The Conference of the Birds

ISBN-10: 0877730318
ISBN-13: 9780877730316
Series: The Conference of the Birds
Pages: 147
Language: English
Published: 1971
Publisher: Shambhala
Author: Farid Al-Din Attar

Description

A prose translation of a greatly renowned Sufi poem is a fable composed of many delightful and amusing tales-within-a-tale that serves as an allegory of the soul's journey to union with God. Its author, the 12th-century Persian poet and spiritual master Attar, is one of the most influential figures in Sufism, the mystical movement that arose from Islam.