In modern Iran, April 14 is designated as the national day of the Persian calendar atta to demonstrate the contributions his work has made to Persian literature.
Abu Hamid bin Abu Bakr Ibrahim is also known as Farid Ud Din. He is believed to have lived among the c. 1145 – c. 1221.
In his youth, Farid Ud Din traveled widely and visited Egypt, Syria, Arabia, India, and Central Asia. He eventually settled in Neighborbour in northeastern Iran, where he spent many years gathering famous Sufi (Muslim mystic) poems and proverbs.
Ata means “Apote Curry” and this nickname was given to him for his profession.
Attar (Apothecarist) was also a well-known figure in medicine and medicine of his time. That’s why he’s name is. However, he is now known for his literary works. Above it is the Mantek Al Teil, or the Birds’ Conference.
The Birds’ Conference consists of 4600 caplets. This work describes the journey of a flock of birds into the homes of their leaders who they have never met. When they arrive after a painstaking voyage, the surviving birds discover that their leader is not a separate individual, but themselves as a cohesive group.
This book is a long epic that symbolizes different types of birds as human moral actions. Throughout the story, Attar has emphasized ethical lessons through metaphors and other literary techniques and speech numbers.
Famous Iranian poets include other works, such as Pandonama, the first work of Atar, translated into other languages. Atah, also known as the Sufi, dedicated his only prose work, Takerat al-Auria, to the classic Biography of the Sufi.
Other notable poetic works of Iranian poets include Khosrow-Nameh, Ilahi-Nama and Divan. Ata has been nominated as masters by other Persian Sufis and poets. For example, Jalāl Ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī calls himself “Spirit.”
His little-known but valuable work, “Tadhkirat-ul-Awliya,” is also packed with gems for everyone looking for a way to truth. This Hagiography collection of Muslim mystics is Atah’s only prose work.
Every story-atter knows about human nature with its desires, flaws and weaknesses, and conveys moral principles that can be cured for modern audiences. He wanted to be handed over generations through stories and anecdotes and be a link to that chain.
At the age of 78, Atah died violently in the massacre that the Mongols inflicted on Nishapur in April 1221. Today, his spirit us is in Nishapur.
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