Sohrevad

Suhraward lies in the high country between Zanjan and Bijar. It gave its name to Shihab al-Din Suhrawardi, the philosopher born here in 1154 and later known as the Master of Illumination. After studying at Maragha and Isfahan, he travelled to Anatolia and Aleppo, where he died in 1191. His philosophy placed light at the centre of its account of existence, and his writings continued to be studied in Islamic philosophical circles for centuries.