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Intoxication of Divine Love and Annihilation in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 8, Poem 50)

In Chapter 8, Poem 50 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the overwhelming and transformative nature of divine love, metaphorically described as an intoxicating wine. This spiritual intoxication shatters conventional boundaries, leading to the tearing of veils and the breaking of formal repentance. The seeker consequently experiences a profound instability, continuously oscillating between states of existence and non-existence (fana), highlighting the dynamic dissolution of the self in the presence of the Divine.

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