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Attar's "Conference of the Birds" - The Greatest Sufi Masterpiece?

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The Importance of the Hoopo in Sufism

The poem recounts the story of all the birds of the world, gathering for a conference to discuss who they should appoint as their king. The Hoopo explains that there is a great and legendary bird called the Simurk that lives in a far off land. But the way there will be difficult and plagued with many dangers and obstacles. Not everyone will make it but in the end the journey will be worth it because they will get to meet their new king.

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