The conference of the birds, a Sufi allegory: being an abridged version of Farid-ud-din Attar's Mantiq-ut-tayr by Attar of Nishapur

The conference of the birds, a Sufi allegory: being an abridged version of Farid-ud-din Attar's Mantiq-ut-tayr

Attar of Nishapur

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Farid ud-Din Attar was a Persian poet, druggist, and social theorist of Sufism, who wrote much of his poetry while treating hundreds of patients a day with his herbal remedies. As a young man he made a pilgrimage to Mecca, and sought wisdom during...

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