# Farid al-Din \`Attar

Iranian, 1142–1220; born in Nishapur; died in Nishapur

2 works in the collection.

- ["A Ruffian Spares the Life of a Poor Man", Folio 4v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/a-ruffian-spares-the-life-of-a-poor-man-folio-4v-from-a-mant-met-451723), Farid al-Din \`Attar, ca. 1600. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- ["Shaikh San'an and the Christian Maiden", Folio 22v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/shaikh-san-an-and-the-christian-maiden-folio-22v-from-a-mant-met-451728), Farid al-Din \`Attar, ca. 1600. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.