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Abū Hamīd bin Abū Bakr Ibrāhīm better known by his pen-name Farīd-ud-dīn Attār (i.e. 'Farid-ud-din the perfumer'), was a Persian poet, Sufi and Muslim theoretician. Little is known about his life and he was probably born in Nishapur, Persia, sometime in the 1140s. He died in 1220 AD. His most famous works are his long allegorical poem, Mantiq at -Tayr (The Conference of Birds) and his account of the lives of many Sufi saints, the Tazkirat el Auliya.

  • "The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds) MET DT227734

    Mantiq at -Tayr

  • "The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds) MET DT227735

    Mantiq at -Tayr

  • "The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds) MET DT227736

    Mantiq at -Tayr

  • "The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds) MET DT227737

    Mantiq at -Tayr

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