Abstract

It’s actually a matter of rethinking that from the inception of Sufism the term `bird’ is, somehow, associated with the spiritual world of Sufism.  From Neishapour to Kustia, all Sufi poets have a special bird (denotes as soul or atma) as a symbol of their heart that always communicates to the Almighty. The supreme devotion or veneration of Sufism symbolizes the activities of a bird what has a different meaning from Sufi point of view.  Some another words are seen close to bird, like cage that also play vital role to demonstrate their communication, but bird is most influential to all.  It’s like a spiritual game where the bird is the tool or symbol. In most literature of Sufism or especially in their songs the bird is a common and indispensable phenomenon. They use the term allegorically or metaphorically in their song signifying the meaning of the core area of Sufism. Fariduddin Attar(1145-1221), Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273), Fakir Lalon Shah(1774-1890) and many Sufi poets have  used the word `Bird’ in different aspects. In this article the researcher has an attempt to explore the mystery of bird- issue in three Sufi poets. The characteristics of Sufism in different places (in Middle East and Indian subcontinent) and in different writings will be taken into consideration for a comparative analysis.