63 quotes from Attar of Nishapur: ‘The home we seek is in eternity; The Truth we seek is like a shoreless sea, Of which your paradise is but a drop. This ocean. 0 references. place of birth . Category:Attar of Nishapur. 0 references. described by source. `Attar’s statue beside his mausoleum, Nishapur, Iran `Attar’s work preserves many of the sayings of previous Sufi saints; we are indebted to.
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Since you have such a short time to live here, What difference does it make?
Only thirty birds reach the abode of the Simurgh. Those who are trapped within their own dogma, clinging to hardened attxr or faith, are deprived of the journey toward the unfathomable Divine, which Attar calls the Great Ocean. At the start, each bird presents an elaborate excuse for not being able to make the journey, but the wise hoopoe addresses their many hesitations, complaints, fears, vanities, and questions.
One of Ritter’s arguments is that the principal figure in the second group is not Ali, as in the third group, but Hallaj, and that there is nothing in the explicit content of the second group to indicate a Shi’a allegiance of the author. Nott, The Conference of the BirdsLondon, and The dervish then invoked the Divine, put his head down, and died right there and then.
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The Ghazals often seem from their outward vocabulary just to be love and wine songs with a predilection for libertine imagery, but generally imply spiritual experiences in the familiar symbolic language of classical Artar Sufism. There are different ways of crossing this Valley, and all birds do not attaf alike.
A man whose eyes love opens risks his soul – His dancing breaks beyond the mind’s control. He alone knows what true love is. This may be partly due to its lack of a frame-story. Return to Book Page. This is due to two athar that have been observed in his works:. Eventually, the birds prepare themselves and take off toward the abode of the Beloved, the Great Simorgh, but most perish on the way and only thirty make it to the great court.
Classification of the various works by these two criteria yields virtually identical results. Once nihapur the veil you understand the Way From which the crowd’s glib courtiers blindly stray. As sources on the hagiology and phenomenology of Sufism, however, his works have immense value.
The fourth valley is introduced as the valley of detachment, i. He wrote, “No one is farther from the Arabian prophet than the philosopher. On the one hand, historical data is scanty in his writing. Although his heroes are for tatar most part Sufis and ascetics, he also introduces stories from historical chronicles, collections of anecdotes, and all types of high-esteemed literature.
Nishapuur you catch sight of His magnificence It is His shadow that beguiles your glance; The Simorgh’s shadow and Himself are one; Seek them together, twinned in unison.
Farid ad-Din Attar
At one time, Persian attqr a common cultural language of much of the non-Arabic Islamic world. The world is filth and sin, and homeless men Must enter it and homeless leave again. More importantly, they realize that God is beyond unity, multiplicity, and eternity. Make of your heart a looking-glass and see Reflected there the Friend’s nobility; Your sovereign’s glory will illuminate The palace where he reigns in proper state.
A well-known story regarding his death goes as follows:. Skip to main content. It is not until they enter the fifth valley that they realize that unity and multiplicity are the same. A tradition “first mentioned by Rumi has it that he “had no teacher and was instructed in the Way by the spirit of Mansur al-Hallaj, the Sufi martyr who had been executed in Baghdad in and who appeared to him in a dream.
Attar of Nishapur
if But you are lost in vague uncertainty There are also some Qasida “Odes”but they amount to less than one-seventh of aattar Divan. Mausoleum of AttarNishapurIran. The world’s wealth seemed a portion of his grace; It was a miracle to view his face.
The fruit of love’s great tree is poverty; Whoever knows this knows humility. If he had rivals,then I know of none; The earth resounded with this paragon. Views Read Edit View history. The Conference of nishzpur Birds.
Therefore, by profession he was similar to a modern-day town doctor and pharmacist. Since few could bear his sight, they were content To hear the king in sober argument, But while they listened they endure such pain As made them long to see their king again.
Only from the universal soul does he get the salutary advice that he can find the deliverance he seeks nowhere except in himself. This ocean can be yours; why should you stop Beguiled by dreams of evanescent dew? For example, here is a parable the hoopoe offers about faultfinders: The epic poem is a masnavi, a poetic form invented by the Persians.
Under the Orange Trees of Gaza.
AṬṬĀR, FARĪD-AL-DĪN – Encyclopaedia Iranica
Information about Attar’s life is rare and scarce. Before an atom of such need the Sun Seems dim and mirky by comparison. It seems that he was not well known as a poet in his own lifetime, except at his home town, and his greatness as a mystic, a poet, and a master of narrative was not discovered until the 15th century. The one who learns and speaks their language will hold the elixir of happiness at Simorgh’s court.
On the other, his aim was not to bishapur conventional biography but through the lives of the saints to encourage people to renounce worldly ambition for love of Godlove of humanity and selfless service.
The journey costs the lives of many of them. Such travel in search of knowledge was not uncommon for Sufi practitioners at the time.