The Conference of the Birds or Speech of the Birds (Arabic: منطق الطیر, Manṭiq-uṭ-Ṭayr, also known as مقامات الطیور Maqāmāt-uṭ-Ṭuyūr; 1177) [1] is a Persian poem by Sufi poet Farid ud-Din Attar, commonly known as Attar of Nishapur.

Jun 1, 2010 · This illustrated manuscript of Farid al-Din ‘Attar’s mystical poem Mantiq al-Tair (Language of the Birds) is one of the most important illustrated manuscripts from Timurid Persia (1370–1507) and a highlight of the Islamic collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Feb 19, 2019 · C.S.Nott (1971). The Conference of the Birds: Mantiq-al-Tair. Clear Light Series. Shambla Publications, Inc. California.

Jul 29, 2010 · The conference of the birds, Mantiq Ut-tair; a philosophical religious poem in prose by Farid al-Din Attar, 13th cent

Oct 5, 2024 · Embark on a spiritual journey through the profound and allegorical masterpiece, Mantiq ul-Tair (Conference of the Birds), written by the great Persian Sufi poet Hazrat Fariduddin Attar (R.A.)....

Farid al-din ‘Attar’s epic poem the Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds), composed about 1187, is a parable about the desire for union with God that is couched in the terminology of sufism.

The Conference of the Birds, written by the Persian poet Farid ud Din Attar, is a timeless allegorical masterpiece of Sufi literature. The original Persian title of the book is Manṭiq Al-Ṭayr (منطق الطیر).

The Mantiq-al tair or Maqamat ut tuyur is a Persian poem by Farid-ud-Din Attar composed in 1177 A.D. It is a conversation or a conference between birds who are looking for a king. The poet is usually referred to by his pen name as ‘Attar’ of Nishapur.

This article traces the content and artworks in the context of Persian poet Farid-ud-Din Attar's iconic work Mantiq-al-tair or Conference of the Birds which has influenced other mystic poets.

Among the treasures recently digitised thanks to the generous support of the Iran Heritage Foundation is a fine illustrated copy (BL Add.7735) of one of the most famous works in all classical Persian literature: Farīd al-Dīn ‘Aṭṭār’s Manṭiq al-ṭayr (‘Speech of the Birds’), a Sufi allegory of the quest for...