1935, he came to Urmia due to his family transfer and completed his elementary and secondary education in that city. He is now a teacher in Urmia's high schools. His poems has more mystical and religious aspects and there are two examples here:

حافظ در آئینه معرفت                                 بنام نامی نام آور سریر هنر 
سزد كه نامه گشایم به نوك خامه زر                 من و تن و بن و پیوند و هرچه دارم هست 
مرید یكدله حافظ غزل پرور                          كسی نراند چو او رخش رهوار غزل 
به بام عشق نگسترد كس چو او شهپر              هنوز حافظ ما ایستاده همچو سرو 
كنار سایه طوبی و زمزم و كوثر                      هنوز بلبل شیراز قند ریزد و شهد

ز طبع مشك فشان ، وز لبان همچو شكر           هنوز سرور دانشوران بود حافظ 
بهر كجاست یكی محض حافظ آرد سر             شراب تاك كجا وین همای پاك كجا 
شرابخواری او عقل كی كند باور                   كسیكه دشمن سالوس و كید و ریب و ریاست 
چگونه گام نهد بر طریقه منكر 

Here are a few paragraphs from his poem written on the occasion of the birthday of Prophet Imam Ali:
 
دوش كردم نوش جامی از كف ساقی سرمست         عقل و اله گشت و حیران آه ناگه دل شد از دست 
مرغ جان از شور و مستی رشته زنجیر بگسست         وز سر بند علائق چون یكی تیری برون جست 
لنگ لنگان در پی دل گه به اوج و گه معلق               دل مگو سوزنده آتش چون یكی میر قبائل 
در ره مقصود بدرید هر حجابی دید حائل                 پركشان شد دل بسوی مبدأ كل فضائل 
تا دل گمگشته گوید عاقبت پیروز و نائل                  بهر پابوسی خاك مظهر دادار مطلق 
با تنی رنجور و پژمان دوش پرسیدم كه دل كو          ذكرم اندر كوی دلبر یا علی گردید و یا هو 
بانگ جاء الحق بگوش آمد زهر جانب زهر سو           پرده از رخسار پس زد شاهد و دلدار مه رو 
خیر مقدم گفت كعبه شد زشوق یا منشق 

Jamal Emami

He is the son of Haj Mirza Yahya, the Friday Imam of Khoy, and is one of the most famous men of recent times. Jamal Emami, who has completed his education in Belgium, has been a member of the National Assembly for a couple of years and has been a member of parliament's governors and trustees all along his life...

Jamal Emami has a strong rationality, and most of his success is due to his speaking and explicit talent, which expresses fearlessness in all social affairs.

He co-founded the Justice Party with Ali Dashti's efforts for a while, and this party, especially in Tehran, was influential in some social issues ... Jamal Emami's friendship with Ali Dashti was well-known, and the two political men were often in conversation. Zarifi told that although Jamal Emami was the founder of Justice Party, he was in fact the founder and user of Ali Dashti's party because "justice" is the same as Ali and the cause of justice is Dashti.

Jamal Emami's last job was at the Iranian Embassy in Italy.

Haj Mirza Jabbar Khoei

He is known as Mirza Jabbar Tazkare Chi. For a while, he ran the internal management of the newspaper (Incidental Events), owned by Mirza Taghi Khan Atabak.
Haji Mirza Jabbar was in existence until the late thirteenth century.

Haj Mir Habibollah Khoei

He is one of the famous jurisprudents who was born in Khoy in 1883 and completed his higher education in Najaf Ashraf. He was very good in Arabic literature and news ... He was the son of Seyyed Muhammad al-Ra'a'ya. After the completion of his education, he referred to Khoy and started his job as a priest.

Haj Mir-Hibib has important writings, the most famous of which is the book: Manhaj al-Bara'a, a description of Nahj al-Balaghe, which arrived to Tehran in 1899. It is well known that a part of this book is incomplete and fortunately it has recently been completed and refined by the Islamic bookstore in Tehran. Haj Mir Habib' passed away in 1948.

Haji Mir Ya'qub

He was one of the commanders and leaders of Khoy who defended people of that city against the Andranik, the Armenian commander ...  At the end of the First World War, Andranik with a large number of Armenians military forces attacked Khoy to conquer that city. In this case, Khoy people defended their city by the help of Haji Mir Ya'qub... This brave act of Haji Mir-Ya'qub made him historical.

