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The Illusion of Past Life and its Transience in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 23, Poem 74)

This concept explores the central philosophical theme of Poem 74 in Chapter 23 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh. The poem highlights the extreme transience and illusory nature of worldly existence. Attar asserts that life passes so quickly that one's past, along with all worldly gains and losses, fades into absolute nothingness, as if they never actually existed ('انگار نبود'). By framing the end of life as merely the beginning of a tale, the poem encourages detachment from material attachments and emphasizes the ephemeral reality of human existence.

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Persian Literature Prerequisite Course