The Divided Heart and the Soul's Great Non-Existence in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 7, Poem 25)
In Chapter 7, Poem 25 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the existential fear stemming from a "divided heart"—a state of inner conflict or separation from the divine. Attar contrasts the insignificant, fleeting existence of the physical body with the profound "great non-existence" (عدم عظیم) that the soul must face. In Sufi philosophy, this non-existence often refers to Fana (annihilation of the self), emphasizing the futility of worldly pride and the ultimate dissolution of the individual soul into the divine reality.
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