Musibat-nama

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Musibat-nama is a major Sufi mystical poem by Attar of Nishapur that allegorically explores the soul’s journey toward divine truth.

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instanceOf Persian poem ⓘ
Sufi mystical poem ⓘ
allegorical poem ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Book of Affliction ⓘ
The Book of Suffering ⓘ
associatedWith Attar’s other major works ⓘ
Conference of the Birds ⓘ
Ilahi-nama ⓘ
author Attar of Nishapur ⓘ
centuryOfComposition 12th century ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Persia ⓘ
exploresTheme annihilation of the self ⓘ
mystical quest ⓘ
soul’s journey toward divine truth ⓘ
spiritual wayfaring ⓘ
union with God ⓘ
genre Sufi literature ⓘ
mystical poetry ⓘ
hasAuthor Farid al-Din Attar ⓘ
linked to: Farid ud-Din Attar
hasMetricalForm rhymed couplets ⓘ
hasMoral true knowledge is attained through spiritual trial ⓘ
worldly attachments hinder union with the divine ⓘ
hasPerspective Sufi metaphysics ⓘ
hasStructure didactic narrative ⓘ
influenced Islamic mystical literature ⓘ
later Persian Sufi poets ⓘ
intendedAudience Sufi initiates ⓘ
seekers of spiritual truth ⓘ
languageFamily Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ
literaryForm masnavi ⓘ
literaryPeriod medieval Persian literature ⓘ
narrativeFocus seeker’s inner journey ⓘ
originalLanguage Persian ⓘ
partOf classical Persian Sufi canon ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Nishapur ⓘ
linked to: Neyshabur
religiousContext Islam ⓘ
religiousTradition Sufism ⓘ
subjectMatter divine love ⓘ
metaphysical suffering ⓘ
purification of the soul ⓘ
usesDevice allegory ⓘ
symbolism ⓘ

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Attar of Nishapur → notableWork → Musibat-nama ⓘ