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The Eclipse of Paradise by Divine Beauty in the Discourse of Abu Ali Tusi

In Attar's 'The Discourse of Abu Ali Tusi Concerning the People of Paradise and the People of Hell' from The Conference of the Birds, the narrative explores the insignificance of celestial rewards when compared to the direct vision of God. The poem reveals that when the inhabitants of heaven are asked about their state by the people of hell, they explain that the customary joys of Paradise have vanished. Because the 'sun of Divine Beauty' has revealed itself to them, the eight heavens appear dark and nameless in its overwhelming light. This concept underscores the Sufi doctrine that the ultimate spiritual attainment is the beatific vision of the Divine, which entirely eclipses all physical or heavenly pleasures.

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