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Which Persian Sufi poet wrote 'The Conference of the Birds' (Mantiq al-Tayr), an allegorical poem in which birds journey to find a mythical king?

Answer: Attar of Nishapur — In the poem, the birds seek the mythical Simorgh, and the quest becomes an allegory for the soul's journey toward the divine.

In the poem, the birds seek the mythical Simorgh, and the quest becomes an allegory for the soul's journey toward the divine.

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