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Complete Consummation through Spiritual Burning in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 32, Poem 29)
In Chapter 32, Poem 29 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the speaker expresses a profound desire for ultimate spiritual consummation through complete annihilation. Likening the self to a candle that has endured the burning of love a hundred times, the poet finally implores the Divine to lift the veil of separation and burn them entirely 'just this one last time'. This shift from enduring the pain of love to actively seeking final destruction reflects the Sufi concept of Fana (annihilation of the ego), where the lover embraces the fire of divine love as the ultimate release and means of uniting completely with the Beloved.
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Persian Literature Prerequisite Course