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Divine Transcendence and the Inaccessibility of Secrets in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 31, Poem 49)

This concept explores the theme of absolute Divine transcendence in Poem 49, Chapter 31 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh. The verses emphasize that neither the human soul (جان) nor the heart (دل) has the intrinsic capacity or worthiness to attain intimacy with God's essence. By describing the Divine as elevated far beyond reach, and by utilizing the imagery of the 'pavilion of Your secrets' (سراپردهٔ اسرار), Attar highlights the ultimate epistemological limits of human faculties and the unfathomable, completely inaccessible nature of God's hidden realities.

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Persian Literature Prerequisite Course