Attar goes further, saying that gods curse of satan is to be prized, since any form of divine attention, even in the form of a curse, must be counted a blessing. A biographical index is included which provides details on the many characters often historical who people the pages of the poem. One has to bare ones teeth at god, thats the only thing that helps. Attar was worshipped in southern arabia in preislamic times. He had power over venus, the morning star, and was believed to provide humankind with water.
Through the prism of attars text kermani tells the story of a. In the book of god ilahinama attar framed his mystical teachings in various stories that a caliph tells his six sons, who are kings themselves. Illahi nama book of god by farid uddin attar abu hamid bin. A god of war, he was often referred to as he who is bold in battle. When all the birds of the world convene and determine that they lack a king, one bird steps forward and offers to lead them to a great and mighty monarch. Tazkirat al awliya by farid uddin attar is the most celebrated hagiography of all time concerning the lives of saints. The book of god reads like a novel, dramatizing the sweep of biblical events, bringing to life the men and women of this ancient book in vivid detail and dialogue. Navid kermani, writer of the book the terror of god, attar, job and the mystical revolt, lives in cologne, germany.
The ilahi nama or book god f arid aldin attar translated. He wrote a preface to his fathers work, shir miktam, and narrates many details of the latters life. Before buying land in wainui, during the years in miami, i became acquainted with a young man, ernesto ernie pichardo, a fully initiated priest of the west african yoruba god, shango. The terror of god, attar, job and the metaphysical revolt.
The word attar perfumist derives from arabicpersian word iter meaning perfume. The ilahinama book of god free download as pdf file. Through the prism of attar s text kermani tells the story of a. This was no friendship, to forsake your friend, to promise your support and at the end abandon himthis was sheer treachery. Aar, persian muslim poet who was one of the greatest sufi mystical writers and thinkers, composing at least 45,000 distichs couplets and many brilliant prose works. The ilahinama or book of god by attar of nishapur 1 star. We are muslims, and we should think very carefully about every word, which is not shared by god with our words. The ilahi nama or book of god of farid aldin attar. Spiritua sycholo n ounseling 120 the stages of human desire and the journey of existence through attars seven valleys in his book, mantiq altayr, attar explains through hoopoes entrance to the valleys of quest, love, understanding, independence and detachment, unity, astonishment. The conversion of jamel attar good news christian news. Farid aldin attar poems by the famous poet all poetry.
Aar, shaikh faridaldin, persian poet, sufi, theoretician of mysticism, and hagiographer, born ca. This book is written about twentyeight sentences that go out of our mouth in the wrong order. At times, attars holy fools come to take a more active stance and rebel openly. At times, attar s holy fools come to take a more active stance and rebel openly. Some see suffering as a proof of gods existence and purification of soul, while the others still respond by rebelling against him. A marvellous, allegorical rendering of the islamic doctrine of sufism an esoteric system concerned with the search for truth through god it describes the consequences of the conference of the birds of the world when they meet to begin the search for their ideal king, the simorgh bird. A fairly substantial introduction helps put the book in context and describes what is known of attars life and times. Oct 15, 2001 attar lived in the 12th century, just prior to rumi, whom he may have actually met as a child. The book belongs in every research library, and in the hands of everybody who wishes to know about the teaching of logic in the islamicate classical and postclassical periods. In the poem, the birds of the world gather to decide. The book contains 72 chapters of which arberry translated 38. The ilahinama or book of god, manchester, 1976 persian heritage series, 29. Questia read the fulltext online edition of the ocean of the soul.
From abraham wandering in the desert to jesus teaching the multitudes on a judean hillside, this awardwinning bestseller follows the biblical story in chronological order. Like rumi and hafiz, the name attar conjures up images of passionate attraction to the divine. This is a classic sufi text written by the persian poet farid uddin attar. The terror of god is a masterful work on attars musibatnamih the book of suffering. There is something refreshing about kermanis scholarship.
Weiser books offers an entire spectrum of occult and esoteric subjects. A seekers journey to god book, 2001 by fariduddin attar. Jul 10, 2018 god still saves people like this, even out of religious systems that totally oppose the gospel. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The most important koranic narrative for attars poem is the.
But the journey through the text is unfolded by the authors connections with modern philosophical and theological thought as well as with western literature. Attar believed that god is beyond all human knowledge. Attar of nishapurs seven valleys and the stages of human. In the book of god ilahinama attar framed his mystical teachings in various stories that a caliph tells his six sons, who are kings themselves and seek worldly pleasures and power. He attempted to usurp the throne of the dead god baal. It is written with simplicity but is an amazing and powerful testimony of his own conversion from a religion to a person, jesus, the son of god. He was tried, but not executed, for religious heresy in part because his mystical. Dec 16, 2014 attar began the conference of the birds mantiq altair with an invocation praising the holy creator in which he suggested that one must live a hundred lives to know oneself. Composed in the twelfth century in northeastern iran, attars great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of persian literature. Attar was a persian sufi of the 12th century and his masterpiece is the conference of the birds, an epic allegory of the seekers journey to god. Composed in the twelfth century in northeastern iran, attar s great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of persian literature. How can suffering and injustice be reconciled with the idea that god is good, that he loves humans and is merciful to them. Navid kermani, born in germany in 1967 of iranian descent, a university professor in cologne, became instantly famous in 1999 with a stunning, multiple prize wi. The ilahinama or book of god of farid aldin attar book depository.
