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Post by Hasan Askari on Jan 17, 2008 11:49:04 GMT
Has anyone read this book.I have just finished it and i have to admit its really mind blowing.The book is written b Shaykh Farid ud-Din Attar.Can any one give me any other info about this shaykh.
Thank you
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Post by Muhammad Shoaib on Jan 17, 2008 14:50:20 GMT
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
I have not read the book but sheik Fariduddin Attar was a great poet of his time. Do a google search for his bio.
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Post by Sister Nomee on Jan 17, 2008 21:23:34 GMT
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
ASALATU WASALAMU ALAYKA YA RASULLALLAH Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa SallamI have not read it but maybe brother Sunni you can share some of the contents with us all? JazakAllah Khayrun Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
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Post by Hasan Askari on Jan 18, 2008 10:43:57 GMT
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa BarakatuhuI have not read the book but sheik Fariduddin Attar was a great poet of his time. Do a google search for his bio. Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa BarakatuhuI have but i cant seem to find out which tariqa he followed or if there was a tariqa after him
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Post by Hasan Askari on Jan 18, 2008 10:45:45 GMT
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
ASALATU WASALAMU ALAYKA YA RASULLALLAH Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa SallamI have not read it but maybe brother Sunni you can share some of the contents with us all? JazakAllah Khayrun Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu The Conference of the Birds metaphorically maps out the journey of the human spirit in its quest for truth. The story begins when the birds of the world gather together to seek out their King. They are told by their leader, the hoopoe, that they have a King whose name is the Simorgh but that he lives far away and the journey to him is fraught with dangers. The birds, each of whom symbolize human faculties, are at first anxious to begin their search, but when they realize how hazardous the journey is, they begin to make excuses. The nightingale, that aspect of self caught in the exterior form of things, cannot leave the rose, the hawk is satisfied with his position in court waiting on earthly Kings, the sparrow is too afraid even to set out. The hoopoe, the symbol of inspiration, persuades them to continue their search despite the hardship. The group formally adopts the hoopoe as its leader. Once the journey has begun the birds ask questions about its course, like the pupil asking the sheikh (hoopoe) questions. The hoopoe answers using illustrative anecdotes and stories. The birds then cross seven valleys—Search, Love, Insight into Mystery, Detachment/Independence, Unity, Bewilderment, and Fulfillment in Annihilation. At the end of the quest, the birds find that the Simorgh has been with them, guiding them from within throughout the journey. The King they sought was non other than themselves. The goal of the Quest is the Self.. The Conference of the Birds is a poem about Sufism, the doctrine propounded by the mustics of Islam. If the poem is to be appreciated in full, it is important to know something about Sufism... Two Sufi themes that stand out clearly throughout Attar's poem The Conference of the Birds are the necessity for destroying the self and the importnace of passionate love. The two are connected: the Self is seen as an entity entirely dependent on pride and reputation; there can be no progress until the pilgrim is indifferent to both; and the commonest way of making him indifferent is the experience of overwhelming love. Finally, thirty birds make it through the journey, and when they reach the end they realize that the King or Simurgh they came to look for is merely a reflection of themselves! In Farsi (the Persian language), "si" means thirty and "murgh" means bird, so... Fariduddin Attar the author, very cleverly named the King "Simurgh." Therefore, thirty birds meet thirty birds and realize that we are all part of a whole. So, God is in us and we are in God, we are not separate from God. This is a very basic Sufi belief
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Post by Sister Nomee on Jan 18, 2008 12:30:39 GMT
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
ASALATU WASALAMU ALAYKA YA RASULLALLAH Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa SallamJazakAllah brother sunni for an insight in this book I must get my hands on this book seems great very spiritual and meaningful. Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
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Post by musaafir on Jan 18, 2008 14:54:28 GMT
Assalaam Alaikum Fariduddin Attar Rahmatullahi ’alayhwas one the greatest AulyaAllah of his time,he was a contemporary of Gaus e Azam Radi Allahu anha.
He wrote the book Tazkirtul Aulya too.
The story goes that when the non muslim army attacked the town or village where Hadrat Fariduddin Rahmatullahi ’alayh resided, he would turn his food/drink bowl upside down and the enemy soldiers would go blind and not carry out their slaughter of innocent muslims
This happened once and then twice but as he was about to turn the bowl upside for the third time to thwart another attack a divine voice(within himself and without sound) ordered him not to do so as it was part of the divine plan for things to come and that he should not get involved,as a result hadrat Fariduddin Rahmatullahi ’alayh stopped.
Hadrad Fariduddin was made shaheed by the enemy soldiers during one of the attacks,however the same soldier was crushed to death after a wall fell on him,later.
Maulana Rumi Rahmatullahi ’alayh is said to have been inspired by the works of Hadrat Fariduddin Attar before writing the masterpiece "masnavi".
Some of these are things i have read along time ago so there may be a few minor discrepancies,may Allah forgive me.
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Post by Saalik on Jan 19, 2008 6:31:30 GMT
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa BarakatuhuI have not read the book but sheik Fariduddin Attar was a great poet of his time. Do a google search for his bio. Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa BarakatuhuI have but i cant seem to find out which tariqa he followed or if there was a tariqa after him Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu Brother Sunni, you'll get some important info on the following link:- www.spiritualfoundation.net/sufisshaykhs3.htm#111124831
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Post by Saalik on Jan 19, 2008 6:45:20 GMT
Assalaam Alaikum This happened once and then twice but as he was about to turn the bowl upside for the third time to thwart another attack a divine voice(within himself and without sound) ordered him not to do so as it was part of the divine plan for things to come and that he should not get involved, as a result Hadrat Fariduddin Rahmatullahi ’alayh stopped. Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu "The Divine Plans for things to come"; this is a vital piece of information that we must ponder upon when we try to engage in discussion on important matters concerning the ummah. The Blessed Awliyah Allah can reverse things upon which they have full power but they refrain to do so because of the Divine will that has to be realised without fail. Many times we discuss on certain matters which we don't even fully understand and blame most of our Respected Scholars for the real cause. In the end this creates further division among ourselves when we wrongly undertake the discussion. In 'Attar's Seven Valleys of Love' it is written:-
5. The Valley of Unity
"You will next have to cross the Valley of unity. In this valley everything is broken in pieces and then unified. All who raise their heads here raise them from the same collar. Although you seem to see many beings, in reality there is only one--all make one which is complete in its unity. Again, that which you see as a unity is not different from that which appears in numbers. And as the Being of whom I speak is beyond unity and numbering, cease to think of eternity as before and after, and since these two eternities have vanished, cease to speak of them. When all that is visible is reduced to nothing, what is there left to contemplate?"
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