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The Allegory of Moses's Divine Radiance in Mosibat Nameh

In this tale from Attar's Mosibat Nameh, Moses's face shines with such an intense divine light (tajalli) that it blinds onlookers. When Moses asks God how to handle this, God tells him to tear his cloak and lose himself in the overwhelming power of love. This allegory illustrates the consuming nature of divine manifestation, showing that encountering the unmediated light of God requires the annihilation of the self and ordinary senses through ecstatic love.

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