Aar, persian muslim poet who was one of the greatest sufi mystical writers and thinkers, composing at least 45,000 distichs couplets and many brilliant prose works. A lost woman, prophet of god, sunk in polytheism and depravity, because she once uttered a word or two in thy praise, became by thy generosity the owner of great riches. Farid aldin attar is currently considered a single author. Read all poems of farid uddin attar and infos about farid uddin attar. Beloved, farid ud din attar, intoxicated, love, mystic, secret, world 1 comment. The ilahinama or book of god of farid aldin attar persian heritage series. Rumis works are currently undergoing something of a renaissance in the western world but the name of farid uddin attar is not as well known. Fifty poems of attar by farid aldin attar, paperback. Fariduddin attar simple english wikipedia, the free. All about conference of the birds by farid aldin attar. Muslim saints and mystics by farid al din attar abebooks. Illahi nama book of god by farid aldin attar famous.
Awfi cites examples from attar s lyrical poetry but does not comment on his mathnawis narrative poems. He has provided the inspiration for rumi and many other poets. Attar roamed the seven cities of love we are still just in one alley. He lived in nishapur and spent his most of the time in seeking knowledge and teaching of. Please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Hazrat shaikh farid ud din attar is the author of the book tazkiratul auliya pdf. Farid aldin attar the institute of ismaili studies. Whoever uprightly follows the way of wara, whatever he does is for the sake of god. David was an open vessel, the light poured into him. A manuscript by farid al din attar kept in pergamon museum, berlin, germany. Farid aldin attar poems by the famous poet all poetry. This is a lesserknown work than his mantiq altayr, but is an important example of sufi poetry.
On his fathers death, fariduddin carried on the business, whence he received his cognomen attar druggist. He worked as a healer and saw patients in his shop where he prescribed herbal remedies. The word attar perfumist derives from arabicpersian word iter meaning perfume. The ocean of the soul is one of the great works of the german orientalist hellmut ritter 18921971. Attar has roamed through the seven cities of love while we have barely turned down the first street. Discover book depositorys huge selection of farid al din attar books online. You are currently browsing the category archive for the farid ud din attar category. Asserted the concepts of dervish and sufi moral philosophy in his poetry. The translation, with a foreword by annemarie schimmel, was. He has often being referred as fariduldin of nishapur.
Farid uddin attar was born in nishapur, in what is today northeast iran. Gods words took flight in him and through him god said. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The conference of the birds or speech of the birds persian. The ilahinama or book of god of farid al din attar persian heritage series farid al din, attar, boyle, john andrew on.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. He lived close to 100 years and was killed by the mongol invaders. The conference of the birds by farid attar books on. It is an allegory of the quest for god the simorgh. Thou all creation art, all we behold, but thou, the soul within the body lies concealed, and thou dost hide thyself within the soul, o soul in soul. Farid ud din attar a muslim scholar and sufi mystic. Farid al din attar was born at nishapur in northern persia on november 12, 1119, but sources on his date of death vary from 1193 to 1234. Farid aldin attar was one of old persias greatest poets. Shaikh farid ud din was a poet, biographer, and historian also. The ilahinama or book of god of farid aldin attar persian heritage series farid aldin, attar, boyle, john andrew on. Farid uddin attar farid uddin attar poems poem hunter. Farid ud din attar faridiuldin attar or faridudin was born in nishapur, in the iranian province of khorasan and died in the same city. Attar therefore refers to profession of fariduldin which eventually became more of his. If heaven and hell did not exist to catch you and break you.
Farid uddin attar god is beyond all human knowledge only he can open the way not human wisdom. Born in nishapur, in northeastern persia around 1142. Attar also wrote the book of secrets, the memorial of the saints, and the h. Lives and sayings of sufis classics of western spirituality paperback losensky, paul on. Download muslim saints and mystics by farid aldin attar. Farid aldin attar all things are but masks at gods beck and call, they are symbols that instruct us that god is all. This version of a classic of islamic mysticism was first published in 1966, allowing the one prose work by the great persian poet farid aldin attar to be recognized as thoughtprovoking, but also amusing. Conference of the birds by farid aldin attar overdrive. There is disagreement over the exact dates of his birth and death, but several sources confirm that he lived almost a hundred years. The writer of the pandname farid al din al attar explains. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
The word attar perfumist derives from arabicpersian word ituratur meaning perfume. His chief work was the narrative poem language of the. Attar, whose name means perfumer, is probably best known in the west for his conference of the birds, made famous by the peter brook production. We present two extracts from the llahinama or book of god by the great persian mystic poet farid aldin attar circa 537627 ah, 11401230 ac translated into english by john andrew boyle. I am your god, your one necessity with every breath you breathe, remember me. As a young man farid al din traveled widely, visiting egypt, syria, arabia, india, and central asia. Episodes from the tadhkirat alauliya memorial of the saints by farid aldin attar. Click to read more about conference of the birds by farid aldin attar. Farid uddin attar poems, quotations and biography on farid uddin attar poet page. The conference of birds by farid aldin attar fictiondb. Farid odin attar farid odin attar was born in nishapour and lived about 11191220 ce another source mentions he lived about 161230 ce. Poetry chaikhana farid uddin attar god speaks to david. Fifty poems of attar by attar of nishapur goodreads.