 

Hassan ibn Abdul Momen (Hossam) Khoei

He was a scholar and speaker who lived in the 7th century... Most of Hossam's life was spent researching and studying Arabic, Persian, and Turkish texts, and the result of these studies was the preparation of five volumes of books. His books are:
1- Nazhatol ketab and Tohfatol Ahbab
2- Al-Rasa'il Rules
3- Compulsions
4- Nassib al-Fetian and Tashbib Al-Bayan
5- Tohfatol Hossam
Hossam Khoei also had a talent in poetry, and his book (MOLTASAMAT) contains one hundred and seven quatrains, now one quatrain is quoted here as an example:
ی دست گهربار تو سرمایه گنج          شطرنج تو بفرست كه صاحب هنران    
امروز نداریم هوای شش و پنج                 در بازی شطرنج رهند از صد رنج 
Hossam dedicated his poems and books to the rulers of the time, including Amir Mahmoud ebne Mozaffar, from the Shepherds' descendants.

Dr. Gharagozlou

He is the son of Haji Hossein, who was born in Khoy in 1917, he was still a young child when his family moved to Urmia and he completed the rest of his education up to the end of high school in Urmia. Then, Gharagozlou went to Tehran for a higher education and received a Phd in medicine from the Faculty of Medicine ...

After graduating from the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Gharagozlou spent four years in the surgical department of Sina Hospital, then gradually attained the position of Vice President of Surgery Hospital and Head of the Medical School Hospital ...

Dr Gharagozlou went to the United States for two years to complete his knowledge. After returning, he get the degree of professorship, and in addition to being a professor of Tehran Medical School, he was the honorary supervisor of Hospital No. 2 and a distinguished member of the International College of Surgeons ... Dr. Gharagozlou was elected to the National Assembly in the summer of 1964 from Qom.

Sa'ad al-Dowleh

He was the son of Mirza Jabbar and was born in Khoy. He was the prime minister of Commerce and opposed Belgian ministers... He was elected to the National Assembly in the first turn. One of his famous works was to incorporate in writing the rules. Unfortunately, this clever regiment later turned away from the constitution and was one of Mohammad Ali Mirza's supporters to close the parliament. Then, he reached the State Department. He actually was the man who both helped and hurt the Iranian constitution.

Shahab al-din Abu Abdullah Khoei

His family emigrated from Khoy to Damascus, and Shahab al-din was born in Damascus. It is said that he mastered the syntax, interpretation, meanings, expressions, and mathematics when he was just fourteen years old. He was still a young man who was considered to be one of the leading scholars and jurists of Damascus.

Shahab al- din devoted his life to studying and researching. He has many writings in Arabic, including the following: Aghalim al ta'alim fi fonun asba'e, chapters expression of ebn ma'at, nazm-al- fasih- al-sa'lab, Kafayat- al- motahfez, Olum ebn- al-salah and Ebn- e Malek expression.

Abbasgoli Khan Mazhar Khoei

Abbasgoli Khan is one of the poets of 13th century who died in youth.His book has been published and it has delicate poems.
In the following verse Mazhar expresses Sa'adi:
«عالمی نیست بجز دوست همه عالم از اوست         نتوان گفت به عالم كه همه عالم از اوست 
عین شرك است نه توحید كه سعدی گوید            به جهان خرم از آنم كه همه عالم از اوست» 

