منطق‌الطیر

The Conference of the Birds

Author

Attar of Nishapur

Language

Classical Persian

Year

c. 1177

Country

Persia

Genre

Epic / Long-form / Standalone Poem

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The Conference of the Birds or Speech of the Birds 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.