Attar of Nishapur, Poet of the Conference of the Birds: Scholar in Islamic History

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ScholarPoet of the Conference of the Birds

Attar of Nishapurعطار نیشابوری

c. 1145-1221 CEApproximate dateNishapur

A pharmacist-poet of Nishapur whose Conference of the Birds is a classic of the soul's journey.

He ran a pharmacy and wrote poetry in Persian. In the Conference of the Birds, thirty birds cross seven valleys seeking their king and find him in themselves, a parable of the search for God. His Memorial of the Saints gathers the lives of early Sufis.

What grew out of it?

Rumi honoured him as a master of the path.

Who else is linked?

Nishapur Rabi'ah al-Adawiyyah Rumi Khwarazmian Empire

Who lived at the same time?

Salah al-Din Guy of Lusignan Al-Mustadi Yaqub al-Mansur Richard I Shirkuh Al-Adid Al-Mustanjid

Source: history · Wikipedia

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