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Divine Guidance as the Sole Path to the Divine in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 21, Poem 10)
In Chapter 21, Poem 10 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet emphasizes that individual effort and self-reliance are ultimately insufficient for reaching the Divine. The quatrain explicitly states that 'from yourself, you will never find a way to Him,' meaning that the spiritual journey cannot be completed through human agency alone. Instead, the path to the Beloved must be illuminated by the Beloved Himself ('It is through Him that one must find the way to Him'), underscoring the necessity of divine grace and guidance in achieving mystical intimacy.
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Updated 2026-07-04
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