Attar's "Conference of the Birds" - The Greatest Sufi Masterpiece?
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The Conference of the Birds Is a Poem About Sufism
The conference of the birds is a poem about Suphism. The doctrines of Sufism are very complex and difficult to summarize in short terms. In general, Sufism often emphasizes the imminence of God in creation. And the poem explores all of these themes through a delightful overarching fable About birds who go on a long journey.
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