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The hoopoe, center right, instructs the other birds on the Sufi path. The Conference of the Birds or Speech of the Birds (Arabic: منطق الطیر, Manṭiq-uṭ-Ṭayr, also known as مقامات الطیور Maqāmāt-uṭ-Ṭuyūr; 1177) [1] is a Persian poem by Sufi poet Farid ud-Din Attar, commonly known as Attar of Nishapur.
Advent of Divine Justice. Promised Day is Come. v. t. e. The Seven Valleys (Persian: هفت وادی Haft-Vádí) is a book written in Persian by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. The Seven Valleys follows the structure of the Persian poem The Conference of the Birds. The Seven Valleys is usually published together with The ...
Extensions. (1990) Conference of the Birds is an album by the Dave Holland Quartet, recorded on 30 November 1972 and released on ECM the following year—Holland's debut as bandleader and fourth project for the label. The quartet features alto saxophonist Anthony Braxton, tenor saxophonist Sam Rivers, and percussionist Barry Altschul.
Within Sufism, the language of birds is a mystical divine language. The Conference of the Birds is a mystical poem of 4647 verses by the 12th century Persian poet Attar of Nishapur. [7] In the Jerusalem Talmud, Solomon 's proverbial wisdom was due to his being granted understanding of the language of birds by God.
Writings on Theater—and Why It Matters. Conference of the Birds: The Story of Peter Brook in Africa is a biographical book by John Heilpern, in which he describes a journey by theatre director Peter Brook and a group of actors, including Helen Mirren, across the Sahara in Northwest Africa. The journey was part of Brook's attempt to develop a ...
Leading French production-distribution outfit Le Pacte has boarded the upcoming 2D animated feature project “Conference of the Birds,” which will be spotlighted at the Marché du Film’s ...
Sheikh San'Aan. "Sheikh San'Aan" or "San'Aan" [1] is the title of a Persian mystical poem written by the Persian Sufi poet Farid ud-Din Attar. "Sheikh San'Aan" is the longest story in the book The Conference of the Birds. [2][3] An illustration from "Sheikh San'Aan".
In early 2018, ANIKAYA Dance Theater premiered The Conference of the Birds, an evening-length movement theater work inspired by the poem. It embodied stories gathered from modern-day refugees and other migrants. The dance was based on the new translation of the work by Sholeh Wolpé, published by W. W. Norton & Co.