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Absolute Surrender to the Divine Decree in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 11, Poem 32)

In Chapter 11, Poem 32 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet uses the metaphor of an arrow released by the Beloved to symbolize the divine decree. The verses instruct the spiritual seeker to offer their soul as the target and not to seek a shield, conveying the mystical concept of absolute submission and the inescapable nature of the divine will.

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