Attar has roamed through the seven cities of love while we have barely turned down the first street. The theme of the journey of the birds had been used long before attar as a symbol for the souls attempt to approach god in philosophical ibn sina and sufi ghazali literature. The book of suffering by the thirteenthcentury persian poet faridoddin attar. Faridiuldin attar or faridudin was born in nishapur, in the iranian province of khorasan and died in the same city. Man, the world, and god in the stories of farid aldin attar 2003. Jobs question runs through the history of the three monotheistic religions. Man, the world, and god in the stories of farid aldin attar by hellmut ritter, 2003 online research library. Farid aldin attar the institute of ismaili studies. The first son is captivated by a virgin princess, and his father tells him the adventures of a beautiful and virtuous woman who. In this remarkable book navid kermani a distinguished islamic scholar of iranian origin sees this revolt against god as the central motif of one of the great but neglected works of literature. Lives and sayings of sufis classics of western spirituality paperback. Attar began the conference of the birds mantiq altair with an invocation praising the holy creator in which he suggested that one must live a hundred lives to know oneself.
Jan 01, 2005 how can suffering and injustice be reconciled with the idea that god is good, that he loves humans and is merciful to them. The conference of the birds, free pdf, ebook global grey. The ilahinama or book of god unesco collection of representative works. However, attar generally had very little to say about the sufis of his own time, and he never mentioned anyone as his own sufi master, whereas he obviously admired the great sufi saints awliya of the past. In the name of god the merciful, the compassionate in the name of him whose kingdom is unending, in. As a young man farid aldin traveled widely, visiting egypt, syria, arabia, india, and central asia. Atar the zoroastrian hero god zoroastrian mythology. Friend follows friend to hell and blasphemy when sorrow comes ones true friends are found. Attar lived in the 12th century, just prior to rumi, whom he may have actually met as a child.
He has often being referred as fariduldin of nishapur. Attar also wrote the book of secrets, the memorial of the saints, and the hidden voice. Attar saw as many as 500 patients a day in his shop where he prescribed herbal extractionsmedicine which he made himself. Lives and sayings of sufis classics of western spirituality paperback losensky, paul on. A similar abridged version of the text was translated by paul losensky, who offers 28 chapters that are almost identical to arberrys selection. Unlike his famous counterpart among the sufi poets, mawlana rumi d. One of his symbols was the spearpoint and the antelope was his sacred animal. Attar athtar, astar, ashtar is a god of the morning star.
Illahi nama book of god by farid uddin attar abu hamid. Illahi nama book of god by farid aldin attar famous. A famous, handsome deity in the yoruba diaspora, shango is god of thunder, dance and justice. There is disagreement over the exact dates of his birth and death, but several sources confirm that he lived almost a hundred years. Chapter 2 the book of suffering presents attar s musibatnamih, going through a summary of the story, interpolated with the translation of relevant pieces. Jamel attars little book, i believed in issa, i met jesus, tells such a story. When a fervent muslim is confronted by grace attar, jamel, attar, jamel, lacey, betty on. Attar therefore refers to profession of fariduldin which eventually became more of his. The most important koranic narrative for attars poem is the story of joseph, which the koran itself calls the best of all. Attar met rumi at the end of his life when rumi was only a boy and gave his book asrarnameh as a present to him. Red wheelweiser imprints include conari press which publishes titles on spirituality, personal growth, relationships to parenting, and social issues. God still saves people like this, even out of religious systems that totally oppose the gospel. Godchecker guide to atar also known as atar, the zoroastrian hero god from zoroastrian mythology. Abu hamid bin abu bakr ibrahim farid aldin attar was born in ad 1145 or 1146 in nishapur province of iranian khorasan and died circa 1221.
Oct 10, 2011 in this remarkable book navid kermani a distinguished islamic scholar of iranian origin sees this revolt against god as the central motif of one of the great but neglected works of literature. Indeed rumi wrote, but in everything i say i am only the servant of attar. The ilahinama or book of god of farid aldin attar by attar farid aldin, 9781568590608, available at book depository with free delivery. Illahi nama book of god in the book of god ilahinama attar framed his mystical teachings in various stories that a caliph tells his six sons, who are kings themselves and seek worldly pleasures and power. He was a druggist, perfumist and a doctor in addition to being a poet. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Here you will find the long poem illahi nama book of god of poet farid aldin attar illahi nama book of god in the book of god ilahinama attar framed his mystical teachings in various stories that a caliph tells his six sons, who are kings themselves and seek worldly pleasures and power.
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