Mansur Al-Hallaj (Hallâc-ı Mansûr)
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Gender | Male |
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Died | Baghdad |
Iraq | |
Full name | Mansur al-Hallaj |
Nationality | Iranian |
Place of burial | Tigris |
Job | Teacher |
Poet | |
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Parents | Mansur Hallaj |
Era | Abbasid |
Creed | Sunni |
Born | Fars Province |
Iran | |
Books | Kitab al‑Tawasin |
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The Tawasin | |
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ID | 1693247 |
Mansur Al-Hallaj (Hallâc-ı Mansûr) Life story
Al-Hallaj or Mansour Hallaj was a Persian mystic, poet and teacher of Sufism. He is best known for his saying: "I am the Truth", which many saw as a claim to divinity, while others interpreted it as an instance of annihilation of the ego, allowing God to speak through him.