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Annihilation and the Insignificance of the Self in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 23, Poem 29)

In Poem 29 of Chapter 23 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the profound mystical theme of fana (annihilation or non-existence) in the path of the Divine. The quatrain illustrates the seeker's complete surrender, depicting a state of utter ruin and the yielding of the soul at the Beloved's threshold. A central paradox is introduced in the second half of the poem: the realization that even this ultimate sacrifice of 'becoming non-existent' is of no consequence or significance to the absolute majesty of the Beloved. Ultimately, the seeker's disintegration is driven not by the expectation of a reward or acknowledgment, but by the inescapable 'demand of their own nature', emphasizing the sheer insignificance of the human ego in the face of Divine reality.

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