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Mansur Al-Hallaj

Persian mystic, poet and Sufi teacher (c.858-922) · Writers · Died at 64

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A Sufi mystic who declared "I am the Truth" - words that got him executed in 922 after the Abbasid court decided whether he meant God spoke through him or he'd claimed to be God himself.

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  1. I saw my Lord with the eye of my heart. He said, "Who are you?" I said, "I am You." You are He Who fills all place But place does not know where You are.

    Mysticism and Philosophical Analysis (1978) by Steven T. Katz, p. 92; four centuries later the Christian mystic Meister Eckhart would make, Own words

  2. Concealment does not veil Him His pre-existence preceded time, His being preceded not-being, His eternity preceded limit.

    On Allah (God), as quoted in Doctrine of Sufis (1977) by Abû Bakr al- Kalâbâdî, as translated by A. J. Arberry, Ch. 5 p. 15, Own words

  3. Other than He cannot be qualified by two (opposite) qualities at one time; yet With Him they do not create opposition.

    On Allah (God), as quoted in Doctrine of Sufis (1977) by Abû Bakr al- Kalâbâdî, as translated by A. J. Arberry, Ch. 5 p. 16, Own words

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About this person

Born around 858, Mansur al-Hallaj became a preacher, poet, and teacher of Sufism, drawing crowds with his mystical teachings. His declaration "Ana'l-Haqq" - "I am the Truth" - split interpretation: some heard the annihilation of ego that lets the divine speak through a hollow vessel, others heard blasphemy. The saying entangled him in Abbasid court power struggles, and after a long confinement he was executed on 26 March 922 on charges both religious and political. Most fellow Sufis of his era disapproved. Centuries later, the tradition claimed him as a major figure.

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Dates
Lived 858 to 922 · aged 64

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