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Seeking the Divine Within in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 10, Poem 37)
In Chapter 10, Poem 37 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet emphasizes that the search for the Divine must be directed inward. The poem critiques the futile wandering of the seeker in the external world, concluding with the profound realization: 'The matter is not outside of you; whom are you seeking?' (کار از تو برون نیست کرا میجویی). This reflects the core Sufi teaching that the ultimate truth and the Beloved reside within the seeker's own soul, making external searching unnecessary when one can look within.
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Updated 2026-07-04
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