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Shedding the Cloak of Adam and Seeking Magian Wine in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 44, Poem 15)
In Chapter 44, Poem 15 of Mokhtar Nameh, Attar employs striking Qalandari imagery to express the desire to transcend human limitations. The speaker's heart undergoes a 'harsh ordeal,' leading to metaphorical self-destruction. To escape this suffering, the poet asks for 'Magian wine' from 'Zoroaster'—esoteric symbols representing divine intoxication and spiritual guidance outside conventional religious boundaries. The ultimate aim is to strip off the 'cloak of Adam,' which metaphorically signifies shedding the ego, worldly attachments, and the earthly constraints inherited by humanity in order to return to a pure, unconditioned spiritual state.
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