Conference of the Birds: A Mystic Allegory by Farid ud-Din AttarRequirements: .MP3 reader, 104bmOverview: Farid ud-Din Attar occupies a prominent place in the roll of distinguished Persian poets. His most famous work on Sufism, written eight centuries ago, is the Mantiq-ut-Tayr, or the "Colloquy of the Birds," an allegorical poem in which the gifted mystic […]
The Conference of the Birds by Ransom Riggs (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children #5)Requirements: .MP3 reader, 423mbOverview: “Do you trust me?” An instant best seller, A Map of Days launched listeners into the previously unexplored world of American peculiars, one bursting with new questions, new allies, and new adversaries. Now, with enemies behind him and the […]
The Conference of the Birds by Attar of Nishapur, Sholeh Wolpé Requirements: .ePUB reader, 1008 KBOverview: Considered by Rumi to be “the master” of Sufi mystic poetry, Attar is best known for this epic poem, a magnificent allegorical tale about the soul’s search for meaning. He recounts the perilous journey of the world’s birds to […]
The Conference of the Birds by Farid al-Din Attar, Dick Davis (Translator), Afkham Darbandi (Translator) (Penguin Classics)Requirements: ePUB Reader, 1.8 MBOverview: Composed in the twelfth century in north-eastern Iran, Attar’s great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvellous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism – […]