Fariduddin attars tadhkaratulauliya or memoirs of saints. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title attar. Publication date 2004 topics urdu, attar, mantiq, tair, translation, sufism collection opensource language urdu. This journey, which started in 1212 or 12, extends via baghdad and mecca to damascus, malatya, erzincanakshehir, and finally, larende karaman. Full text of muslim saints and mystics tazkira tul awliya. There is disagreement over the exact dates of his birth and death, but several sources confirm that he lived almost a hundred years. Another early account comes from the shii scholar and philosopher nasir aldin altusi 12011274 ce, who visited attar personally when he was a student in nishapur. The conference of the birds by attar of nishapur goodreads. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Attar s poetry inspired rumi and many other sufi poets. Fariduddin the perfumer, was a persian poet, sufi and muslim theoretician. This is the work that the aged shaykh gave maulana jalal aldin rumi when rumis family stayed over at nishapur on its way to konya, turkey. A biographical index is included which provides details on the many characters often historical who people the pages of the poem.
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This page was last edited on 3 october 2019, at 23. Fariduddin attar simple english wikipedia, the free. This book is a beautiful little gem, filled with a lot of wisdom. Fifty poems of attar by farid aldin attar, paperback. Abu hamid bin abu bakr ibrahim farid al din attar was born in ad 1145 or 1146 in nishapur province of iranian khorasan and died circa 1221. Authortitle index to the great books lists assembled at this site this page tells you which authors and titles are included on which great books lists. Tusi was impressed with the old poets eloquence and his way of interpreting the discourse of the sufi masters, the knowers of god and the spiritual. The great th century sufi poet farid aldin attar is renowned as an author of superb short lyrics written in the persian language. Indeed rumi wrote, but in everything i say i am only the servant of attar. Farid aldin attar primary author only author division. Farid aldin attar the institute of ismaili studies. Fifty poems of attar by attar of nishapur goodreads. It would make an excellent introductory volume or a handy reference for scholars. Faridiuldin attar or faridudin was born in nishapur, in the iranian province of khorasan and died in the same city.
It is said that rumi actually met attar when attar was an old man and rumi was a boy, though some scholars dispute this possibility. Attar has roamed through the seven cities of love while we have barely turned down the first street. Aar, shaikh faridaldin, persian poet, sufi, theoretician of. Fifty poems of attar by farid aldin attar, kenneth avery. The ilahi nama or book of god of farid aldin attar. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Attar of nishapurs most popular book is the conference of the birds. Poetry chaikhana farid uddin attar muslimsufi poetry. Attar of nishapur, paul smith translation it was amazing 5. Considered one of the great sufi poets in his native country, farid al din attar 11421220 is not as well known to western readers. Another major contribution of attar is the elahi nameh divine book, about zuhd or asceticism. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The writer of the pandname farid al din al attar explains. Fariduddin attar s tadhkaratulauliya or memoirs of saints.
Farid ud din attar was apparently tried at one point for heresy and exiled from nishapur, but he eventually returned to his home city and that is where he died. Books by attar of nishapur author of the conference of. Considered one of the great sufi poets in his native country, farid aldin attar 11421220 is not as well known to western readers. A fairly substantial introduction helps put the book in context and describes what is known of attars life and times. Dealing with themes of love, passion and mysticism, the versions presented in this book are the first sustained offerings of attar.
This collection includes some of attar s bestknown works. The ilahinama or book of god of farid aldin attar, manchester university press, manchester. Tadhkirat al awliya biographies of muslim sufi saints pdf format, 1. Attar also wrote the book of secrets, the memorial of the saints, and the h. En farid aldin attar, su enciclopedia britannica, encyclop. Fariduddin attars tadhkaratulauliya or memoirs of saints farid aldin attar on. Farid aldin attar is currently considered a single author. 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. Discover book depositorys huge selection of farid al din attar books online. Farid aldin attar perspectives of a fellow traveler.
Dealing with themes of love, passion and mysticism, the versions presented in this book are the first sustained offerings of attars lyric poetry in english. He is best known for his oftentranslated masterpiece mantiq altayr or the conference of the birds, a tale of the spiritual quest of thirty birds to find their supreme sovereign, the simurgh. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Rumis works are currently undergoing something of a renaissance in the western world but the name of farid ud din attar is not as well known. Farid aldin attar, in enciclopedia italiana, istituto dellenciclopedia italiana. New iis publication on farid aldin attar the institute of. In spite of its significance for world literature and the study of religion, attar s poem was not translated entirelyuntil the midtwentieth century, however, edward fitzgerald, best known as the translator of the rubayyat of omar.
Sur abd alrahman jami, farid aldin attar, omar khayyam, french edition. This is unfortunate, since the conference of the birds provides, in my opinion, a much better insight into sufi philosophy than the bits and pieces of rumi floating about the new age universe. Divane attar farid al din attar, bedi al zaman foroozanfar on. Attar of nishapur has 55 books on goodreads with 20984 ratings. Aar, farid aldin approximately 1230 worldcat identities. 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.
The writer of the pandname farid al din al attar explains this principle in a from apy 265 at suny buffalo state college. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. One of attars major poetic works is called asrar nameh book of secrets about sufi ideas. Farid aldin attar was one of old persias greatest poets. Mantiq altayr the conference of the birds farid aldin attar on. The conference of the birds mantq al tayr is the bestknown work of farid al din attar. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Full text of muslim saints and mystics tazkira tul awliya fariduddin attar see other formats.
Considered by rumi to be the master of sufi mystic poetry, attar is best known for this epic. Conference of the birds by farid aldin attar librarything. Posts about farid al din attar written by michael of east java perspectives of a fellow traveler a blog on religion, philosophy, travel, and more from the perspective of an american, muslim convert living in indonesia, whom majored in philosophy and religion at the university of north carolina at pembroke. Urdu translation of the sufi book mantiq uttair written by khwaja fareeduddin attar. The most known and unique version of this book,is astan quds razavi mashhad and then introduced newfound edition of the cambridge university library and istanbul. Attar lived in the 12th century, just prior to rumi, whom he may have actually met as a child. Pand nama by shaykh fariduddin attar a farsi with urdu. 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. Little is known about his life and he was probably born in nishapur, persia, sometime in the 1140s. Attar of nishapur author of the conference of the birds. 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. Divane attar farid aldin attar, bedi alzaman foroozanfar on. He has often being referred as fariduldin of nishapur.
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