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Faridoddin Abu Hamed Mohammad Attar Nishapuri (c. 1145 – c. 1221; Persian: ابوحمید محمد عطار نیشاپوری), better known by his pen-names Faridoddin (فریدالدین) and ʿAttar of Nishapur (عطار نیشاپوری, Attar means apothecary), was a poet, theoretician of Sufism, and hagiographer from Nishapur who had an immense and lasting influence on Persian poetry ...
The Conference of the Birds or Speech of the Birds (Arabic: منطق الطیر, Manṭiq-uṭ-Ṭayr, also known as مقامات الطیور Maqāmāt-uṭ-Ṭuyūr; 1177) [1] is a Persian poem by Sufi poet Farid ud-Din Attar, commonly known as Attar of Nishapur.
Nishapur and its people have also had an influence on Sufism (an Islamic mystic practice). Poets and Sufis such as Attar of Nishapur who had been born in this city had had a profound influence on Islamic mysticism. In the 10th century, Nishapur had been one of the centers of Ismaili missionary spread in Iran and Greater Khorasan. [57]
It usually involved a nameless "Eastern monarch". Its origin has been traced to the works of Persian Sufi poets, such as Rumi, Sanai and Attar of Nishapur. [7] Attar records the fable of a powerful king who asks assembled wise men to create a ring that will make him happy when he is sad.
The Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur (Persian: آرامگاه عطار نیشابوری) is located in Nishapur in northeastern Iran. It's located near the Mausoleum of Omar Khayyám. [1] The structure is octagonal in shape with a tile worked onion shaped dome. It has 4 entrances, the northern one is the main entrance.
Work on the poem began around the same time as his Moṣībat-nāma, all while Attar worked in a popular pharmacy in Nishapur, Greater Khorasan, during the age of the Seljuk Empire. During his time as an apothecary and physician , Attar remained busy with and affected by the ailments of his customers and his Ilāhī-Nama reflects what he ...
Mausoleum of Kamal-ol-Molk (Persian: آرامگاه کمالالملک) is the mausoleum of Kamal-ol-Molk, a famous Persian painter, in the south-east of the city of Nishapur. This building is located near the Tomb of Attar of Nishapur. This tomb was designed by the famous Iranian architect of the time, Hooshang Seyhoun.
Some notable people like Attar of Nishapur lived there. Attar's tomb is now in that area. This palace was perhaps completely ruined in 13th century AD. Shadyakh Is now an archeological site open to tourists and it is part of the national heritage list of Iran, with the registration number of 10910. [2]