Considered one of the great sufi poets in his native country, farid aldin attar 11421220 is not as well known to western readers. Posted in english islamic books, islam in general and tagged english books, islam in general, shaykh fariduddin attar on august 30, 2012 by nmusba. There is disagreement over the exact dates of his birth and death, but several sources confirm that he lived almost a hundred years. The great th century sufi poet farid aldin attar is renowned as an author of superb short lyrics written in the persian language. Abu bakr ebrahim, mas conocido como farid al din o farid ad din y attar en persa.
Faridiuldin attar or faridudin was born in nishapur, in the iranian province of khorasan and died in the same city. Another early account comes from the shii scholar and philosopher nasir aldin altusi 12011274 ce, who visited attar personally when he was a student in nishapur. There is disagreement over the exact dates of his birth and death but several sources confirm that he lived about 100 years. Mantiq altayr, the language of the birds, farid aldin. The role of translation 55 baron eric hermelin and nestlman baron eric hermelin was born in 1860 and died in 1944 in sweden. During his travels, he met many sufi mystics and, eventually, became one himself. Discover book depositorys huge selection of farid al din attar books online. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Some reflections on the relations between persian poetry and the thesis of the iranianization of alien conquerers. Pand nama by shaykh fariduddin attar a farsi with urdu. Fariduddin attar simple english wikipedia, the free. He began his work by writing verses, annotations, and translations. Dealing with themes of love, passion and mysticism, the versions presented in this book are the first sustained offerings of attar s lyric poetry in english. Fifty poems of attar by farid aldin attar, kenneth avery.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Farid uddin attar was born in nishapur, in what is today northeast iran. In irreligion is our fame, and we have made our creed a shame. Little is known about his life and he was probably born in nishapur, persia, sometime in the 1.
He was known for his translations of persian literature. Abu hamid bin abu bakr ibrahim farid aldin attar was born in ad 1145 or 1146 in nishapur province of iranian khorasan and died circa 1221. Considered one of the great sufi poets in his native country, farid al din attar 11421220 is not as well known to western readers. The word attar perfumist derives from arabicpersian word iter meaning perfume. Il verbo degli uccelli, presentato da angelo iacovella, orizzonti dello spirito, n. Full text of muslim saints and mystics tazkira tul awliya. Fifty poems of attar by farid aldin attar, paperback. Abu hamid bin abu bakr ibrahim farid al din attar was born in ad 1145 or 1146 in nishapur province of iranian khorasan and died circa 1221. Attar 1142 1220, mistico e poeta persiano citazioni di farid aldin attar. Au depart apparut une goutte deau, qui dessina les plus belles formes. File usage the following pages on the english wikipedia use this file pages on other projects are not listed. Carlo saccone a cura di, il verbo degli uccelli, milano, arnoldo mondadori editore, 1999, isbn 8804468637. Full text of muslim saints and mystics tazkira tul awliya fariduddin attar see other formats. Fifty poems of attar by attar of nishapur goodreads.
Like rumi and hafiz, the name attar conjures up images of passionate attraction to the divine. Farid uddin attar farid uddin attar poems poem hunter. Best known for his oftentranslated masterpiece mantiq altayr or the conference of the birds, his verse is still considered to be the finest example. Farid aldin attar is currently considered a single author. Abu hamid bin abu bakr ibrahim better known by his penname fariduddin attar i. Farid aldin attar primary author only author division. He has often being referred as fariduldin of nishapur. He is traditionally said to have been killed by mongol invaders. Attar, per esteso farid aldin muhammad ibn ibrahim al. Fariduddin the perfumer, was a persian poet, sufi and muslim theoretician.
Attar was a persian sufi of the 12th century and his masterpiece is. Litterature francaise romans nouvelles correspondance langue. Farid aldin attar the institute of ismaili studies. The great th century sufi poet farid al din attar is renowned as an author of superb short lyrics written in the persian language. He began his work by writing verses, annotations, and translations in local newspapers, having gradually adopted liberal.
Dealing with themes of love, passion and mysticism, the versions presented in this book are the first sustained offerings of attar. Dealing with themes of love, passion and mysticism, the versions presented in this book are the first sustained offerings of attars lyric poetry in english. Mantiq altayr, the language of the birds, farid aldin attar. Farid ud din attar was born in nishapur, in what is today northeast iran.
12 600 95 1594 1569 636 121 440 1449 1070 722 456 1024 648 620 1075 553 1549 208 682 35 853 1197 482 394 1351 1646 1372 1217 346 830 771 345 391 1375 1360 534 1044 1467 950 975 499 353 1046 1119 1293