Ilahinama – Pismo Bogu
Ilahinama – a Letter to God

Summary/Abstract: In the introduction to Mohtarnama, a collection of rubaiyat written near the end of his life, on two occasions ‘Attar mentions that he had left behind him two trilogies (mosallas): the first one consists of Hosrevnama, Esrarnama and Mantiq al-tayr, while the second one consists of: Mosibatnama, Divan and Mohtarnama. “Since the kingdom of Hosrevnama has appeared in the world, and the secrets of Esrarnama have been revealed, and the speech of birds of Toyurnama has been disclosed to souls, and the fierce hardship of Mosibatnama became unbearable and Divan of divans has been assembled [...] and rubaiyat which there are many in Divan [...] and for this collection I have selected some rubaiyat which are included, while I left the rest of them in Divan” (Attār 1389/2010: 70). Based on ‘Attar’s words, the authentic title of the book which we know today as Ilahinama is actually Hosrevnama, since the main story of mesnavi is based on the conversation of the emperor (xosrou) with his sons. The paper presents mesnavi Ilahinama and, based on it, the crucial guidelines of, as the evidence suggests, ‘Attar’s authentic Gnostic doctrine.

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