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Divine Love, Existence, and Annihilation in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 29, Poem 64)

In Poem 64 of Chapter 29 in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet expresses the profound impact of divine love and yearning on the state of the soul. The speaker declares that while divine love is the very source of their existence and earthly renown, the intense yearning for the Beloved will ultimately lead them to pass into non-existence. This dynamic illustrates the core Sufi concept of fana (annihilation), where love grants spiritual life, but the ultimate consummation of that love requires the complete dissolution of the individual self.

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