Study of Ghalanderies in Attar Nishapuri's Divan

Two poetic kinds can be pointed out in Attar Nishapuri’s, sixth and seventh century poet, divan of sonnets: individual and social. Among his mystic poetry, a kind of Ghalanderies can be identified, which shows his skill in the above mentioned kinds of poetry. In other words, Attar paid attention to both forms; not only has he viewed them from an individual perspective, but also, he has considered them socially, as a critic. Based on library research and inductive method, this study aims to examine Attar’s Ghalanderi poetry from an analytical, individual and social point of view. Thus we present a reflection of personal mystic experience on the one hand and a social image of Attar’s times, in a form of mystic sonnet (Ghalanderies), on the other hand. Finally, we show how this kind of sonnet, in relation to Mystic Shathiat, leads to the rise of both conscious or intentional and unconscious Shath(critical remarks reflect political and religious community in the form of negating of hypocrisy, prejudice and dogma) and unconscious Shath (paradoxical remarks are translation of individual experience because o f going down in perdition worlds) that part of Ghalandaries which images great spiritual evolution during a supernatural experience in mysteries of Ghalandar and Moghan portray an individual and unconscious aspect of shath and other types of Ghalandaries expresses Attars critical opinions to his social pathology that show his social aspect and conscious or intentional Shath.