Tadhkerat al-Awlīyāʾ

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The Tadhkerat al-Awl\u012by\u0101\u02be is a significant prose work by the Persian Muslim poet Far\u012bd al-D\u012bn \u02bfA\u1e6d\u1e6d\u0101r (died c. 1220). This work is an invaluable source of information on early Sufis, the mystical tradition within Islam. \u02bfA\u1e6d\u1e6d\u0101r was a prolific writer and one of the greatest Sufi thinkers, known for his allegorical poems like The Conference of the Birds. While details of his life are debated, his writings profoundly influenced Persian and other Islamic literatures.12

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…and the famous prose work Tadhkerat al-Awlīyāʾ, an invaluable source of information on the early Sufis (abridged Eng. trans., Muslim Saints and Mystics). From the point of view of ideas, literary themes, and style, ʿAṭṭār’s influence was strongly felt not only in Persian literature but also in other Islamic literatures.
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…and the famous prose work Tadhkerat al-Awlīyāʾ, an invaluable source of information on the early Sufis (abridged Eng. trans., Muslim Saints and Mystics). From the point of view of ideas, literary themes, and style, ʿAṭṭār’s influence was strongly felt not only in Persian literature but also in other Islamic literatures.
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