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Shaykh Sanan and the Christian maiden

"Shaykh Sanan and the Christian maiden" is a Persian mystical poem written by the Persian Sufi poet Farid ud-Din Attar. "Sheikh Sanan" is the longest story in the book The Conference of the Birds.

Synopsis
Sheikh Sanan, an old man, is highly devout and the leader of his people. He has lived in Kaaba for about fifty years, accepting disciples and praying and fasting continuously. He has performed the Hajj fifty times and discovered many spiritual secrets. bow to the idol, burn the Quran, start drinking wine and abandon the faith. In addition to fulfilling these conditions, Sanan shepherds her pigs for a year to pay the mahr. His disciples are disappointed and return to their homeland. A disciple who was not with him on the first trip travels to Rûm, hoping to restore San'Aan, and spends 40 days praying for him. Finally, the disciple sees the Prophet of Islam in a dream and receives the good news of Sanan's return. Sanan is finally freed from the bondage of love. The woman also has a dream; she sees the sun fall beside her and it tells her to go with the sheikh. She travels to his homeland with him and becomes a Muslim. ==About poetry==
About poetry
. Created in Iran in the late 18th or early 19th century Attar composed this story in an ordered form of 409 verses. ==Sample poem==
Sample poem
, dated 1936 These are verses from the story translated to English: ... ... ==See also==
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