Mansur al hallaj biography of martin short

Post a Comment. Mansur al-Hallaj was born in Madina al-Bayda, a little village in the ancient province of Fars, in southern Persia, in the year A. Mansur al-Hallaj is the Persian mystic, poet, writer and teacher of Sufism.

The 10th century Muslim Mansur al-Hallaj lived a precarious life in pursuit of the Divine.

Al-Hallaj was most famous for his poetry and for his execution for heresy at the hands of the Abbasid rulers. As a youngster Al Hallaj memorized the Quran and would often retreat from worldly pursuits to join other mystics in study. He devoted his life to the contemplation of the divine and became a great Sufi mystic poet. Later in life Al-Hallaj married and made a pilgrimage to Mecca.

After his trip to the Holy City, he traveled extensively. During this period he started to write and teach Sufi ideas to a growing number of followers. After a period of travelling in India and other parts of Central Asia he settled down in the Abbasid capital of Baghdad. Al-Hallaj was one of the earliest Sufi masters, he lead his life as a dervish wanderer.

Al-Hallaj devoted his life to contemplation of the divine and during his spiritual practices would often go into a trance. Absorbed in these high states of spiritual consciousness he felt completely at one with all of creation, and with God. His refusal is due to a misconceived idea of God's uniqueness and because of his refusal to abandon himself to God in love.

Hallaj criticizes the staleness of his adoration Mason,