MNA April 13 is considered a significant cultural event for Iranians to commemorate the great Persian poet, mystic, and philosopher Attar of Nishapur. Abu Hamid bin Abu Bakr Ibrahim, also known as Farid ud-Din was born in the city of Nishpur (Neyshabur) located in the north-east of Iran. It is believed that he lived between c. 1145 c. 1221. Attar ...

Iran has marked the national Attar Day to commemorate the prominent mystic 13th-century Persian poet, Farid al-Din Attar Neishabouri.   By Tasnim News Agency

NEISHABUR, April 14 (MNA) �April 14 is national day for commemoration of Farid ud-Din Attar Neishaburi in his turquoise dome in Razavi Khorasan province.     By Mehr News Agency

TEHRAN, April 14 (MNA) April 14 is national day for commemoration of Farid ud-Din Attar Nishapuri in his turquoise dome in Razavi Khorasan province. It is a ceremony to pay homage to a man who expressed his mysticism in a voice unadorned and devoid of any embellishment. According to the literary history, Attar inspired Rumi and Jami. The ceremony ...