The Conference of the Birds

"Conference of the Birds" redirects here. For other uses, see Conference of the Birds (disambiguation).

The Conference of the Birds
by Attar of Nishapur
Scene from The Conference of the Birds in a Persian miniature. The hoopoe, center right, instructs the other birds on the Sufi path.
Original titleمقامات الطیور
Writtenc. 1177 CE
CountrySeljuq Empire
LanguageClassical Persian
Subject(s)Persian mythology, Sufism
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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. The title is taken directly from the Qur’an, 27:16, where Sulayman (Solomon) and Dāwūd (David) are said to have been taught the language, or speech, of the birds (manṭiq al-ṭayr). Attar’s death, as with his life, is subject to speculation.

  1. ^ "The Conference of the Birds".