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Absolute Surrender and Divine Omnipotence in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 32, Poem 42)
In Chapter 32, Poem 42 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poem explores the Sufi concept of absolute surrender to the Divine will. The speaker emphasizes that the servant or lover possesses no independent power or command ('بنده را فرمان نیست'), as all authority rests entirely in the Beloved's hands. The lover willingly accepts whatever condition the Divine imposes, whether it is the overwhelming 'assault of love', being cast into the dust, or being transformed into a new state every day. This illustrates the mystic's complete submission to Divine omnipotence and the relinquishing of personal agency.
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Persian Literature Prerequisite Course