Fariduddin attar biography of mahatma gandhi

Farid ed-Din Attar (ca.

It was not long before Sufism became an instrument and Islamic imperialism and terrorism.

1140-ca. 1234) was a Persian poet and Sufi mystic. Living during a turbulent era of political uncertainty, he turned inward, exploring the realm of God and paths to Him through mystical poetry.

Little about Attar is known with certainty.

His name (literally, perfume of roses) indicates that, like his father, he was a druggist and followed the calling of a medical man.

Attar, Roomi, Saadi, Hafiz and Iraqi derived their inspiration from the writings of Ghazali and he was mainly responsible for infusing mysticism in Persian.

Attar, Roomi, Saadi, Hafiz and Iraqi derived their inspiration from the writings of Ghazali and he was mainly responsible for infusing mysticism in Persian.

The Egyptian Ibn al-Farid, the Persian Farid od-Din Attar (d-c) wrote the finest mystical poetry while Central Asian Najmuddin Kubra.

We present two extracts from The llahi-nama or Book of God by the great Persian mystic poet Farid al-Din Attar (circa AH, AC).

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Supposedly reliable Persian sources vary in the year of his death by a span of 43 years. One reason for this obscurity is that, unlike other Islamic poets, he did not write flattering panegyrics about his own life and greatness.

This is to his personal credit but unfortunate for the historian. We are certain only of the fact that he was born in Nishapur in northeastern Persia; he passed 13 years of his youth in Mashad and spent much of his life collecting the poetry of other Sufi mystics.

Attar wrote over 114 books on Sufism.

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