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The Relinquishment of Reputation and Complete Surrender to Sorrow in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 30, Poem 4)

In Chapter 30, Poem 4 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, a profound dialogue unfolds between the seeker (lover) and the Divine Beloved. The lover questions when the Beloved will attend to his sorrow, only to be told that his sorrow for the Beloved is not yet absolute or complete. The dialogue then shifts to the concepts of 'good name' (reputation) and 'disgrace,' with the Beloved indicating that these worldly concerns do not belong to the true seeker. This poem encapsulates the central Sufi teaching that spiritual realization requires enduring complete, unmitigated sorrow for the Divine, and necessitates the total abandonment of societal status, ego, and the fear of disgrace.

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