- Rudaki is credited with establishing Persian as a poetic language and influencing the style and form of generations of Persian poets after him.
- Rūdakī was the first poet of note to compose poems in the “New Persian,” written in Arabic alphabet, widely regarded as the father of Persian poetry.
- Born in Rodhak , Samarkand, Rudaki was the author of the earliest substantial surviving fragments of Persian verse. It is stated by Awfi that Rudaki was born blind.
- Here is a collection of some of Rudaki/Rudagi’s poetry. I came across his poetry while endlessly browsing the Internet for heartfelt poetry, similar to Rumi’s.
- He concludes that Rudaki and Amir Nasr Samani were Ismailis and there was a revolt against Ismalis around 940, a few years before Rudaki's death.
- Rudaki, counted among the great and famous poets and oratorios, was blind but nevertheless had a noble spirit, a high thought and a great talent.
- Born in the village of Banoj (located in the present-day Rudak area), the most important part of Rudaki's career was spent at the court of the Samanids.
- On the door is one of the most famous lines of the poet, written by Rudaki in the 10th century, and it is said: There is no greater joy in this world.
- At the height of his career, Rudaki was appointed as court poet to Nasr II, the Samanid ruler of Bukhara, and it was here that Rudaki produced his greatest works.