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The Imperative of Silence and Realization of Nothingness in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 17, Poem 19)

In Chapter 17, Poem 19 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet articulates the strict imperative of silence for those who experience the realm of Divine Unity (Tawhid). The seeker is instructed to 'keep your breath in your chest' and 'say nothing to anyone'. This profound silence is not merely a practice but a consequence of a deeper realization: that upon arriving in the Divine Presence, one recognizes that all things other than God are absolute nothingness ('all is nothing from all'). Because words rely on the multiplicity of existence, silence becomes the only appropriate response to this overwhelming unity.

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