Daily Medieval

Probably the best-known work of the Sufi poet Attar of Nishapur  is Manṭiq-uṭ-Ṭayr , called in English the Conference of the Birds . In it, ...

Although little is known of his personal life, and he was not famous in his own lifetime, the Sufi poet known as Attar of Nishapur (c.1145 –...

Yesterday's post, " This Too Shall Pass ," tells about a particular poem from the Exeter Book with the theme that sorrowful o...