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Divine Beauty, Universal Intoxication, and the Mystery of the Beloved's Gaze in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 35, Poem 14)
In Chapter 35, Poem 14 of the Mokhtar Nameh, Farid al-Din Attar explores the mystical paradoxes surrounding the Absolute Beauty of the Divine Beloved and the nature of spiritual vision:
1. The Overwhelming Impact of Divine Beauty
The poem opens with the assertion that even the 'clear-sighted' (didehvar)—those possessed of deep spiritual insight—are completely lost and bewildered in the contemplation of the Beloved's beauty. This suggests that the ultimate reality transcends all human perception and comprehension.
2. Divine Self-Sufficiency (Be-niyazi)
The line 'It seems You have no awareness of Your own beauty' reflects the Sufi concept of be-niyazi (divine independence and self-sufficiency). The Divine Beauty exists in its absolute, unconditioned state, independent of the appreciation or awareness of created beings.
3. Cosmic Intoxication (Masti)
The entire creation (khalq) is described as 'intoxicated' (mast) by gazing at the Beloved. In Sufi literatur...
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