The Walled Garden of Truth
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The Walled Garden of Truth is a seminal 12th-century Persian Sufi poetic masterpiece by Sana'i that explores mystical philosophy, ethics, and the soul’s journey toward divine truth.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Walled Garden of Truth canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Persian literary work
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Sufi literature ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| alternativeClassification | mystical didactic epic ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 12th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic Golden Age
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Persian classical literature ⓘ |
| author |
Hakim Sanai
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Sana'i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| didacticFunction | guides readers on the path to spiritual realization ⓘ |
| ethicalAspect |
condemns hypocrisy
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encourages humility ⓘ promotes detachment from material wealth ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poetry
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mystical poetry ⓘ |
| influenced |
Farid al-Din Attar
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Jalal al-Din Rumi NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian Sufi poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Islamic theology
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Qur'an NERFINISHED ⓘ early Sufi thought ⓘ |
| literaryForm | masnavi ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
considered a seminal work of Persian Sufi literature
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regarded as an early full-length Sufi mystical poem ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
divine love
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ethics ⓘ inner purification ⓘ mystical philosophy ⓘ soul’s journey toward divine truth ⓘ spiritual enlightenment ⓘ |
| meter | rhyming couplets ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| philosophicalAspect |
critiques worldly attachment
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emphasizes knowledge of God over formalism ⓘ stresses inner sincerity over outward ritual ⓘ |
| purpose | to lead the soul toward direct experience of divine truth ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Islam
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Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | extended narrative and discursive sections ⓘ |
| symbolism |
garden as symbol of spiritual truth
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wall as symbol of separation between worldly illusion and divine reality ⓘ |
| targetAudience | seekers on the Sufi path ⓘ |
| workOf | Sana'i of Ghazni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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