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The Conference of the Birds, an Uncommon card
The Conference of the Birds or Speech of the Birds is a Persian poem, in the mathnawi form, by Iranian Sufi poet Farid ud-Din Attar, commonly known as Attar of Nishapur.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 40
- Power
- 99
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 79,000
Ranked #2,777 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
The Conference of the Birds quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the The Conference of the Birds card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The work became an ______ text in Persian Sufi literature and has continued to inspire writers, artists, and thinkers across cultures.
Answer
influential. The work became an influential text in Persian Sufi literature and has continued to inspire writers, artists, and thinkers across cultures. From the The Conference of the Birds article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
The Conference of the Birds. The Conference of the Birds 59 · Xylosma mandjeliana 56 · Rufous-naped greenlet 51 · Gomphandra australiana 47 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
The Conference of the Birds. The Conference of the Birds 79,000 · Rufous-naped greenlet 340 · Xanthorhoe semifissata 260 · Xylosma mandjeliana 160 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The poem follows a group of birds on a spiritual journey in search of their Shah, the Simurgh, and explores themes of self-discovery, love, spiritual transformation, and the search for divine truth.
- The work became an influential text in Persian Sufi literature and has continued to inspire writers, artists, and thinkers across cultures.
- The title is a direct allusion to the Qur'an sura 27:16, where Sulayman and Dāwūd are said to have been taught the language, or speech, of the birds.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The The Conference of the Birds article was read about 79,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 40: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, The Conference of the Birds (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Habiballah of Sava ca. 1610, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
