The Conference Of The Birds

Mantiq al-tayr (the conference of the birds) is an elaborate allegory with many digressions. It describes how all the birds (human souls) set out in search of the Simurgh (the godhead). All but 30 die and the survivors realize that they themselves are the Simurgh.

• | By (Author): Farid Attar
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• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Mar 29, 1984
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 304 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0140444343
• | ISBN-13: 9780140444346