Attar Day · Ruz-e Attar

/æt.ˈtɒːr/

Culture of origin: Iranian · Cultural

Holiday sources: Iran

Farid al-Din Attar of Nishapur (c. 1145–1221) was a poet and Sufi thinker who worked as an apothecary, the meaning of "Attar", and was moved by the troubles his customers confided to him. His best-known works include The Conference of the Birds and the Memorial of the Saints, and he deeply influenced Rumi, who wrote "Attar was the spirit". He was killed in the Mongol massacre at Nishapur in April 1221; his mausoleum there was built by Ali-Shir Nava'i.