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Annihilation of Intellect and Existence in the Divine Sun in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Poem 88)
In Poem 88 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the mystical concept of Fana (annihilation) is illustrated through the consuming power of divine love and manifestation. The poem reveals that human faculties like intellect and discernment, along with the heart and soul, are entirely burned away by love. Attar uses the metaphor of the Divine Sun emerging from behind a veil to demonstrate that upon the revelation of Absolute Reality, all worldly existence vanishes into absolute nothingness, rendered as insignificant as a speck of dust in the face of the Divine.
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Updated 2026-07-03
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Persian Literature Prerequisite Course