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The Allegory of the Dying Traveler and the Transcendence of the Divine in Mosibat Nameh
In Section 19 of the Mosibat Nameh, Attar uses the allegory of a traveler facing death to explore the awe and fear associated with approaching the Divine. As the traveler lies dying and trembling, he explains that his anxiety stems from the absolute transcendence of God, for whom worldly dualities—such as belief and disbelief, good and evil, and existence and non-existence—are all unified and equal. This highlights the mystical difficulty and spiritual awe of returning to a Creator who transcends all human distinctions.
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Updated 2026-07-03
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