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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Persian poet and mystic whose masterpiece, Conference of the Birds, is an allegorical survey of Sufism.
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-- Attar of Roses, vulgarly called Otto of Roses (_Attar_ being the Word signifying a Distillation.).
An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa Abd Salam Shabeeny
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It takes five hundredweight of Rose petals to produce one drachm by weight of the finest Attar, which is preserved in small bottles made of rock crystal.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Antiche; Morlini; Hans Sachs, etc. And there are many Eastern versions, e.g. a Persian by Faríd al-Dín "'Attar" who died at a great age in A.D. 1278; an Arabic version in The Orientalist
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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Starting the year off right: PodCastle has accepted "Attar of Roses."
A loose gathering of things kirizal 2010
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"Attar of Roses," my first published story, is now available in podcast form at Podcastle. w00t!
O hai. kirizal 2010
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Ezzat Attar/AFP/Getty Images While his supporters, including this young man, protested in Beirut, Mr. Hariri made a televised appeal for for the demonstrators to remain peaceful and get off the streets.
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The place of poetry cannot be overestimated in the culture; it has always been considered the highest art, and many epic poems by celebrated authors such as Rumi, Attar, and Saadi include retellings of traditional tales.
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(If you want a taste, "Attar of Roses" is a related story; the protagonist of CoR is the lover's wife.)
Statement of Intent: City of Ravens kirizal 2009
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The Fes Festival this year has as its theme a 12th century poem, "The Conference of the Birds," by the Persian poet Farid ud-Din Attar.
Katherine Marshall: Sacred Music Sparks Dialogue At Fes Festival Katherine Marshall 2011
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The Fes Festival this year has as its theme a 12th century poem, "The Conference of the Birds," by the Persian poet Farid ud-Din Attar.
Katherine Marshall: Sacred Music Sparks Dialogue At Fes Festival Katherine Marshall 2011
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