Abdol Razzaq Danbeli

He was born in 1860 in Khoy city, he is the son of Najafgoli Khan Danbeli. He is one of the scholars and lecturers of West Azerbaijan during Fath Ali Shah Qajar. Abdol Razzaq Beig who was mentioned in the poem called "Maftoon", was under surveillance for 14 years in Shiraz, according to the order of Karim khan- e- Zand... During this time he was held hostage of his family, and Karim Khan Zand had taken him as a hostage, for he was afraid of that the strong and powerful Danbeli family would revolt and take over the government.
During his time in Shiraz, he did not neglect studying and he studied Arabic and Ajam books of his personal taste and enjoyment, and he often benefited greatly from them in most religious circles and assemblies. Artists from Shiraz, the city of Art, were attending his sessions and profited from his presence.
After Karim Khan Zand died and Shiraz's government reached to Alimorad Khan Zand , prisoners of Karim Khan era were sent from Shiraz to Isfahan, and Abdol Razzaq Beig was in Isfahan for a while until the time that Aga Mohammad Khan Qajar went to Isfahan and by the way the prisoners were released and allowed to go to anywhere they want ... Abdol Razzaq Beig came to Azerbaijan and worked for a while on notes he provided in Shiraz and Isfahan. Then, due to his family background and knowledge, Abbas Mirza was given the attention of the Directorate of Composition Department. He died in Tabriz in 1865...
Maftoon was a wise man, and he mastered the mystery of speech and writing through his extensive studies in Persian and Arabic literature.
Maftoon not only was a master of poetry, but also he was a master of prose. Because of that  Malekol-Sho'araye Bahar in the third volume of his stylistic book called him a master of prose in twelfth-century. In short, he spent most of his life which was 67-years by writing and composing, and according to Haj Hossein Nakhjavani, he had sixteen volumes during his life:
1-Hadaeq Al-Janan
2- Tajrobat al- ahrar and taslih al-Abrar
3-Hadiqah
4- Rozat al-Adab and Jennah al-Bab
5- Haqaeg Al-Anwar
6- Hadaeq al-Odaba
7- Dara's Negarestan
8- Sultani's ma'aser
9- Persian translation of Ebrat Nameh
10-Jami Khaghani
11- Description of the poets
12- Masnavi's secret and need
13- Mokhtarnameh poem
14- Masnavi in the long line
15-Divan- e- Maftoon
16-Riyaz al-Jenneh ...
He started the first book of the Mokhtarnameh with following verses:
سر نامه نام خداوند پاك               ز تیره زمین تا به تابنده ماه 
جهان آفرین از جهان برتر است      كزو جان پاك آمد این مشت خاك 
همه هست بر هستی او گواه           جلالش زكون و مكان برتر است 
Maftoon feels sorry for the pass of his happiness and youth:
دریغا كه ایام شادی گذشت          كجا رفت روز جوانی دریغ 
دلم بود بویا چو مشك تتار            چو مرغ خزان دیده گشتم مگر 
بدان سان كه باد صحرگه بدشت    چه شد مایه شادمانی دریغ 
زمن بزم یاران چو خرم بهار         بكنجی فرو برده سر زیر پر 
 
He praises Ferdosi and Fath Ali Khan Saba in the following long verse:
 فردوسی و فتحعلی خان صبا را در مثنوی بلند زیر ستایش می كند : 
كنون من به نیروی طبع بلند           ببندم كمان سخن را چو زه 
سخن سنج پیشینه دانای طوس       زشهنامه اش رسم سحر آشكار 
پس از وی صبا در سخن پادشاست    غزالان معنی در آرم به بند
ز هر گوشه برخیزد آواز زه           بیاراست روی سخن چون عروس 
جها از كلامش چو خرم بهار         كه چشم سخن از صبا در ضیاست 
And now consider the lyric of a poem written in the praise of Khaghan:
تعالی الله كرا باشد چو تو منظور خوش منظر            سخن سیما و سنبل موی و سوسن بوی و نسرین بر 
ز خیل خوبرویان سهی قامت ترا دیدم                  پری دیدار و گل رخسار و خوش گفتار و مه پیكر 
لب و زلف و خط و چشم تو ای رشك سیه چشمان      شكر ریز و عبیر آمیز و عنبر بیز و غارتگر 
دریغ از روز وصل تو كه دورم از تو و دارم                بسر خاك و بكف باد و بچشم آب و بدل آذر 
بجان زار من رحمی كه باشد در غم عشقت             بلب آه و بدل ناله بتن داغ و بدل اخگر 
سزد گویم كه باغ خلد دارم چون ترا دارم               كه تو حوری رخت جنت قدت طوبی لبت كوثر 
ربودی از كف من دین و دل زان طره مشگین           نمی ترسی مگر از عدل شاهنشاه دین پرور 
Here are some bits of a sonnet:
روزی سر از دریچه همت برآورم                    زین كاخ تا به كنگره عرش برپرم 
حوران در انتظار من و من ز ابلهی                   از زال پر فریب جهان عشوه می خرم 
گر مفلسم زگوهر شادی از آن چه باك              بنگر ز اشك دانه یاقوت احمرم 
پرمایه ایم اگرچه ز زر نیست مایه ام               گو اینكه مفلسم زقناعت توانگرم 
By bringing a bit of Maftoon/s poem in defining wine, we close this magnificent poet's folder:
گر یافتی خضر ازل ، قدر شراب ناب را              بگذشتی از عمر ابد دریافتی این آب را

