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The Motif of Divine Unveiling (Pardeh) in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 35, Poem 3)

In Chapter 35, Poem 3 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the motif of the divine veil (Pardeh) is central to illustrating the overwhelming power of divine manifestation. The poem explains that when the Divine reveals its face from "beneath the veil," it shatters a hundred worldly veils—representing human illusions, boundaries, and separations—while simultaneously bestowing grace. This sudden unveiling is depicted as the ultimate source of cosmic fervor (shour), suggesting that the universe's vitality is animated entirely by these transformative glimpses of eternal Divine Beauty.

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