Al Hallaj. Al Halláj was a legendary Iranian Sufi master who lived between 858 – 922 AD. I do not cease swimming in the seas of love, rising with the wave, then descending; now the wave sustains me, and then I sink beneath it; love bears me away where there is no longer any shore. – (Diwan al-Hallaj, M. 34)

Poems by Mansur Al Hallaj. Mansur al-Hallaj was born in the southern Iranian community of Tus in the province of Fars around 858. His full name was Abu Al-Mughith Al-Husayn ibn Mansur Al-Hallaj.

Mansur al-Hallaj is one of the more controversial figures of Sufism. Considered by many to be a great poet-saint, he was executed for blasphemy. The name Hallaj means "wool carder," probably a reference to his family's traditional occupation.

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.

6 days ago · Mansur al-Hallaj , ( full name Abū al-Mughīth Husayn Mansūr al-Hallāj) (c. 858 – March 26, 922) (Hijri c. 244 AH-309 AH) was a Persian mystic, revolutionary writer and pious teacher of Sufism most famous for his apparent, but disputed, self-proclaimed divinity, his poetry and for his execution for heresy at the orders of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mu...

2 Poems by Hussein Ibn Mansur Al Hallaj “The expressions of his intimate moments with the Beloved are like a powerful thunderstorm that sweeps the heart with terrifying power and yet brings serenity, life-giving water, freshness, and renewal to the heart, and occasionally a rainbow upon the horizon.”

Aug 17, 2016 · Al Hallaj often expressed his understanding of Oneness in paradoxical and beautifully poetic ways. For example he was once asked about the path to God and he replied, “A path is between two points but there is nothing beside God!”

View All Poems by Mansur al- Hallaj. Commentary by Ivan M. Granger. This is a great poem by the Sufi mystic and martyr, al-Hallaj. A reminder to us all that, wherever we look, we are always staring at the face of God, "right before [our] eyes."

Mar 7, 2010 · Kill me my faithful friend- Hallaj. I am the One whom I love, and the One whom I love is myself. We are two souls incarnated in one body; if you see me, you see Him, if you see Him, you see us. I am the one whom i love- Al Hallaj. What earth is this so in want of you they rise up on high to seek you in heaven? Look at them staring at you

View All Poems by Mansur al- Hallaj. Commentary by Ivan M. Granger. The middle couplets of this poem taunt the mind with the question, "Where is God?" The dilemma of these riddling lines says as much about the limitations of language and mind as it does about the nature of God.