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The Paradox of Finding and Not Finding the Divine Secret in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 31, Poem 26)

This concept explains the mystical paradox in Chapter 31, Poem 26 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh. The poem illustrates that the divine secret cannot be grasped through conventional searching or hastening. Furthermore, to find the secret is to realize its ultimate ungraspability, making the act of finding identical to not finding. This profound realization brings spiritual sorrow and the bleeding of the heart, emphasizing that the ultimate truth transcends human acquisition and conventional understanding.

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Persian Literature Prerequisite Course