Hallaj
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Hallaj was a 10th-century Persian Sufi mystic and martyr renowned for his ecstatic utterance "Ana al-Haqq" ("I am the Truth") and his profound influence on later Islamic mysticism and poetry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hallaj canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim theologian
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Persian mystic ⓘ Sufi mystic ⓘ martyr ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
concept of divine love
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mystical annihilation (fana') ⓘ union with the Divine ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Fars region
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Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversialFor | identification of self with the Divine Truth ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| deathReason | charges of heresy ⓘ |
| denomination | Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executedIn | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousQuote | Ana al-Haqq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousQuoteTranslation | I am the Truth ⓘ |
| fullName | Abu al-Mughith al-Husayn ibn Mansur al-Hallaj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic philosophy of mysticism
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Persian poets ⓘ later Sufi mystics ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Mansur al-Hallaj
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al-Hallaj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ |
| legacy |
inspiration for later mystical literature
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subject of extensive Sufi hagiography ⓘ symbol of ecstatic Sufism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ecstatic utterance "Ana al-Haqq"
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influence on Islamic mysticism ⓘ influence on Sufi poetry ⓘ mystical doctrine of union with God ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Iraq
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Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| rememberedAs | paradigmatic Sufi martyr ⓘ |
| spiritualRole |
Sufi teacher
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itinerant preacher ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
absolute divine unity (tawhid)
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direct experiential knowledge of God ⓘ self-annihilation in God ⓘ |
| tradition | Islamic mysticism ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Sufi tradition ⓘ |
| viewedAs | martyr of divine love ⓘ |
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