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Prophetic Exaltation and Quranic Allusions in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 2, Poem 7)
In Poem 7 (Chapter 2) of Mokhtar Nameh, Farid al-Din Attar emphasizes the supreme spiritual rank of Prophet Muhammad through dense, direct Quranic allusions. The poem points to God's sovereign grace ('You honor whom You will', Quran 3:26) as uniquely manifested in the Prophet. Furthermore, it explicitly invokes vocabulary from Surah An-Najm regarding the Prophet's Ascension (Mi'raj)—specifically his unparalleled vision ('indeed he saw', Quran 53:18) and his intimate proximity to the Divine ('he drew near', Quran 53:8). These references establish the Prophet as the 'commander' of all prophets and the ultimate intimate of the Divine sanctuary.
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Persian Literature Prerequisite Course