Ahmed Rushdi Mostari
Ahmed Rushdi Mostari (also spelled Ahmad Roshdi, with Rushdi/Roshdi being his sobriquet; 1637–1699/1700) was a Bosnian Mevlevi poet from Mostar. The son of a certain Abdullah, at a young age, he moved to Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), where he attended a palace page-school (becoming an ʿajemi oghlan). He later became a teacher (mudarres), before withdrawing from public service and becoming the manager of a bookshop. Rushdi's reputation stems from his talent as a gifted poet, and in particular one who wrote about philosophical imagination and symbolism pertaining to Sufism. He authored a divan, in which, amongst others, are three ghazals and one qet'a in Persian.