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