There is disagreement over the exact dates of his birth and death but several sources confirm that he lived about 100 years. He traveled widely, tehran, egypt, damascus, mecca, and turkestan, then settled in nishapur. To all humankind, who are wed to hubris and sin, i say. Some years after his birth his father removed to schadbakh, where he kept a druggists shop. The conference of the birds quotes showing of 54 the home we seek is in eternity. Thou knowest that in his praising of thee attar turned many times upon himself like a compass. Colonel attar, a character in the movie planet of the apes. Abu hamid bin abu bakr ibrahim better known by his penname fariduddin attar i. Living during a turbulent era of political uncertainty, he turned inward, exploring the realm of god and paths to him through mystical poetry. Conference of the birds by farid aldin attar librarything. Fariduddin attar was born in the village of kerken near nishapur in khorassan, a. Another early account comes from the shii scholar and philosopher nasir al din al tusi 12011274 ce, who visited attar personally when he was a student in nishapur. Indeed rumi wrote, but in everything i say i am only the servant of attar.
Media in category attar the following 96 files are in this category, out of 96 total. Attar, farid aldin muhammad ben ibrahim article about. The conference of the birds quotes by attar of nishapur. He has mainly followed the path of interpretation for imparting his knowledge and hence, he has described a number of stories to his followers, from time to time. One who desires love and friendship of god, without wara, he is false in his claim of love. The writer of the pandname, farid aldin alattar, explains this principle in a very beautiful way. Dealing with themes of love, passion and mysticism, the versions presented in this book are the first sustained offerings of attar s lyric poetry in english. Farid aldin attar primary author only author division. The famous and one of the most prominent classical sufi authors, farid uddin attar has given a lot of spiritual teachings to his disciples. Wara gives rise to fear of god, one without wara is subject to humiliation.
This was no friendship, to forsake your friend, to promise your support and at the end abandon himthis was sheer treachery. Great orator, author allama mukhtar shah naeemi ashrafi khalifah majaaz astana aliya kachocha shareef india president iscc islamic supreme council in usa vice president. Attar, a highly educated man, collected in his works a wealth of interesting tales drawn from oriental folklore. He was a famous sufi saint and a scholar of islam in the 12th century. The great th century sufi poet farid aldin attar is renowned as an author of superb short lyrics written in the persian language. The conference of the birds ebook written by farid attar. Tazkiratul auliya by sheikh farid ud din attar pdf the. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the conference of the birds.
Friend follows friend to hell and blasphemy when sorrow comes ones true friends are found. Attar lived in the 12th century, just prior to rumi, whom he may have actually met as a child. The writings of the sufis are, without a doubt, some of the most beautiful and challenging spiritual works in existence. In irreligion is our fame, and we have made our creed a shame. Attar therefore refers to profession of fariduldin which eventually.
Awfi cites examples from attars lyrical poetry but does not comment on his mathnawis narrative poems. April 25, 2009 in farid ud din attar, love, thought for the day tags. Faridiuldin attar or faridudin was born in nishapur, in the iranian province of khorasan and died in the same city. The translation, with a foreword by annemarie schimmel, was published by the manchester university press in 1976 and forms part of the unesco collection of representative works.
Of these the most famous is the manteq altair, a subtle and charming allegory of the souls progress towards god. The ilahinama or book of god of farid al din attar persian heritage series. Abu hamid bin abu bakr ibrahim farid aldin attar was born in ad 1145 or 1146 in nishapur province of iranian khorasan and died circa 1221. It presents a comprehensive analysis of the writings of the mystical persian poet far d al d n at t r who is thought to have died at an advanced age in april 1221 when the mongols destroyed his home city of n sh p r in the northeast of iran. Rumis elder and contemporary farid aldin attar 11421220, published here by an exciting new press out of melbourne, is a good place to start. Which unseen is, alike are god himself, naught is, save god. Fariduddin the perfumer, was a persian poet, sufi and muslim theoretician.