The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám · Character

The Súfi

Mystical figure representing Sufi philosophy in the text.

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First appearance: Omar Khayyám, the Astronomer-Poet of Persia

The Súfi's tie to Omar Khayyám is one of the pressures that moves The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Referenced as the sect that claims Omar, though the author argues Omar was not a Sufi but a freethinker.

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The Súfi first appears in 0000 omar khayy m the astronomer poet of persia.

With Omar Khayyám (rivalry): The Súfi represents mystical orthodoxy, often clashing with Omar's skeptical, hedonistic worldview. With Háfiz (rivalry): Háfiz and the Súfi are intellectual adversaries, with Háfiz's sensual poetry challenging Sufi asceticism. With Monsieur Nicolas (psychological): Monsieur Nicolas studies the Súfi as a counterpoint to Omar, fascinated by the tension between mysticism and skepticism.

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Omar Khayyám
rivalry · negative
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Háfiz
rivalry · negative
Monsieur Nicolas
psychological · ambivalent
Lucretius
rivalry · negative
The Bonhomme
rivalry · negative

Omar Khayyám
The Súfi represents mystical orthodoxy, often clashing with Omar's skeptical, hedonistic worldview.
Háfiz
Háfiz and the Súfi are intellectual adversaries, with Háfiz's sensual poetry challenging Sufi asceticism.
Monsieur Nicolas
Monsieur Nicolas studies the Súfi as a counterpoint to Omar, fascinated by the tension between mysticism and skepticism.
Lucretius
Lucretius's materialist philosophy directly opposes the Súfi's spiritual transcendence.
The Bonhomme
The Bonhomme's carnal realism is at odds with the Súfi's spiritual austerity.

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The Súfi appears across 5 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Omar Khayyám, the Astronomer-Poet of Persia
Referenced as the sect that claims Omar, though the author argues Omar was not a Sufi but a freethinker.
LXV
Implied as one of the devout and learned who rose and burned as prophets.
LXXVI
Implied as the Dervish who flouts and howls without.
LXXXVII
A Súfi pipkin speaks up, questioning the identity of the Potter and the Pot.
CI
Implied as the speaker addressing the Sákí in a reflective, carpe diem moment.

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