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The Inaccessibility of the Divine in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 27, Poem 36)
In Chapter 27, Poem 36 of the Mokhtar Nameh, Farid al-Din Attar explores the paradox of mystical wayfaring and the ultimate inaccessibility of the Divine Essence. The poem portrays the seeker as constantly traversing vast and terrifying new realms ('every day you arrive at a different world', 'a thousand oceans full of blood'). However, Attar dismantles the seeker's illusion of final attainment or eternal union. By concluding that 'no one reaches Him,' the poem emphasizes the infinite, transcendent nature of the Divine, suggesting that the spiritual path is a state of perpetual, unending pursuit rather than a journey with a definitive destination.
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Persian Literature Prerequisite Course