Abridged from the fourvolume the passion of alhallaj, one of the major louis massignon, frances most celebrated islamic specialist in this. The passion of alhallaj, mystic and martyr of islam, volume. Although highly interpretative in parts, as a result. Full text views reflects the number of pdf downloads, pdfs. Testimonies and reflections, essays of louis massignon, notre dame university press, 1989. Mansur alhallaj was a legendary iranian sufi master who lived between 858 922 a. Mansur alhallaj is the persian mystic, poet, writer and teacher of sufism.
Al hallaj fut initie aux grands mysteres du soufisme. The most famous of the latter is his fourvolume study of the life, works and legacy of. Despite his execution in baghdad in 922 and the subsequent suppression of his work, hallaj left an enduring literary and spiritual legacy that continues to inspire readers around the world. This article traces the portrait of alhallaj, through his biography, voyages and spiritual quest and highlights the distinguishing features of his life story. According to louis massignon alhallaj was born around ad in tur a small town of bayda district, in the center of the southern iran,which.
Download fulltext pdf from hagiography to martyrology. The passion of alhallaj, mystic and martyr of islam, volume 1 louis massignon, herbert mason published by princeton university press massignon, louis and herbert mason. The execution of mansur alhallaj manuscript illustration from mughal india, circa 1600. The legend of this mysticmartyr of islam has been kept alive throughout the muslim world in ritual and. The passion of al hallaj samael aun weor the solar bodies, chapter 37. Lespace ne suffit pas pour prendre une grande oeuvre. Abridged from the fourvolume the passion of alhallaj, one of the major works of western orientalism, this book explores the life and teaching of a famous tenthcentury sufi mystic and martyr, and in so doing describes not only his experience but also the whole milieu of early islamic civilization. Louis my first meeting with massignon in his study at 21 rue monsieur, paris 7 was on june 8, 1959. Conflicting testimonies to a sufi martyr of the delhi sultanate article pdf available in history of religions 244 may 1985 with 126 reads. The passion of alhallaj, mystic and martyr of islam, volume 1. On 23 dhu l qada 25 march trumpets announced his execution the next day. The martyrdom of alhallaj in the tenth century was occasioned. Mason as the passion of alhallaj, mystic and martyr of islam 4 vols, princeton.
Abridged from the fourvolume the passion of al hallaj, one of the major louis massignon, frances most celebrated islamic specialist in this. Todd lawson international journal of middle east studies, vol. The passion of husayn mansur alhallaj it is difficult to discuss the question of. Available at a lower price from other sellers that may not offer free prime shipping. Full text views reflects the number of pdf downloads. The passion of alhallaj, mystic and martyr of islam, volume 1 the. Abridged from the fourvolume the passion of al hallaj, one of the major works of western orientalism, this book explores the life and teaching of a famous tenthcentury sufi mystic and martyr, and in so doing describes not only his experience but also the whole milieu of early islamic civilization. According to louis massignon al hallaj was born around ad in tur a small town of bayda district, in the center of the southern iran,which. Mansur alhallaj was born in madina albayda, a little village in the ancient province of fars, in southern persia, in the year 224 a. Louis massignon 18831962, frances most celebrated islamic specialist in this century and a. Bollingen series xcviii massignon, louis and herbert mason trans.
Winner of the global humanities translation prize hallaj is the first authoritative translation of the arabic poetry of husayn ibn mansur alhallaj, an early sufi mystic. Publication date 1922 topics mysticism, sufism, arabic language, authors, arab. Publication date 1922 topics usain ibn manr, called alallj publisher paris, geuthner. Basheer uses this term to intend god is found within ones self.