Ali ebn-e- Ali Al-Reza

A manuscript of this man is written in the shape of poetry, indicating that he lived in Khoy at first and then moved to Urmia and lived there for the rest of his life. This poem has been disciplined in describing the life of the author and his travels, lacking date and some of its contents show that the speaker was involved in ancient philosophy and wisdom. He has discussed differences among the Islamic divisions and wished them to come to an end and the Islamic nations have come together to unite, and now a few bits from his poem's introduction ...

زینه الاقوال نام داور است            بر حدیث كل امر امتثال 
ای خدای واهب اصل وجود           علت ابداع باشی بی غرض 
از تو باشد جمله نعمتهای ما         هرچه باشد خالی زنامش ابتر است 
لازم آمد تا نیابد ره زوال             ای تو منظور همه اهل سجود 
جمله معلول تو جوهر یا عرض        قوت و قدرت فتوتهای من 
 Ali ebn- e- Alireza Khoei has also been involved in Jurisprudence. His writings are as following:

1- Tashrih Alsodur Fi Vagaye'alayyam Valdohur

2- Ta'adol and Tarajih

3- Hal Ala'zal Fi Javab Vassoal

4- Rade Wahhabiyyah

5- Describing the prayer of Sabah Amir al-Momenin

6- Narration of Einiyeh Homiri

7-Aghd Nekah

8- Lesanol takammoleh Fi Javab Alas'le

9 - Vasih Algorbah.

Sheikh Ali Khoei died in 1972. He has also been involved in cultural services in Urmia for several years. His manuscript is also in the hands of its authors.

Gharib Denbeli

Mohammad ebn-e- Abd al-Razzaq is a 13th century scientist. He completed his studies at Dar al-Fonoon in Tehran and went to Paris under the tutelage of Hassan Ali Khan in 1897. He returned to Iran and started working after completing his studies in Europe.

Denbli has written a book on the state and progress of European countries, and has translated the book "The War of British and French Governments with the Chinese Government" from French to Persian. And because his poetry was not very good, they are not quoted.

Mostafa ebn- e- Yahya

There is a manuscript volume of this man that was written in 1886 and was presented to  Yahya Khan Alikhani. This book has an introduction, 8 chapters and the end...
As the name implies, its topics are related to charity, and in particular the description of a subterranean water body through which drinking water is brought from the mountains around Urmia to the city. The millions of riyals spent on the construction of ditches and wells in particular, and the strength of the underground ditches in particular, really amazes the viewer ...
There is no further information on the author's life and date of birth and death ....

Mullah Ahmad Khoei

He is the son of Mullah Mostafa, known as Haji Mullah Agha and involved in jurisprudence and theology. Some books have been attributed to him are as following:
1-Inheritance dissertation
2- Mar'at al-Morad
3-Diyat Series
Mullah Ahmad Khoei died in 1929.
Mollah Mehrali Khoei
He is one of the wise men of Qajar in the time of Mohammad Shahe Qajar. He wrote his poems in Persian, Arabic and Turkish languages and died at the end of Mohammad Shah's reign in Tabriz.
Mullah Mehrali has written a poem in the inauguration of Amir Al Momenin Ali:
ها عُلی بُشَرّ كَیفُ بُشَر       رُ بًّـهْ فیهِ تَجُلّی وُ ظَهُر         
Here is a quatrain of his Persian and comic works:
آن كیست كه خاطر مرا شاد كند           یا خرج عروسیم بگردن گیرد 
وین گردنم از بند غم آزاد كند             یا آنكه مرا به خویش داماد كند !