Farīd al-Dīn ʿAṭṭār

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Also Known As	Farīd al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm ʿAṭṭār • Farīd al-Dīn Abū Ḥamīd Muḥammad
Born	1142? • Neyshābūr • Iran
Died	c.1220 • Neyshābūr • Iran
Notable Works	“Moṣībat-nāma” • “The Conference of the Birds”

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