THE

CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS

A SUFI ALLEGORY

BEING AN ABRIDGED VERSION OF

FARID-UD-DIN ATTAR’S MANTIQ-UT-TAYR

BY

R. P. MASANI, M. A.

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HUMPHREY MILFORD

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

LONDON EDINBURGH GLASGOW NEW YORK TORONTO

MELBOURNE CAPETOWN BOMBAY

CALCUTTA MADRAS

1924

PRINTED AT THE

KANARESE MISSION PRESS AND BOOK DEPOT, MANGALORE.