Attar
Attar (also known as Shaikh Farid-Ud-Din, and Attar of Nishapur, ) was born in 1145 in Nisapur, a city in the northeast region of Iran. Reliable information on Attar's life is scarce, but what we do know for certain is that he was a pharmacist, a ispenser of remedies and interpreter of illnesses. Indeed, the name "Attar" means herbalist and perfume maker. Although information about his life and death is opaque and has been mythologized over the intervening centuries, at some point Attar traveled widely and met with several Sufi Masters. Legend has it that Rumi met Attar when he was child. Rumi who later became a beloved poet, repeatedly acknowledged Attar as his master, and the influence of Attar's wisdom and style of writing is evident in his work. Attar lived for over seventy years and died a violent death in the massacre inflicted by the Mongols in 1221.
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