Description

Maẓhar al-ʻajāʼib (Display of wonders) is a collection of poems and litanies ascribed to Farid al-Din ‘Attar (died circa 1230), one of the great Sufi poets of Iran. According to the title page, the selections “are from Attar’s most important writings,” even though there is no indication that they are from his poetic collections and scholars do not recognize Maẓhar as part of his canon. The verses are in the form of rhymed couplets and sing the virtues of revered figures of Islam, including the Prophet Muhammad ...