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Divine Grace in Repentance and Deliverance from the Infidel Self in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Poem 110)

In Poem 110 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the speaker emphasizes that human efforts to repent are ineffectual unless God bestows the grace to truly repent. Acknowledging their complete submission to God as 'Your Muslim' regardless of their virtues or flaws, the poet pleads for final deliverance from the 'infidel self' (kafar-e nafs). This illustrates the Sufi themes of absolute dependence on divine intervention for spiritual purification and the continuous internal battle against the carnal ego.

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