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Abū Hamīd bin Abū Bakr Ibrāhīm, better known as Farīd-ud-dīn Attār, was a very famous Persian poet. His pen-name, Attār, means 'the perfumer', which might give us a clue about his family's work. He was also a Sufi and a Muslim thinker. Sufism is a special way of understanding Islam that focuses on finding a deep, personal connection with God.

Attār was probably born in Nishapur, a city in Persia, around the 1140s. Not much is known for sure about his early life. He passed away in 1220 AD. He wrote many important books, but his two most famous works are a long poem called Mantiq at -Tayr (which means The Conference of Birds) and a book about the lives of many Sufi saints called Tazkirat el Auliya. These books have taught and inspired people for hundreds of years.

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

    Mantiq at -Tayr

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    Mantiq at -Tayr

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    Mantiq at -Tayr

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    Mantiq at -Tayr

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